The Canarian Camel: A Traditional Dromedary Population
2010
Ursula Schulz | Isabel Tupac-Yupanqui | Amparo Martínez | Susy Méndez | Juan Vicente Delgado | Mariano Gómez | Susana Dunner | Javier Cañón
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 FST value of 0.116.
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