Curriculum Vitae - Bernard Faye (Member)

PhD Paris University and HDR Montpellier University.

Bernard Faye, veterinarian, specialized in tropical veterinary medicine, PhD Paris University and HDR Montpellier University. Stay in Africa for 8 years (Ethiopia, Niger) for research and development activities(1975-1983) before joining National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) as director of ecopathology laboratory. Joining CIRAD (Centre for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development) as Head of Animal Productions Program (1996), then as Scientific project manager (2007). Starting interest for camels in Ethiopia in 1975, studying mineral metabolism. Founder ofthe International Society for Research and Development on Camelids (ISOCARD). In 2010-2015,he was working in Saudi Arabia as FAO consultant in a camel research center (Al-Jouf, then Al-Kharj). At present, emeritus researcher at CIRAD and independent international camel expert, He has participated to many camel projects with FAO in Morocco, Mauritania, Chad and Oman, and more recently, has achieved a regional consultancy on camel sector development in Sahelian countries (Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad). Author of more than 450 scientific publications, 340 communications in national and international conferences, 45 books and chapters in book (notably on camel production, camel farming, camel physiology and camel welfare), 210 technical reports and 12 scientific editions. His last book (“Large camelids farming”) was translated in French, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, Kazakh and Russian.

Website:  http://camelides.cirad.fr and http://www.isocard.net

Current status: Emeritus scientist at CIRAD and independent international camel expert. FAO consultant for the International year of camelids 2024.TICTIONS

• Chevalier of Agricultural merit (French distinction)
• French Veterinary Academy winner Malbran-Feunten for his book “tropical ecopathology”, 1994
• French Veterinary Academy winner Roger Charton for his book  “Large camelids farming”, 2023.

Author 410 scientific publications, 320 communications in national and international conferences, 56 books and chapters in book, 250 technical reports and 12 scientific editions.

Website: http://camelides.cirad.fr and http://www.isocard.net

h-index: 40

Publications  2021-2024

2021

• FAYE B., 2021. A critical assessment of the world camel population.  In: Proc. 1st virtual camel milk international workshop on “White gold: camel milk for health and wealth in arid and semi-arid areas”. 18/02/21, Meru University, Nairobi (Kenya)
• ALARY V., AMSIDDER L., ARABA A., CAPOTE C.B., BEDHIAF-ROMDHANI S., BENSALEM W., BOUJENANE I., CIANI E., LETAIEF N., FAYE B., GAOUAR S.B.S., PASTRANA C.I., BAENA S.N.,  AMINE L., 2021. Social Network Analysis of the Stakeholders Involved in the Dromedary Sector in the Mediterranean Region. Sustainability 2021, 13, 12127. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112127
• AL-HADRAMI G., FAYE B., 2022. Animal that produced dairy food: camel. Reference Module in Food Sci., Elsevier, 48-64, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818766-1.00364-0.
• BENAISSA M.H., YOUNGS C.R., MIMOUNE N., FAYE B., MIMOUNI F.Z., KAIDI R., 2021. First serological evidence of BHV-1 virus in Algerian dromedary camels: Seroprevalence and associated risk factors. Comp. Immunol., Microbiol. Infect. Dis.,101638, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2021.101638
• BIYA M.B., CHRIF AHMED M.S., DIEYE C.Y., DIOP A.K.M., MOHAMED R.B., SALEM M.M., SIDATT M., SIDE ELEMINE K.M., MOHAMED S.M., N4DIAYE F.B., MEILOUD G., KONUSPAYEVA G., FAYE B, 2021. Typologie descriptive des systèmes d’élevage cameline en Mauritanie. Livest. Res. Rural Develop., 33(3), Article #44, http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd33/3/bjfaye3344.html
• DIOP A.K., CHRIF AHMED M.S., BIYA M.B., LEMINE HAKI M., KONUSPAYEVA G., FAYE B. 2020. Comparaison des phénotypes camelins de Mauritanie aux écotypes d’Afrique et d’Asie. Rev. Elev. Méd. Vét. pays Trop., 73(4), 247-254 On-line https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.31948
• KONUSPAYEVA G, FAYE B., 2021. Recent Advances in Camel Milk Processing. Animals. 11(4):1045. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041045
• KONUSPAYEVA G., FAYE B., DUTEURTRE G., 2021. Commerce en ligne du lait de chamelle : nouveaux acteurs, nouveaux marchés. Rev. Elev. Méd. Vét. Pays Trop., 74(3), 137-144
• LAAMECHE F., CHEHMA A., FAYE B., 2021. Effect of diet supply on milk production and weight performances of she-camels. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 53: 464,https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02919-5
• MENCHETTI L., FAYE B., PADALINO B., 2021. New animal-based measures to assess welfare in dromedary camels. Trop. Anim. Hlth Prod., 53 :533, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02978-8
• MUSTAFA A.B., ELGENAIDI A., ALKESKAS A., FARAZ A., ELHAG A.E., BASHARI M., FAYE B., 2021. Impact of parity order on nutritional values of camel milk in modern system. Pakistan J. Zool., 53(6), 2475-2478, https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20200527190548
• NAGY P., WERNERY U., BURGER P., JUHASZ J., FAYE B., 2021. The impact of COVID-19 on old camelids and their potential role to combat a human pandemic. Animal Frontiers, 11(1), 60–66, https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfaa048

