干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors

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DOI	10.1186/s13570-018-0135-3
	Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors
	Mirkena, Tadele; Walelign, Elias; Tewolde, Nega; Gari, Getachew; Abebe, Getachew; Newman, Scott
通讯作者	Mirkena, T
来源期刊	PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE
ISSN	2041-7136
出版年	2018
卷号	8
英文摘要	Camels are the most adapted species to the harsh conditions of arid/semi-arid rangelands of Ethiopia where pastoralism is the dominant mode of life and mobility is an inherent strategy to efficiently utilize the spatially and temporally distributed pasture and water resources. Usually, large numbers of camels and other domestic animals from many different herds/flocks congregate at watering sites, and this may create a perfect condition for disease transmission and spread among animals. The same water sources are also shared by multitudes of wild animals. Camel herd sizes per household range from few heads (five to ten) to several hundreds. Female camels account for more than 75% of the herd. Male camels are usually sold early as pack animals or for slaughter. Female camels may remain fertile up to 25 years, during which time they produce eight to ten calves. Camels are herded during daytime on communal rangelands. During night, they are kept in traditional kraals around homesteads. Breeding time is short and seasonal and is affected by rainfall patterns and feed availability. Usually, only men milk camels. Milking frequency ranges from two to five times per day. Washing of hands, milking vessels, the udder and teats is not practised by many prior to milking the camels. Besides, the milking area is generally full of dust and dung and without shade. This affects the quality and safety of the produced milk. Pathogens and diseases of camelids are less well known; however, they are suspected as zoonotic sources for the human infection with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. There is an increasing need to determine whether camels are clinically susceptible, act as potential reservoirs and maintenance or bridge hosts, to viral pathogens.
英文关键词	Ethiopia Dromedary camel Production system Pastoralism MERS-CoV
类型	Review
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold, Green Published
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000454255800001
WOS关键词	PASTORAL MANAGEMENT ; DROMEDARY CAMELS ; CORONAVIRUS ; PERFORMANCE ; PERCEPTIONS ; INFECTION ; BORANA ; CATTLE ; VIRUS ; GOATS
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/333156
作者单位	[Mirkena, Tadele; Walelign, Elias; Tewolde, Nega; Gari, Getachew; Abebe, Getachew] Food & Agr Org United Nations, Emergency Ctr Transboundary Anim Dis, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; [Newman, Scott] Food & Agr Org United Nations, Reg Off Africa, Accra, Ghana
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mirkena, Tadele,Walelign, Elias,Tewolde, Nega,et al. Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors[J],2018,8.
APA	Mirkena, Tadele,Walelign, Elias,Tewolde, Nega,Gari, Getachew,Abebe, Getachew,&Newman, Scott.(2018).Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors.PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE,8.
MLA	Mirkena, Tadele,et al."Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors".PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE 8(2018).