HUMP BIOPSY ON LARGE CAMELIDS (Camelus dromedarius and Camelus bactrianus)

B. Faye1,2, M. Nurseitova3, G. Konuspayeva1,3, B.S. Alsharary1 and S. Jurjanz4
1Al-Kharj Camel Project, P.O. Box 761. Al-Kharj, 11941 Saudi Arabia
2CIRAD-ES. Campus International de Baillarguet. TA C/112A, 34398 Montpellier, France
3Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 av. Al-Farabi, 050040 Almaty, Kazakhstan
4UR AFPA-INRA, Université de Lorraine, TSA 40602, 54518 Vandoeuvre Cedex, France

ABSTRACT

Composed essentially of adipose tissue containing a high proportion of fat, the hump is a particularity of the camel. The collection of hump fat by biopsy is an easy way for monitoring the composition of fat storage or for the follow-up of xenobiotic lipophilic molecules. The method of biopsy is described. It was tested in dromedary and bactrian camel and can be used repetitively without risk for the animal to sample approximately 1g of tissue in kinetic studies.
Key words: Bactrian camel, biopsy, dromedary, hump