Gholam Ali Kojouri - Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
Hossein Nourani - Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Sirous Sadeghian - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Hadi Imani - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
Abbas Raisi - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorram Abad, Iran

The kidney of camel is known to play a vital role in water conservation through the production of highly concentrated urine that may predispose animal to varieties of renal dysfunction. In camels renal disorders have received lesser attention in comparison with other animals, thus there is shortage of information in this area. The present study was conducted on ۱۰۰ slaughtered camels (Camelus dromedaris) (۲۰۰ kidneys) in Najaf-Abad district (Iran) to evaluate the frequency and types of renal disorders. Results demonstrated varieties of gross abnormalities in ۱۴.۰۰% of kidneys that out of them, ۹.۰۰% were confirmed by microscopic examination. Renal capsular pigmentation, medullary hyperemia, subcapsular calcification, cortical and medullar discoloration, hemorrhage in renal pelvis, nephrolithiasis and hydatidosis were recorded in ۳, ۶, ۵, ۶, ۳, ۲ and ۳ cases, respectively. In addition, capsular melanosis, acute tubular necrosis, chronic interstitial nephritis, caseous necrosis, calcification, medullary hyperemia, and hydatid cyst were confirmed by histopathological examination in ۳, ۵, ۱, ۳, ۲, ۲, and ۲ cases, respectively. Our findings indicate the presence of many types of renal disorders which may relate to dehydration, bacteremia or nephrotoxicosis. In addition capsular melanosis in male camel was recorded for the first time and its etiology remains to be addressed.

camel, Histopathology, Kidney