Maurizio Dioli

18 Questions 138 Answers 0 Followers

Questions related from Maurizio Dioli

Should Camel-Assisted Services (CAS) programmes be promoted ?

Animal-Assisted Services (AAS) have shown well-documented benefits for human physical, emotional, and cognitive health. Species like dogs, sheep, goat, donkey, lama/alpaca and horses dominate the...

last month 4,585 3 View

How will you diagnose camels with suspected cases of trypanosomosis ?

Trypanosomosis diagnosis

31 July 2020 4,234 3 View

Is there a possibility that the coronavirus causing Covid-19 could "hybridize" with the coronavirus causing Middle East Respiratory Syndrome MERS-CoV?

Covid-19 has a low mortality (1-3% approx) but high morbidity while MERS-CoV has a higher mortality (35-37 % approx) but lower morbidity. The two coronavirus are closely related. Covid-19...

18 March 2020 5,399 8 View

Is violence of a particular ethnic group or individual influenced by the type of livestock kept: cattle keepers more aggressive than camels keepers??

I tend to believe that cattle keepers are more vulnerable to climate change. Cattle keeping is strongly limited by certain rainfall pattern, the need of suitable cattle grazing areas force cattle...

22 November 2019 8,966 7 View

Hello Dr Bader and Dr Hasan, I wound be interested to know which measures you have chosen to classify camel breeds?

Please have a look at my article and let me know what you think. My email: [email protected] Towards a rational camel breed judging: A proposed standard ...

22 September 2018 8,857 2 View

Will Artificial Insemination in camels (dromedaries/Bactrians) ever work on a large scale: as AI is used today in cattle breeding ?

My personal opinion is that AI in camels will never work on a large scale. The reason is that even if methods will be found to store camel semen effectively: frozen in liquid nitrogen (and it may...

01 February 2016 379 17 View

Do pathogenic (NOTE:with clinical symptoms) blood tick-borne diseases affect dromedaries/bactrians?

Theileria camelensis, piroplasma spp., babesia spp. have been recovered from blood of dromedaries and Bactrian but they are non-pathogenic. Old world camels contrary to cattle and small stock...

08 May 2014 2,476 5 View

What is the earliest age a male Bactrian camel can be effectively used as herd stud?

Dromedaries and Bactrian camels mate in a couched position. An effective copulation is achieved by the male only by adopting a correct mating position. This ability is age related.

22 March 2014 2,052 8 View

Under traditional range conditions (in Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan) what is the earliest age a female Bactrian camel gives birth?

Old World camels are slow maturing animals however female Bactrian camels reproduce earlier in life then dromedaries.

13 March 2014 6,437 6 View

Has anybody investigated the rate of infestation of free ranging Bactrian camels with Cephalophina titillator?

Cephalopina titillator is a widespread parasite of dromedaries.

11 March 2014 4,152 1 View

Has anybody witnessed trypanosomosis in Bactrian camels in their natural range areas?

Trypanosomosis (T. evansi) is one of the commonest disease of dromedaries.

06 March 2014 1,439 8 View

Has anybody witnessed an outbreak of Camel Pox among Bactrian camels?

Camel pox is one of the commonest viral diseases among dromedary

27 February 2014 1,641 1 View

What is the rectal temperature of an adult bactrian camel at 06:30 and at 21:30 during dry summer and with a watering interval greater than 5 days?

see above

18 February 2014 4,443 1 View

Is Hyalomma dromedarii, commonly found in the nostrils of dromedaries, infesting also the nostrils of bactrian camels ?

Hyalomma dromedarii is one of the commonest ectoparasites of dromedaries

17 February 2014 4,590 5 View

How to estimate the live body weight of an adult Bactrian camel?

Anybody adapted the formula used to estimate body weight in dromedary for use in Bactrian? Correct body weight estimation is important for drug dosage.

12 February 2014 3,981 9 View

How can you convince a camel to drink (on his own) when he does not want to?

Important issue in camel husbandry in all areas with scattered watering points

30 August 2013 6,413 2 View

Anybody know a veterinarian knowledgeable on Camelus bactrianus? Not a laboratory person, a clinician?

Exchange information on various topics concerning Bactrian Camels.

06 July 2013 6,904 7 View

A QUACK treatment: camel milk to treat Autism

RETRACTED: The Application of Natural Camel Milk Products to Treat Autism-Spectrum Disorders: Risk Assessment and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials Retracted: The Application of Natural...

01 January 1970 1,789 5 View