Book:

• FAYE B., KONUSPAYEVA G., KOÇ A., 2021. Sütdevesiyetiştiriciliği Bakim-Yönetimkilavuzu. AkademisyenKitabeviPubl., Ankara (Turkey), 187 p.
• JORI F., DE NYS H., FAYE B., MOLIA S., 2021. Characteristics and Perspectives of Disease at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface in Africa. In: “Diseases at the Wildlife - Livestock Interface. Wildlife Research Monographs”, Vicente J., Vercauteren K.C., Gortázar C. (eds), vol 3. Springer, Cham., 181-215, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65365-1_6

2022

• FAYE B., 2022. Is the camel conquering the world? Animal Frontiers, 12(4), 8–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfac034
• ABDELRAHMAN M.M., ALIDHARY I.A., ALJUMAAH R.S., FAYE B., 2022. Blood trace element status in camels: A review. Animals, 12, 2116. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12162116
• ABDELRAHMAN M.M., ALIDHARY I.A., A.M. MATAR, ALOBRE M.M., ALHARTHI A.S., FAYE B., ALJUMAAH R.S., 2022. Effect of total mixed ratio (TMR) supplementation on milk nutritive value and mineral status of female camels and their calves (Camelus dromedarius) raised under semi intensive system during winter.  Agriculture, 12, 1855, https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111855
• ABDELRAHMAN M.M., ALIDHARY I.A., ALOBRE M.M., A.M. MATAR, ALHARTHI A.S., FAYE B., ALJUMAAH R.S., 2022. Regional and seasonal variability of mineral patterns in some organs of slaughtered one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, 12, 3343, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12233343
• FARAZ A., FAYE B., TIRINK C., MUSTAFA A.B., AL-KHARUSI A., SANI M.B., TAUQIR N.A., AKBAR M.A., SALEEM M.U., BILAL R.M., WAHEED A., NABEEL M.S. 2022. Forced mating an efficient tool in camel production to reduce the age at puberty and calving interval in dromedary she-camel (Camelus dromedarius). Punjab Univ. J. Zool., 37(1): 35-40. https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pujz/2022.37.1.35.40
• AL-HAJ O.A., ALTOOQ N.J., ALENEZI A.M., JANAHI A.I., JANAHI M.I., HUMOOD A.M., ALRASHEED M.M., BRAGAZZI N.L., JAHRAMI H.A., FAYE B., 2022. Camel milk composition by breed, season, publication year, and country: a global systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Compr. Rev. Food Sci. Food Saf., 21(3), 2520-2559, https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12943
• BRUNO, S., LANDI, V., SENCZUK, G., BROOKS, S.A., ALMATHEN, F., FAYE, B., GAOUAR, S.S.B., PIRO, M., KIM, K.S., DAVID, X., EGGEN A., BURGER B., CIANI E., 2022. Refining the Camelus dromedarius Myostatin Gene Polymorphism through Worldwide Whole-Genome Sequencing. Animals 2022, 12, 2068. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12162068
• DIALL O., DESQUESNES M., FAYE B., LAMINE DIA M., JACQUIET P., SAZMAND A., OTRANTO D., TOURATIER L., 2022. Development of a control strategy towards elimination of Trypanosomaevansi infection (surra) in camels in Africa.Acta Trop., 234, 106583,
• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106583
• KOC A., ÇAĞLI A., FAYE B., 2022. Birth weight, body measurements and gestation length of tülü (Bactrian x dromedary F1) calves. J. Camel Pract. Res., 29(1), 25-32, https://doi.org/10.5958/2277-8934.2022.00004.2
• KONUSPAYEVA G., FAYE B., BENGOUMI M.,2022. Mineral status in camel milk: a critical review, Animal Frontiers, 12(4), 52–60, https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfac044
• KONUSPAYEVA G., FAYE B., DUTEURTRE G., 2022. Online camel milk trade : new players, new markets (update). Rev. Elev. Méd. Vét. Pays Trop., 75(4), 95-101, https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.37041

