coat color breed variation in blood constituents
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coat color breed variation in blood constituents
Hussein, Y. A.; et al... ISSN 1110-7219 191 COAT COLOR BREED VARIATION IN BLOOD CONSTITUENTS AMONG INDIGENOUS SAUDI ARABIA CAMEL STRAINS Hussein, Y. A.*'***; M. M. Al-Eknah*; S. A. AL-Shami**; M. A. Mandour**; T. A. Fouda* *Department of Clinical Studies **Department of Veterinary Public Health & Animal Husbandry,College of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Resources, King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ***Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinar Medicine, Alexandria University,Egypt. E-Mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to study the biochemical and haematological indices of three coat color breed groups, black, brown and white, of Saudi dromedary camels. Twenty, one hundred and fifty seven and thirty two samples were collected from each of the three groups, respectively. Normal hematological (RBC: erythrocyte count, PCV: packed cell volume, Hb: hemoglobin concentration, MCV: mean corpuscular volume, MCH: mean corpuscular haemoglobin and MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) and biochemical parameters (mineral indices: calcium “Ca”, magnesium “Mg” and phosphorous “P” and organic indices: T.protein ‘’T.P’’, Albumin ‘’Alb’’, glucose “Glu”, cholesterol “Chol”, and urea “urea” and enzymes: aspartate aminotransferase “AST”, creatinine kinase “CK”, alanine amino transferase “ALAT” and alkaline phosphatase ‘’ALP’’) have been determined in three coat color breeds of Saudi Arabia camels (Camelus dromedaries). Statistical analysis showed some significant differences between the three breeds. In conclusion, There are few variations between the present findings and those from previous workers that may be attributed to the breed differences, nutrition, and husbandry or assay methodology besides the obvious differences in physical characteristics, such as hair color, there are basic metabolic differences, since this experiment was conducted within the critical thermal high zone for the three breeds. Findings of the current study provide baseline values that may be used by clinicians for the main breeds of camels in Saudi Arabia. INTRODUCTION Camels have been known to be of considerable economic importance for Bedouins in Saudi Arabia; they drink their Mansoura, Vet. Med. J. (191 - 204) milk, eat their meat, weave the hair for their tents and burn the dung . Also camels are considered as a sign of wealth in the Bedouin society. Several factors affect Vol. XIV, No. 1, 2012 Hussein, Y. A.; et al... camel production and reproduction, they are related to the husbandry system, management, breeding programmes and health status. Coat colour has long been a popular area of genetic and phenotypic research, likely due to its highly visible nature. Coat colour is a trait that is easily observable and often serves to rapidly distinguish individuals, strains, and breeds in many mammalian species. In some species like cats and horses, coat colour is a critical feature distinguishing breeds. Mammals are capable of producing two forms of pigment. Eumelanin is black, brown, or grey in colour, while phaeomelanin is red, yellow or cream in colour (Searl, 1968). 1968) Despite this simplistic starting point, mammals are capable of producing a wide variety of coat colour shades and patterns that extend beyond simply black or red. Adding to the intricacies of coat colour genetics is the ability of a similar colour phenotype to be created through various mechanisms (Dreger, 2008). 