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Genetic improvement in dromedary camels: Challenges and opportunities

Abri Mohammed A. Al, Faye Bernard. 2019. Genetic improvement in dromedary camels: Challenges and opportunities. Frontiers in Genetics, 10:167, 5 p.

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Quartile : Q2, Sujet : GENETICS & HEREDITY

Résumé : Adaptation to a hotter climate is vital for future livestock as heat stress can extremely reduce their productivity, health, and fertility (Hayes et al., 2013). Camels have developed, through millennia, the ability to produce quality meat, milk, and fiber in some of the hottest and most hostile environments in the globe. According to the FAO live animals statistics, the worldwide camel population is ∼35 million heads (FAO, 2019), most of which are in Somalia, Sudan, Niger, Kenya, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, and Pakistan. Moreover, partly due to climatic changes, areas of camel rearing are expanding, especially in Africa (Faye et al., 2012). Among the large camelids (dromedary and Bactrian), dromedary camels compose about 95% of the population (Bornstein and Younan, 2013). Due to their unique physiology and in light of the current climate change impacts on ecosystems, camels are poised to be an excellent candidate species for production (Hoffmann, 2010). This is specifically true in regions where agro-pastoralism is being replaced by pastoralism due to climate change (Bornstein and Younan, 2013). However, to harness their potential, an improved understanding of the genetics underlying their unique biology is needed.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : dromadaire, adaptation aux changements climatiques, amélioration des animaux

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Afrique du Nord, Proche-Orient

Mots-clés libres : Dromedary camel, Genetic improvement, Challenges, Opportunities, Food security, Climate change

Classification Agris : L10 - Génétique et amélioration des animaux
P40 - Météorologie et climatologie
E50 - Sociologie rurale

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 2 (2019-) - Transitions agroécologiques

Auteurs et affiliations

  • Abri Mohammed A. Al, Sultan Qaboos University (OMN) - auteur correspondant
  • Faye Bernard, CIRAD-ES-UMR SELMET (FRA)

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