TABLE 1.
Physical qualitative traits of camels.
| Traits | Attributes | Breeds/Ecotypes | Countries | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coat colour | Brown-black | Nigerian Indigenous | Nigeria | Abdussamad et al. (2015) |
| Dark-brown | Nigerian Indigenous, Borena, Steppe, Sahraoui, Alsertaweya | Nigeria, Ethiopia, Algeria, Libya | Bakory, (2012); Abdussamad et al. (2015), Bekele et al. (2018), Meghelli et al. (2020) | |
| Sand-brown (Golden) | Nigerian Indigenous, Borena | Nigeria, Ethiopia | Abdussamad et al. (2015); Bekele et al. (2018) | |
| Brown | Steppe, Sahraoui, Maghrebi, Gabbra/Rendille, Sahilian, Lahawee | Algeria, Tunisia, Kenya, Eritrea, Sudan | Dioli, (2006); Tura et al. (2008); Ishag et al. (2011); Chniter et al. (2013); Meghelli et al. (2020) | |
| Grey-white | Nigerian Indigenous | Nigeria | Abdussamad et al. (2015) | |
| Grey | Turkana, Maghrebi, Nigerian Indigenous, Kenani | Kenya, Tunisia, Nigeria, Sudan | Tura et al. (2008); Ishag et al. (2011); Chniter et al. (2013); Tandoh et al. (2018) | |
| Whitish | Borena, Maghrebi, Annafi, Bishari | Ethiopia, Tunisia, Eritrea, Sudan | Dioli, (2006); Ishag et al. (2011); Chniter et al. (2013); Bekele et al. (2018) | |
| Creamish | Somali, Gabbra/Rendille | Kenya | Tura et al. (2008) | |
| Red | Steppe, Sahraoui, Hamra, Rashaidi | Algeria, Eritrea, Sudan | Mohamed, (2010); Dioli, (2006); Meghelli et al. (2020) | |
| Yellow | Maghrebi, Altebestee Almaharee | Tunisia, Libya | Bakory, (2012); Chniter et al. (2013) | |
| Fawn | Maghrebi | Tunisia | Chniter et al. (2013) | |
| Pied (Multicoloured) | Nigeria Indigenous, Geleb | Nigeria, Eritrea | Dioli, (2006); Abdussamad et al. (2015) | |
| Hair type | Smooth | Borena, Maghrebi, Nigerian Indigenous | Tunisia, Ethiopia, Nigeria | Chniter et al. (2013); Bekele et al. (2018); Tandoh et al. (2018) |
| Rough | Borena, Maghrebi, Nigerian Indigenous | Tunisia, Ethiopia, Nigeria | Chniter et al. (2013); Bekele et al. (2018); Tandoh et al. (2018) | |
| Facial profile | Straight | Borena, Nigerian Indigenous, Kenani, Rashaidi | Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan | Ishag et al. (2011); Bekele et al. (2018); Tandoh et al. (2018) |
| Convex | Borena, Nigerian Indigenous, Lahawee | Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan | Ishag et al. (2011); Bekele et al. (2018); Tandoh et al. (2018) | |
| Concave | Bishari | Sudan | Ishag et al. (2011) | |
| Nose shape | Flat | Borena | Ethiopia | Bekele et al. (2018) |
| Concave | Borena | Ethiopia | Bekele et al. (2018) | |
| Ear orientation | Erect | Borena, Nigerian Indigenous | Ethiopia, Nigeria | Bekele et al. (2018); Tandoh et al. (2018) |
| Horizontal | Borena, Alarabia | Ethiopia, Libya | Bakory, (2012); Bekele et al. (2018) | |
| Semi-pendulous | Borena | Ethiopia | Bekele et al. (2018) | |
| Hump orientation | Erect | Nigerian Indigenous, Kenani, Rashaidi, Anafi, Bishari | Nigeria, Sudan | Ishag et al. (2011); Tandoh et al. (2018) |
| Udder size | Large | Rashaidi, Kenani, Lahawee | Sudan | Ishag et al. (2011) |
| Medium | Kenani, Lahawee | Sudan | Ishag et al. (2011) | |
| Rudimentary | Anafi, Bishari | Sudan | Ishag et al. (2011) | |
| Teat size | Large | Rashaidi, Kenani, Lahawee | Sudan | Ishag et al. (2011) |
| Medium | Kenani, Lahawee | Sudan | Ishag et al. (2011) | |
| Rudimentary | Anafi, Bishari | Sudan | Ishag et al. (2011) |