2008) Camel breeds vary in size, body conformation and color. Color is the most common character used for classification of camel breeds. Some are dark black and others have white or brown colors. Based on their colors, three main breeds of Saudi camels were distinguished, namely black (Magaheem), white (Magateer) and brown (Al Homr and Al Sofr) (Al-Akna et al. 1997) 1997). Since the camel is an adaptable species, standard hematological and serum biochemi- Mansoura, Vet. Med. J. 192 cal values need to be determined in a number of animals in variable environmental and physical conditions. Haematological and biochemical analysis of blood can often provide valuable information regarding health and sickness of animals. The standard of this parameters in camels were determined in Tunisia (Benromdhane et al. 2003) 2003); in Morocco camels (Bengoumi, 1999) 1999); Iranian (Ghodsian et al. 1978; Badiei et al. 2006 and Mohri et al. 2008); Turkmen (Rezakhani et al. 1997); Pakistani (Majeed et al. 1980; Ziar-urRahman et al. 2007); Kenyan (Nyang’ao et al. 1997 and Kuria et al. 2006); Sudanese (Damir et al. 2008; Muna et al. 2003 and Mohamed, 2004) 2004); Kuwaitian (Mohamed and Hussein, 1999) 1999); Emiratian (Faye et al. 2008); Omani (Yasmin et al. 2010) 2010); European (Faye et al. 1995) and Saudi Arabia (Osman and Al busadah, 2003; Al busadah, 2007 and Al shami, 2009) 2009). Blood is an index for several metabolic processes of the body, so differential concentrations and periodic change of blood metabolites may determine the genetic potential of a species. The existence of a strong relationship between levels of glucose, total protein, blood urea and certain enzymes with growth characteristics in different farm livestock has been established. The present paper gives a comprehensive review of these indicators of blood hematology and biochemistry in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia camel breeds due to coat color variation. The objective of this study is to investigate the comparative hematological and biochemical studies in different coat color breeds of camels in Saudi Arabia. Vol. XIV, No. 1, 2012 Hussein, Y. A.; et al... Experimental Design: First Phase: Geographic Survey and Blood and Wool Samples Collection: In this project, we aim to sample the same number of males and females from in unselected camel populations with substantial morphological variation as possible, for a total of 30 - 40 camels per type. The description and distribution of these different types are given in Al-Eknah et al. (1997). (Awark and Mugateer (white); Mugheem (black); Sahlia, Shaual, Sufur, Awadi, Hadana, Hura, and Humur (Brownish red). Phase Two: Samples and sampling protocol: 1. Whole blood in Vacutainers containing lithium heparin, placed on crushed ice, and were subjected to complete blood counts (CBC) including total RBCs, total WBCs counts, hemoglobin concentration, packed cell volume and differential leucocytic count, using the electronic cell counter (Coles, 1984) 1984). 2. Venous blood will be also collected in Vacutainers containing lithium heparin, placed on crushed ice, and centrifuged at 1,500 x g for 15 min. Plasma will be then retrieved, transferred to 5-mL plastic tubes, and frozen at -15°C for further biochemical analysis. Biochemical parameters: The concentrations of the selected biochemical parameters were measured colorimetrically using auto analyzer (Ellipse-UDI) machine, using commercially available test kits (Zak, 1958) 1958): - Organic indices; Glucose, Cholesterol, and Urea. Mansoura, Vet. Med. J. 193 - Enzymes: Aspartate Amino transferase (AST), Creatinine kinase (CK), Alanine Amino Transferase (ALAT) and Alkaline phosphatase (ALP). - Mineral indices: Calcium (Ca), Phosphore (P), and Magnesium (Mg). Statistical analysis: Data were analyzed by student t-test using GLM procedure of SAS (2004) and Duncan’s multiple range test (1955) was used to detect significant difference among means. RESULTS Results of blood picture are shown in Table 2 & 3. Statistical analysis showed nosignificant breed effect (P≤ 0.05) in WBCs, MCHC and PLT While there are significant breed effect (P≤ 0.05) in other parameters. There are statistically significant differences between black breed and the other two breeds, brown and white in LYP, GRP, RBCs, HGB and HCT. Also, there are significant differences between the white breeds and the other two breeds in MOP, between white and brown in MCV and between brown and other tow breeds in MCH. Lymphocytes were the predominant cells of total leucocytes count, they ranged (42.67 ± 2.21% to 69.83 ± 1.54) of the three breeds. The PCV range from (37.53 ± 0.84 to 44.97 ± 2.72), RBC 10.66 ± 0.31 to 16.16 ± 2.35 106/mm3 and HB 12.79 ± 0.31 to 17.34 ± 0.34 g/dl of the three breeds. The obtained results of biochemical enzymes change are tabulated in Table 3. There is no significant difference between black breed and the other two breeds in ALT and ALP but there is significant difference in Vol. XIV, No. 1, 2012 Hussein, Y. A.; et al... brown and white breeds. There is a significant difference between black breed and the other two breeds for AST. There is a significant difference between white breed and the other two breeds for CK. There is a significant difference between brown and white for T.protein and cholesterol. There is a significant difference between brown breed and the other two breeds for albumin and glucose. There is a significant difference between black and brown breed for BUN. There is no significant difference between breeds for Ph and Mg while there is a significant difference between brown breed and the other two breeds for calcium, Table 3. DISCUSSION Camels are adaptable species, so the camel parameters at a certain environmental condition differ from other localities. The comparisons are being made either with the hematological values obtained in other countries of the world like Nigeria (Fatihu et al. 2000), United Arab Emirates (Ayoub, 2003) Saudi Arabia (Al-Busadah and Osman, 2000 and 2003; Al-Busadah, 2007; Al-Sultan, 2008); 2008) Iraq (Alsaad, 2009) and Pakistan (Ahmad et al. 2004) which are internationally famed for having camel as a major part of their livestock; or with values given in certain text books (Jain, 1998; Chaudhary and Akbar, 2000) which provide a ready reference. The mean values of RBC recorded in this study were 16.16±2.35, 11.05±0.39 and 10.66±0.31 x 106/µl for black, brown and white animals breeds, respectively Table 2. These are dis-agreement with the findings of Ahmad et al. (2004) who reported a mean Mansoura, Vet. Med. J. 194 RBC of 6.93±0.21x106/µl. Relatively higher values of 7.40±0.30 and 7.92±1.36 x106/µl have been reported by Al-Sultan (2008) and Alsaad (2009), (2009) respectively. Al-Busadah and Osman (2000) reported the mean RBC value of 10.8 and 10.0x106/µl in dry and lactating camels, respectively. Camels, like humans, seem to lack a splenic reserve of red cells, as indicated by a minimal increase in Hb and PCV after maximal exercise over 4 to 5 km (Snow et al. 1988) 1988). Hence, the variation in RBC may not be correlated to stress. These higher differences may be attributed to variable age and health status of the camels. Blood hemoglobin concentration Table 2 for the three breeds recorded in this study (17.34±1.34, 13.40±0.30 and 12.79±0.31 g/ dl) is higher than the previous values reported by Al-Busadah (2007) and Alsaad (2009) in Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Similarly, Jain (1998) also documented a value of 11.1±0.3 g/dl for hemoglobin in camelus dromedarious. However, the values of the present study are higher than 9.68± 0.27 g/dl reported by Ahmad et al. (2004) in healthy camels of Faisalabad, Pakistan. The mean values of PCV recorded in this study were 44.97 ± 2.72, 37.53±0.84 and 36.27 ±0.98 % for black, brown and white animals, respectively Table 3. These values are dis-agreement with most of the previous studies. Ahmad et al. (2004) reported a mean value of 27.66±0.72% whereas Al-Busadah (2007) and Al-Sultan (2008) reported mean PCV values of 25±0.23 and 33±0.30%, respectively. Compared with the hematologic values for horses and cattle, camels have more RBCs but a lower PCV because the smaller elliptical Vol. XIV, No. 1, 2012 Hussein, Y. A.; et al... cells pack tighter (Jain, 1998). However, the present study revealed the mean PCV value to be in close agreement with those of healthy equine species of Faisalabad, Pakistan (Gul et al. 2007). Abdallah et al. (1988) reported higher PCV and Hb values in the racing camel. These high values were attributed to the good level of nutrition and regular exercise. The mean MCV values for three camels breeds in this study (34.00±0.61, 35.12±0.19 and 34.19±0.31 fl) are higher than most of the work done earlier. Al-Sultan (2008) has reported the mean MCV value of 31.1±0.20fl in young Magaheim Dromedary camels, whereas Alsaad (2009) and Fatihu et al. (2000) reported the mean values of 37.68±4.52 and 27.39±11.64fl, respectively. The obtained results are lower than the results recorded by Farooq et al. (2011) (2011), in male & female (57.13±5.09 and 50.24±7.72 fl). The mean MCH values of this study are in consistence with those reported by Kamal (2008) i.e. 12.45±1.21 pg but lower values of 17.51±0.38 pg have been reported by Al-Sultan (2008) for males. The MCHC in camels is generally over 40%, which is considerably in access of the range of 30 to 36% common to animals with discoid erythrocytes. It is a species characteristic and not a technical artifact (Jain, 1998) 1998). The mean MCHC values of 64.65±5.92, 43.9±0.2 and 42.6±7.81 have been reported by Kamal (2008), Al-Busadah and Osman (2000) and Alsaad (2009), respectively. The mean MCHC values in this study are lower from above referred reports. However, our value is in accordance to the value of 31.16±6.51 reported by Fatihu et al. (2000) and 33.61±1.42 (22-46) and 34.81±2.16 (27-42) for male and female Mansoura, Vet. Med. J. 195 recorded by Farooq et al. (2011) (2011). The variation in various erythrocytic indices may be attributed to variable RBC size, its oxygen carrying capacity in connection with age and physiologic state. The difference due to technique variance cannot also be ruled out. The mean WBC values (Table 2) recorded for the three animals breeds in the present study were 7.53±1.25, 7.44±0.65 and 9.67±1.19x 103/µl, respectively. These are lower than with those of 11.970 ± 0.461, 11.54±1.74 and 12.38±0.97 x 103/µl reported by Ahmad et al. (2004), Alsaad (2009) and Farooq et al. (2011) (2011), respectively. However, higher mean values of 20.1±0.44 and 19.5±0.32 x 103/µl have been reported by AlBusadah (2007) for male and female camels, respectively. Al-Sultan (2008) also has reported a higher mean WBC value of 17.90±0.20 x 103/µl. The data on DLC of this report revealed that lymphocytes were the most predominant of leucocytes with neutrophils being the next. This is controversial with the work of Al-Busadah (2007) and Jain (1998). However, an inverse ratio of neutrophils and lymphocytes has been documented in the work of Al-Sultan (2008), AlBusadah and Osman (2000), and Ayoub et al. (2003) (2003). This variation in white cell values can be attributed to breed differences or stress prior to sampling (Higgin and Kock 1986). 