Abdelrahman Mutassim M, Alhidary Ibrahim A, Aljumaah Riyadh S, Faye Bernard
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
CIRAD-ES, UMR SELMET, TA/C 112A, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier, France.
Animals (Basel). 2022 Aug 18;12(16):2116. doi: 10.3390/ani12162116.
Trace minerals play an important role in animal health and productivity. They are involved also in many physiological activities, and their deficiency causes a variety of pathological problems and metabolic defects, reducing consequently the animal productivity. The demand for animal products in semi-arid areas is rapidly increasing, and the supply is still below the required level, partially due to low animal productivity. Camels ( and ) are considered one of the main sources of healthy, high-quality meat and milk for human consumption within most of the countries in the semi-arid regions. Despite their efficient adaptation to their environment, camels can suffer from the growth retardation of newborns, low feed efficiency, anemia, poor fertility, poor reproduction and many other metabolic disorders. It is well known that trace mineral deficiencies and trace mineral toxicities can influence camels' production and reproductive efficiency, as well as many aspects of their growth and metabolism. Evaluating the trace minerals status of camels and their variability is an obvious step toward improving camels' productivity and health. Thus, the present article reviews the data regarding the status of trace minerals (copper, zinc, iron, selenium, manganese, cobalt, iodine, fluorine, molybdenum, sulfur, bromide and nickel) in camel blood and their physiological variability, with a focus on their deficiency and toxicity effects.
微量矿物质在动物健康和生产性能中发挥着重要作用。它们还参与许多生理活动，其缺乏会导致各种病理问题和代谢缺陷，从而降低动物的生产性能。半干旱地区对动物产品的需求正在迅速增加，而供应仍低于所需水平，部分原因是动物生产性能低下。在半干旱地区的大多数国家，骆驼被认为是人类食用的健康、优质肉类和牛奶的主要来源之一。尽管骆驼能高效适应环境，但仍可能出现新生幼崽生长发育迟缓、饲料利用率低、贫血、繁殖力差、繁殖不良以及许多其他代谢紊乱问题。众所周知，微量矿物质缺乏和微量矿物质中毒会影响骆驼的生产和繁殖效率，以及其生长和代谢的许多方面。评估骆驼的微量矿物质状况及其变异性是提高骆驼生产性能和健康水平的明显举措。因此，本文综述了有关骆驼血液中微量矿物质（铜、锌、铁、硒、锰、钴、碘、氟、钼、硫、溴化物和镍）状况及其生理变异性的数据，重点关注其缺乏和毒性影响。
