Anti-diabetic effect of camel milk in alloxan-induced diabetic dogs: a dose-response experiment.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of camel milk in alloxan-induced diabetic dogs and to follow this effect at three doses of milk. Firstly, three groups of dogs were used: two groups composed each of four diabetic dogs and receiving raw camel milk (treatment 1) or cow milk (treatment 2), and four healthy dogs getting raw camel milk (treatment 3) were used as control. Each animal was treated with 500 ml of milk daily. Secondly, we compared the effects of three amounts of camel milk: 100 ml, 250 ml and 500 ml to treat the diabetic dogs. After week 3, the dogs treated with camel milk showed a statistically significant decrease in blood glucose (from 10.88 +/- 0.55 to 6.22 +/- 0.5 mmol/l) and total protein concentrations (from 78.16 +/- 2.61 g/l to 63.63 +/- 4.43 g/l). For cholesterol levels, there was a decrease from week 2 (from 6.17 +/- 0.5 mmol/l to 4.79 +/- 0.5 mmol/l). There were no significant difference in blood glucose, cholesterol or total protein concentrations in dogs drinking 250 and 500 ml of camel milk. The dogs treated with 100 ml of camel milk did not show any significant decrease in blood glucose levels, and cholesterol and total protein concentrations. The investigation was not limited to the improvement in glycemic balance, lipids and proteins control in diabetic dogs getting camel milk, but we also noted a stability of this state after the dogs stopped to drink milk. This effect depended on the quantity of camel milk used to treat diabetic dogs.

Urginea maritima L (Squill): a poisonous plant of North Africa.

Poisoning of livestock by ingestion of Urginea maritima L (squill), a common plant of coastal Mediterranean regions of North Africa is reviewed.

Toxicity and adverse reactions to some drugs in dromedary (Camelus dromedarius).

Dromedaries are particularly susceptible to toxicity from certain drugs at doses harmless to other ruminants. The pharmacokinetics of drugs may be different in dromedary and in cattle. This paper reviews the toxicity and adverse reactions of certain therapeutic agents to dromedary.

Retama raetam W: a poisonous plant of North Africa.

Poisoning of livestock by ingestion of Retama raetam W, a common plant in arid countries of North Africa, is reviewed.

[Study of the peptide hormones of the hypothalamo-postpituitary system of the dromedary, Camelus dromedarius, (Camelidae, Mammalia) of Tunisia]. / Contribution à l'étude des hormones péptidiques du système hypothalamo-post-hypophysaire du dromadaire, Camel us dromedarius, (Camelidae, Mammalia) de Tunisie.

Ocytocin and vasopressin are two nonapeptides of the hypo thalamo-Post-hypophysary system. They are isolated and purified from dromedary post-hyphophysis, freshly collected in the meat centers of the south of Tunisia. The use of three chromatographies steps were found to be essential in obtaining high Pure hormones. These steps cousist in a sephadex G25 gel filtration and two successive High performance liquid chromatographies: H.P.L.C. The analysis of the two hormones by thin layer chromatography and Radioimmunoassays, and the identification of the amino-acid composition demonstrate that camel vasopressin is a 8 arginin vasopressin but ocytocin is identic to the other hormones isolated from different animal species.