Effect of seasons on blood biochemical parameters in male dromedary camels in Algeria

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of different seasons on blood biochemical parameters of male dromedary camelsin Algeria. A total number of 30 clinically healthy camels from five toseven years old were sampled in this studyand biochemical analysis were performed using an automatic analyzer. The obtained results showed that the urea, creatine kinase and alanine amino transferase concentrations increased significantly during summer compared to other seasons. However, lactate dehydrogenase concentration increased significantly during winter versus other seasons. On the other hand, no significant effect of season was found on glucose, triglyceride, cholesterol, creatinine, aspartate amino transferase and alkaline phosphatase concentrations.