The Canarian camel: A traditional dromedary population

Ursula Schulz; Isabel Tupac-Yupanqui; Amparo Martínez; Susy Méndez; Juan Vicente Delgado; Mariano Gómez; Susana Dunner; Javier Cañón

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The Canarian camel: A traditional dromedary population

Ursula Schulz, Isabel Tupac-Yupanqui, Amparo Martínez, Susy Méndez, Juan Vicente Delgado, Mariano Gómez, Susana Dunner, Javier Cañón

Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia

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The domestic camel (dromedary) is the most important livestock species in the Canary Islands and the most important autochthonous European camel population. After six centuries of a successful adaptation process to the particular environment of the Canary Islands, the abandonment of traditional agriculture has led this population to a major bottleneck. Along with a lack of foreign genetic interchanges, this could lead the population to the brink of extinction. Genetic analysis using 13 microsatellites showed the closest genetic proximity to the North African (Tindouf, Algeria) camel population and a certain degree of sub-division, with significant genetic differences among breeders. An important level of genetic differentiation among the different populations analyzed was found with a global F_ST value of 0.116.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	561-571
Number of pages	11
Journal	Diversity
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/d2040561
State	Published - Apr 2010

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Canary Islands camel
Dromedary
Genetic diversity
Microsatellite

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