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Faisal Almathen

Veterinary medicine, king Faisal University
Verified email at kfu.edu.sa
Cited by 1059

Dromedary camels and the transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV)

…, F Al‐Hizab, A Alnaeem, F Almathen… - Transboundary and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus ( MERS ‐CoV) is an existential threat to
global public health. The virus has been repeatedly detected in dromedary camels (Camelus …

Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary

F Almathen, P Charruau… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Dromedaries have been fundamental to the development of human societies in arid landscapes
and for long-distance trade across hostile hot terrains for 3,000 y. Today they continue …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide variation, candidate regions and genes associated with fat deposition and tail morphology in Ethiopian indigenous sheep

A Ahbara, H Bahbahani, F Almathen, M Al Abri… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Variations in body weight and in the distribution of body fat are associated with feed
availability, thermoregulation, and energy reserve. Ethiopia is characterized by distinct agro-…

[HTML][HTML] Signatures of selection for environmental adaptation and zebu× taurine hybrid fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu

…, A Tijjani, C Mukasa, D Wragg, F Almathen… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The East African Shorthorn Zebu (EASZ) cattle are ancient hybrid between Asian zebu ×
African taurine cattle preferred by local farmers due to their adaptability to the African …

Longitudinal study of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in dromedary camel herds in Saudi Arabia, 2014–2015

…, RAPM Perera, SMS Chan, F Almathen… - Emerging microbes & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Two herds of dromedary camels were longitudinally sampled with nasal and rectal swabs
and serum, between September 2014 and May 2015, and the samples were tested for Middle …

Using recombinant camel chymosin to make white soft cheese from camel milk

NS Al-Zoreky, FS Almathen - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Bovine derived chymosin in rennet cannot coagulate camel milk (CAM). The study aimed at
producing cheese curd from CAM using a recombinant camel chymosin. Pasteurized CAM …

Polymorphisms in MC1R and ASIP Genes are Associated with Coat Color Variation in the Arabian Camel

F Almathen, H Elbir, H Bahbahani… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Pigmentation in mammals is primarily determined by the distribution of eumelanin and
pheomelanin, the ratio of which is mostly controlled by the activity of melanocortin 1 receptor (…

[HTML][HTML] Signatures of positive selection in African Butana and Kenana dairy zebu cattle

H Bahbahani, B Salim, F Almathen, F Al Enezi… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Butana and Kenana are two types of zebu cattle found in Sudan. They are unique amongst
African indigenous zebu cattle because of their high milk production. Aiming to understand …

[HTML][HTML] Genome diversity and signatures of selection for production and performance traits in dromedary camels

…, HH Musa, D Wragg, ES Shuiep, F Almathen… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) are single-humped animals found throughout
the deserts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the southwest of Asia. This well-adapted …

[HTML][HTML] Novel and known signals of selection for fat deposition in domestic sheep breeds from Africa and Eurasia

…, B Moioli, A Ahbara, M Al Abri, F Almathen… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Genomic regions subjected to selection frequently show signatures such as within-population
reduced nucleotide diversity and outlier values of differentiation among differentially …