Climate Change and Camels: Exploring Adaptations to Harsh Conditions | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Camel Science | ||
| Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2024, Pages 63-72 PDF (750.19 K) | ||
| Document Type: Review Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejcs.2025.336975.1023 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Gamal Ashour1; Khaled El Bahrawy2; Samah Mohamed Abdel-Rahman* 3 | ||
| 1Fac. of Agric., Cairo Univ. | ||
| 2Desert Research Center | ||
| 3Animal Production Research Institute | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Dromedary camels “ship of the desert” have physiological features that make them more tolerant to harsh environmental conditions. During heat stress, they can minimize water loss via their digestive and urinary systems, besides their ability to conserve water via rumen. Moreover, thermoregulation and blood indicators are among the factors that give camels to be superior to the other ruminant’s animals in living and producing healthy products (milk and meat) in the desert. In addition, morphological characteristics of camels, such as small heads and short hairs in the ear, enable the camels to filter air in the sandy environment. Camels have eyes with long lashes to protect the eyes from sand. Beside that, the long legs of camels are helping them to adapt to desert environments. This review discusses all these features in detail. With emphasis on the need to develop management in camel breeding that will reflect on improving camel productivity. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Camels; physiological indicators; blood; kidney; rumen; morphology | ||
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