Books :

• FAYE B., KONUSPAYEVA G., AOUACHRIA N.A., 2022. [Manuel de gestion de l’élevage de chamelles laitières] (en arabe). Univ. Hamman Lakhdar, El-Oued (Agérie), 119p., ISBN 978-9947-0-6159-6
• FAYE B., KONUSPAYEVA G., MAGNAN C., 2022. L’élevage des grands camélidés. Ed. QUAE, Versailles, coll. Guide pratique, 204p, ISBN 978-2-7592-3499-8
• FAYE B., KONUSPAYEVA G., DÍAZ-MEDINA E., 2022. Cría de camellos para la producción de leche, Fuerteventura, Spain, ISBN: 978-84-09-41939-5

2023

• ABAZI A., SENOUSSI A., FAYE B., 2023. The Mehari camels (Camelus dromedarius) in the Algerian northern Sahara: what are its characteristics and what types of farming vocations adopted in the Ouargla region? J. Camel. Sci., 17, 1-12, http://www.isocard.net/en/journal/
• AKHMETSADYKOVA SH., SHERTAY E., KONUSPAYEVA G., TOREKHANOV A., FAYE B., 2023. Phenotypic biodiversity characterization of dromedary camels and hybrids in Kazakhstan. Trop. Anim. Hlth. Prod., 55, 79, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-023-03496-5
• KONUSPAYEVA G., BAUBEKOVA, A., AKHMETSADYKOVA, S., FAYE, B., 2023. Traditional dairy fermented products in Central Asia, International Dairy Journal, 137, 105514 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2022.105514
• KONUSPAYEVA G., AL-GEDAN M., ALZURAIQ F., FAYE B., 2023. Some variation factors of freezing point in camel milk. Animals, 13, 1657, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13101657
• KONUSPAYEVA G., FAYE B., NURSEITOVA M., AKHMETSADYKOVA Sh., 2023. What are the challenges for implementing an "organic label" to camel milk? Front. Nutr., Sec. Nutrition and Sustainable Diets, 10, , 128855,  01-08;  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1288553
• SMITS M., JOOSTEN H., FAYE B., BURGER P.A., 2023. The flourishing camel milk market and concerns about animal welfare and legislation. Animals, 13, 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13010047
• SMITS M., JOOSTEN H., FAYE B., BURGER P.A., 2023. Domestication of the dromedary revisited and its consequences for legislation as to keeping livestock or pet animals. Animals, 13, 2050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani1313205
• TRABELSI H., CHEHMA A., SENOUSSI A, FAYE B., KHERRAZE M.E., 2023. Camel potentiality in survival and germination of wild pastoral species: The case of Fabaceae in Sahara rangelands of Algeria. J. Arid Environ., 216, 105015, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105015.

