Milk composition, ovarian hormones and serum biochemical profile of apparently healthy female dromedary camels during early lactation

Healthy camel usually have good reproductive performance and produce more meat and milk, so regular inspection and laboratory finding is necessary for diagnosis of any susceptible disease and to determine physiological state of the animal. Milk and blood considered as a mirror of animals health they can provide information regarding health and sickness of animals and reflect the status of body organs. In the present study a total of 25 milk samples and 25 blood samples were collected from 25 apparently healthy female dromedary camels reared at different villages of Aswan province Egypt during early lactation to investigate the chemical milk constituents, SCC, ovarian hormones and serum biochemical profile. The result revealed that the Mean +/- SE of chemical milk constituents were, 3.62 +/- 0.06% Protein, 3.91 +/- 0.24% Fat, 0.67 +/- 0.04% Ash, 87.58 +/- 0.15% Moisture, 12.45 +/- 0.13% Total solid, 4.18 +/- 0.13% Lactose, and 8.55 +/- 0.17% Solid not fat. The Mean +/- SE of SCC were 98 +/- 0.75(x1000cells/ml). The Mean +/- SE of ovarian hormones were 263 +/- 78.1 (pg/ml) Estrogen and 2.5 +/- 0.15 (ng/ml) Progesterone. The Mean +/- SE of serum biochemical parameters were 1.62 +/- 0.075 (mmol/l) Ph, 2.23 +/- 0.03(mmol/l) Ca, 1.06 +/- 0.03(mmol//l) Mg, 176 +/- 10.7(mg/dl) Glucose, 117.1 +/- 2.6(U/l) AST, 5.8 +/- 0.08(g/l) T.P, 3.47 +/- 0.19(g/l) Globulin, 2.4 +/- 0.06(g/l) Alb, 0.88 +/- 0.07(mg/dl) Creatinine, 34 +/- 2.1 (U/l) GGT, 68.4 +/- 4.07 (U/l) ALP, 24.7 +/- 2.6 (mmol/l) BUN, 113.3 +/- 1.2(U/l) CK and 2.79 +/- 0.43 (ug/dl) Cortisol. Since such study are rare in Egypt, the data presented, could be used as a reference guide for female dromedary camels during early lactation.