1986) These haematological differences may be attributed to age and sex of experimental animals, the climatic and geographic conditions, the genetic variation in population and the effects of sampling and laboratory techniques employed. Vol. XIV, No. 1, 2012 Hussein, Y. A.; et al... Creatine kinase (CK) is of diagnostic significance in skeletal muscle. The activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are also of clinical interest in the differential diagnosis of certain muscle and liver disorders. Serum CK, AST, ALT, and ALP activities (Table 3) found in three camel breeds are dis- agreement with the values reported by Bengoumi et al. (1977), Osman and Al-Busadah (2000 and 2003). The activities of these enzymes are 2003) highly lower than those given in some previous studies (Khataria et al. 1991; Beaunoyer, 1992; Sarwar et al. 1992; Nyang’ao et al. 1997) 1997). These findings indicate that differences in normal serum activity values of some enzymes exist between camel and true ruminants, as well as between cattle and sheep. The mean values of serum glucose, and cholesterol of the three camels breeds were dis-agreement with those reported by Soliman and Shaker (1967), Abdel Gadir et al. (1979), Abdalla et al. (1988), Rezakhani et al. (1997), Mohamed and Hussein (1999) and Osman and Al-Busadah (2000 and 2003). The glucose concentration determined 2003) in the serum of the three camels breeds used in the present work is in agreement within values obtained by Barakat and AbdelFattah (1970) 80-140 mg/dl, Chandrasena et al. (1979) 129 mg/dl, Al-Ali et al. (1988) 138 ± 17.7 mg/dl, Nyang’ao et al. (1997) 91.8 - 178.2 mg/dl and Mohamed and Hussein (1999) 45 - 167 mg/dl. This could be the cause of high levels of blood lactic acid reported in camels (Mathur et al. 1981) 1981). In our study significantly higher serum cholesterol concentration were found in the Mansoura, Vet. Med. J. 196 three camels breeds Table 3. These findings of high cholesterol level in the camel were disagreement with those reported by Al-Ali et al. (1988), Manefield and Tinson (1996), Nazifi and Maleki (1998), Mohamed and Hussein (1999) and Osman and Al-Busadah (2000 and 2003). 2003) Urea nitrogen concentration of the serum was also higher (P≤0.05) for black and white, 16.56±0.77 and 14.89±0.60 than brown 14.67±0.35. The high value for serum urea nitrogen in the preceding two breeds may be due to a more efficient digestion of dietary protein as found by Howes et al. (1963) in cattle. Another possible explanation for the ability of the two breeds to utilize low protein forages would be that they have a greater ability to reutilize nitrogen. For instance, reutilization of urea has been shown to be very efficient in camel (Schmidt-Nielsen et al. 1957) 1957). Concerning trace elements Table 4, Similar results in these serum biochemicals with no significant difference in male and female camels of Majaheem, Maghateer and Awarik breeds were reported (Al-Busadah K. A. 2007). The mean values of serum calcium in 2007) this study are in agreement with those reported by Soliman and Shaker (1967), AL-Ani et al. 1992, Dalvi et al. (1998), and Rezakhani et al. (1997) (1997). While the levels of P and Mg were lower than that reported by Osman and Al-Busadah (2003). (2003) In camels, as in other animals, plasma phosphorus concentration is high when young and increases by cereal feeding and by haemolysis, while serum calcium elevates significantly by racing (Snow et al. 1988) and by dehydration (Yagil