Dear Colleagues,

The dromedary camel, especially the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius), possesses a high productive potential and has been used for centuries by people in hot and arid regions as a multipurpose animal for transport, physical labor, meat and milk production, wool, hair, skin, as well as racing and tourism. In the last decade, several colleagues and experts of camelids have highlighted that due to the advancement of the desert world, the dromedary camel will be the main animal that can survive as the best livestock for future agriculture projects and the animal production sector by playing a pivotal role in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Accordingly, in this Special Issue, we invite authors to submit cutting-edge innovative research papers or review papers on the recent advances in camelids, especially the one-humped dromedary camel, and their products (milk and meat), with a focus on the impact on the food security and the achievement of the SDGs. We further welcome innovative studies (including surveys) dealing with camel production systems; farming and rearing practices; the potential use of OMICs tools to characterize the health and efficiency of dromedaries and their products; the trade and consumption of camel products; the stress and welfare of dromedaries; as well as studies on emerging dromedary diseases, such as zoonosis. This Special Issue seeks also to explain the new challenges facing camels and the associated industry and more specifically the role they can play in the coming future in different sectors such as medicine, pharmaceutical, as well as agri-food potentialities of camel products. Finally, we are highly interested in and encourage papers that address the use of new emerging technologies to recover specific new products and molecules from camel byproducts and their waste.

Dr. Mohammed Gagaoua
Dr. Amira Leila Dib
Dr. Elhacene Bererhi
Guest Editors

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• Camel production systems and rearing practices
• Camel farming in arid and semi-arid countries
• Camel Genomics and muscle biochemistry
• Camel meat production and associated products
• Camel meat production and associated products including ethnic meat products
• Camel milk production and associated products including ethnic milk products
• Dromedary camel health and diseases
• Medicinal potential of camel gene products
• Emerging viral diseases and zoonosis in dromedary camels
• Contribution of camel to the food security and Sustainable Development Goals
• Camel stress and welfare
• OMICs as emerging tools to characterize camel genetics and products
• Camel economy
• Emerging techniques of camel by-products and waste valorisation
• Other products of camels: wool, skin, hair, etc.