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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2026

Identification of reproductive and molecular biomarkers associated with clinical metritis in dromedary camels (

Haifa Ali Alqhtani, Ahmed A Elsayed, Tahani M I Al-Hazani, Rasha Yassin Elkhidr, Elshymaa A Abdelnaby, Adel I Almubarak, Mohammed Al-Rasheed, Ibrahim A Emam, Fatmah Ahmed Safhi, Rowa K Zarah and 2 more

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Haifa Ali AlqhtaniDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed A ElsayedDepartment of Animal and Poultry Nutrition, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt.
Tahani M I Al-HazaniBiology Department, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Rasha Yassin ElkhidrDepartment of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Elshymaa A AbdelnabyDepartment of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Adel I AlmubarakDepartment of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Al-RasheedDepartment of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim A EmamDepartment of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Fatmah Ahmed SafhiDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rowa K ZarahDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed AteyaDepartment of Development of Animal Wealth, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mohamed MarzokDepartment of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.

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Background: Metritis is a major cause of infertility, contributing to repeat breeding, early embryonic loss, fetal mortality, and abortion. Methods: This study investigated alterations in metabolic, hormonal, oxidative, immunological, and molecular markers associated with metritis susceptibility in dromedary camels ( Results: Metritic animals exhibited fever and abnormal uterine discharge. Gene expression analysis showed significant upregulation of Conclusion: Overall, clinical metritis in dromedary camels was associated with significant hematological, metabolic, hormonal, oxidative, immunological, and genetic alterations. These findings identify a panel of reproductive and molecular biomarkers that may serve as promising candidate biomarkers associated with clinical metritis. However, given the observational nature of the study and the relatively small number of metritic she-camels, these findings should be interpreted with caution and require validation in larger, independent camel populations before their diagnostic, prognostic, or breeding applications can be established.

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antioxidantdromedary camelsgene polymorphismimmunitymetritis

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