et al. 1975) and decreases by long serum separa- Vol. XIV, No. 1, 2012 Hussein, Y. A.; et al... tion time. There is no-significant difference in Mg between the three breeds. The obtained results for Mg are lower than that reported by Wahbi et al. (1980) in the serum of healthy camels who found 2.5 mg/100 ml Mg in the blood of nomadic camels in the Sudan. CONCLUSION There are few variations between the present findings and those from previous Mansoura, Vet. Med. J. 197 workers that may be attributed to the breed differences, nutrition, and husbandry or assay methodology besides the obvious differences in physical characteristics, such as hair color, there are basic metabolic differences, since this experiment was conducted within the critical thermal high zone for the three breeds. Findings of the current study provide baseline values that may be used by clinicians for the main breeds of camels in Saudi Arabia. Vol. XIV, No. 1, 2012 Hussein, Y. A.; et al... Mansoura, Vet. Med. J. 198 Vol. XIV, No. 1, 2012 Hussein, Y. A.; et al... Mansoura, Vet. Med. J. 199 Vol. XIV, No. 1, 2012 Hussein, Y. A.; et al... REFERENCES Abdalla, O. M.; Wasfi, I. A. and Gadir, F. A. (1988) : The Arabian race camel normal parameters. 1. Haemogram, enzymes and minerals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 90A, 237-239. Abdel Gadir, S. E., Wahbi, A. A. and Idris O. F. (1979) : Biochemical studies on some blood and plasma constituents of camel (Camelus dromedarius). 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A.; et al... 204 ا ﻠﺨﺺ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻰ اﻟﻬﺪف ﻣﻦ ﻫـﺬا اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻫﻮ دراﺳـﺔ ا ﺆﺷﺮات اﻟـﺒﻴﻮﻛﻴـﻤﻴﺎﺋﻴـﺔ واﻟﺪﻣﻮﻳـﺔ ﻟﺜﻼث ﻣﺠﻤـﻮﻋﺎت ﻣﻦ أﻟﻮان أوﺑـﺎر ﺳﻼﻻت اﻹﺑﻞ :أﺳﻮد ﺑﻨﻰ وأﺑﻴﺾ ﻣﻦ إﺑﻞ اﳉـﻤﻞ اﻟـﻌﺮﺑﻰ اﻟـﺴـﻌﻮدى. ﺟـﻤﻊ ﻋـﺸﺮﻳﻦ وﻣـﺎﺋﺔ وﺳـﺒـﻌﺔ وﺧـﻤـﺴﻮن وﺛﻼﺛـ ﻋﻴـﻨـﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺠـﻤـﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ اﺠﻤﻟـﻤـﻮﻋﺎت اﻟـﺜﻼث ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟـﺘﻮاﻟﻰ .و ﻗـﻴﺎس ) (RBCﻋـﺪد ﻛﺮات اﻟـﺪم اﳊﻤﺮاء PCVاﻟﺘـﺠﻤﻊ اﳊـﺠﻤﻰ اﳋـﻠﻮى HBﺗـﺮﻛﻴﺰ اﻟـﻬﻴـﻤﻮﻏـﻠﻮﺑ MCVﻣﺘـﻮﺳﻂ اﳊﺠﻢ ﻟﻜﺮات اﻟﺪم MCHﻣﺘﻮﺳﻂ ﻫﻴﻤﻮﺟﻠﻮﺑ اﳋﻼﻳﺎ MCHCو ﻣﺘﻮﺳﻂ ﺗﺮﻛﻴﺰ اﻟﻬﻴﻤﻮﺟﻠﻮﺑ ﻟﻠﺨﻼﻳﺎ( وﻣﺆﺷﺮات اﻟﻜﻴﻤﻴﺎء اﳊﻴﻮﻳﺔ )ﻣﺆﺷﺮات ا ـﻌﺪﻧـﻴﺔ :اﻟـﻜﺎﻟـﺴﻴﻮم CAا ﻐـﻨﻴـﺴﻴﻮم Mgواﻟـﻔﻮﺳـﻔﻮر Pوا ﺆﺷـﺮات اﻟﻌـﻀﻮﻳﺔ'' :اﻟـﺒﺮوﺗـ اﻟﻜﻠﻰ T.Pاﻟﺰﻻل ALBواﳉـﻠﻮﻛﻮز Glu واﻟـﻜﻮﻟـﺴﺘﺮول Cholواﻟـﻴﻮرﻳﺎ BUNواﻻﻧـﺰ ﺎت :اﺳﺒـﺎرﺗﺎﺗﻰ اﻷﻻﻧ ASTاﻟﻜـﺮﻳﺎﺗﻴـﻨ ﻛـﻴﻨﺎز CKﺗـﺮاﻧﺴﻔـﻴﺮاز اﻷﻻﻧـ اﻷﻣﻴـﻨﻴﺔ ALT واﻟﻔﻮﺳﻔـﺎﺗﻴﺰ اﻟﻘﻠﻮﻳﺔ ALPﻓﻰ ﺛﻼث ﺳﻼﻻت ﻣﻦ ﻟﻮن أوﺑﺎر اﻹﺑﻞ )اﳉﻤﻞ اﻟـﻌﺮﺑﻰ( ﻓﻰ ا ﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻌـﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﻳـﺔ .وأوﺿﺢ اﻟﺘﺤﻠﻴﻞ اﻹﺣﺼﺎﺋﻰ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻻﺧﺘﻼﻓﺎت اﻟﻬﺎﻣﺔ ﺑ اﻟﺴﻼﻻت اﻟﺜﻼث. واﳋﻼﺻـﺔ ان ﻫﻨﺎك ﺑـﻌﺾ اﻻﺧﺘﻼﻓﺎت ﺑـ اﻟﻨـﺘﺎﺋﺞ اﳊﺎﻟـﻴﺔ وﺗﻠﻚ اﻟـﺘﻰ ذﻛﺮت ﻓﻰ اﻻﺑﺤـﺎث اﻟﺴـﺎﺑﻘﺔ و ـﻜﻦ أن ﻳﻌﺰى اﻟـﻔﺮوق إﻟﻰ :اﺧﺘﻼف اﻟﺴﻼﻻت واﻟﺘـﻐﺬﻳـﺔ وﻣﻨﻬـﺠﻴـﺔ اﻟﺘﺮﺑـﻴﺔ أو اﻟـﻄﺮﻳﻖ ا ـﺴﺘﺨـﺪﻣﺔ ﺑـﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ اﺧـﺘﻼﻓﺎت واﺿـﺤﺔ ﻓﻰ اﳋـﺼﺎﺋﺺ اﻟﻔـﻴﺰﻳـﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﻣـﺜﻞ ﻟﻮن اﻟـﺸﻌﺮ واﻻﺧﺘﻼﻓﺎت اﻷﻳﻀﻴﺔ اﻷﺳﺎﺳﻴـﺔ ﻫﺬه اﻟﺘﺠﺮﺑﺔ اﺟﺮاﺋﻬﺎ ﻓﻰ ا ﻨـﻄﻘﺔ اﳊﺮﺟﺔ ذات اﳊﺮارة اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻠـﺴﻼﻻت اﻟﺜﻼث .ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ اﳊﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﺗﻘﺪم اﻟﻘﻴﻢ اﻷﺳﺎﺳﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻰ ﻜﻦ اﺳﺘﺨﺪاﻣﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ اﻷﻃﺒﺎء ﻟﺴﻼﻻت اﻹﺑﻞ اﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ ﻓﻰ ا ﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﻳﺔ. 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