Books :

• FAYE B., KONUSPAYEVA G., MAGNAN C., 2023. Large camel farming- A care-management guide from breeding to camel products. Springer Publ. Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 217 p. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2237-5

2024

• FAYE B., 2024. The camels: from domestication to the twenty-first century. In: “Dromedary camel behaviour and welfare- Camel friendly management practice”, Barbara Padalino & Bernard Faye (Eds), Animal Welfare 24, Chap.1., 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48600-5_1
• FAYE B., CORNIAUX C., 2024. Le lait de chamelle au risque de l’économie politique : de l’économie du don à l’économie marchande. Rev. Elev. Med. Vet. Pays Trop., 77 : 37263, https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.37263
• ALHAJ O., AHMAD L., ALENEZI A.F., ABODOLEH G., GHAZZAWI H., TRABELSI K., BRAGAZZI N., MEHTA B., FAYE B., JAHRAMI H.A., 2024. Does total caloric count of camel milk differ by species, country, season and year of publication: A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression. Int. J. Dairy Technol., 77(1), 15-34, https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0307.13017
• ALMANSOUR M., JARRAR B., FAYE B., AL-DOAISS A., SHATI A., MERIANE D., 2024. The salivary glands of the camel: an element of adaptation to desert conditions and mitigation of climatic change impacts. Jordan J. Biol. Sci., 17(1), 99-108, https://doi.org/10.54319/jjbs/170109
• BARKA I., AKKOU M., KHELEF D., BENTAYEB L., BOUCHAMI A., BOUDRISSA A., FAYE B., AIT-OUDHIA K., 2023. Prevalence of mastitis in Algerian dromedary camels and antimicrobial resistance of the causative Staphylococci. Mjekarstvo-Journal for dairy production and processing improvement, 73(4), 271-280, https://doi.org/10.15567/mljekarstvo.2023.0406
• LAAMECHE F., CHEHMA A., MASTORI H., GUERRIDA F., TOBCHI M., FAYE B., 2024. Nutritional factors affecting camel (Camelus dromedarius) milk composition. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 56:108, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-024-03940-0
• LEMEUR C., PADALINO B., FAYE B., 2024. Camel handling and training.In: “Dromedary camel behaviour and welfare- Camel friendly management practice”, Barbara Padalino & Bernard Faye (Eds), Animal Welfare 24, Chap. 8., 169-188, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48600-5_8
• Faye, Bernard & Konuspayeva, Gaukhar. (2024). Camel milk composition and future market potential. CABI Reviews. 10.1079/cabireviews.2024.0021.
• Senoussi, Hakim & Brahimi, Zakaria & Kadri, Soumayya & Faye, Bernard. (2024). The dromedary in Algeria: An evolution at times of multifunctionality. International Journal of Veterinary Science and Research. 10. 009-015. 10.17352/ijvsr.000144.
• Laameche, Foudil & Chehma, Abdelmadjid & Mastori, Hana & Guerrida, Fatma & Tobchi, Mebarka & Faye, Bernard. (2024). Nutritional factors affecting camel (Camelus dromedarius) milk composition. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 56. 10.1007/s11250-024-03940-0.
• Faye Bernard and Gahlot Tarun Kumar (2024). CAMELOLOGY: DEFINITIONS, HISTORY AND SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES. Journal of Camel Practice and Research. Vol 31 No 2, p 119-130.
• DOI : 10.5958/2277-8934.2024.00031.X
• Faye, Bernard & Konuspayeva, Gaukhar & Nari, Amira & Koç, Atakan & Díaz-Medina, Elena. (2025). THE CAMEL MILK SECTOR IN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN. Journal of Camel Practice and Research. 32. 1-8. 10.5958/2277-8934.2025.00001.8.
• Koç, Atakan & Bulca, Selda & Cagli, Alkan & Beyzi, Selma & Faye, Bernard & Konuspayeva, Gaukhar & Cinar, Mehmet. (2025). Effect of Changes in Farm Management on the Yield and Constituents, Microbiological Quality, Somatic Cell Count and Fatty Acid Profile of the Camel Milk. Veterinary Medicine and Science. 11. 10.1002/vms3.70158.
• Chikha, Maria & Faye, Bernard. (2025). Camel milk: White gold and its contribution to the sustainable development goals—A review. Outlook on Agriculture. 54. 10.1177/00307270251315472.
• Ait El Alia, