Abu Dhabi / Test-tube camel / Birth first and last addition Birth of the first test-tube camel in the world first and last addition. Professor Abdelhaq Anwasi explained that the center continued according to a specific methodology in those researches that initially focused on the technique of embryo transfer into the uterus, which achieved remarkable success in recent years. He said that the most notable output from this technique in embryo transfer was the victory of two she-camels produced at the center using the first embryo transfer technique with several awards: /Al-Hadhra/ won two cups in the /Al-Yadha'/ race and in the /Al-Thanaya/ race, and the she-camel /Al-Wathba/ achieved first place twice and won the Golden Sword in the first main heat of the final festival of camel racing in the years 2000 and 2001.

He said that there are many benefits that will be achieved after this achievement, both in terms of multiplying and breeding camels and in terms of the benefit of breeders themselves. The most important of these is preserving a specific type of she-camel when it becomes ill or dies, where eggs are taken from the she-camel that died suddenly, especially if it is an expensive purebred camel, then the eggs are fertilized in test tubes outside the uterus, and thus the lineage of these purebred types can be preserved.

Anwasi confirmed that this achievement also opens the door to all new technologies currently applied, such as discovering the genes responsible for improving production in camels in terms of milk and meat, with the possibility of implanting them into the egg, as well as working on producing certain substances used specifically in the manufacture of medicines, medical vaccines, and antibiotics.

The Camel Racing Research Center located on Sweihan Road in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is considered one of the most advanced scientific centers in camel reproduction science. It was established in 1989 under the directives and supervision of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, President of the Camel Racing Federation, and His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to be a scientific center specialized in camel research and breeding.

After years of specialized scientific research, the center succeeded in producing the first offspring using embryo transfer technology. After this success, advanced devices and techniques were introduced to the center to achieve the best results, which led to production development, with the number of offspring reaching about 250 camels using this technique last year.

It is known that under natural conditions, a she-camel gives birth to only one calf every two years, with a pregnancy period of about one year and the second year for breastfeeding. However, using the current technique, a desired she-camel can give birth at a rate of five calves per year, meaning that within two years, one she-camel can achieve production of up to ten calves, which is equivalent to what a she-camel usually gives birth to under natural conditions throughout her entire lifetime.

All the research conducted by the center has been compiled into a specialized scientific book on /Reproduction Science in Camels/, published in both Arabic and English for the first time in 1997. It was considered the first research source of its kind in this field worldwide and obtained the international classification for copyright, authorship, and translation, forming an important part of the series of scientific sources seeking to uncover the secrets of this animal species.

The book consists of more than 500 large-format pages and contains 12 chapters discussing camels in terms of anatomy, physiology, examination, reproductive diseases, surgery, birth, artificial insemination, and management. It also contains more than 600 scientific pictures explaining the research conducted at the center.

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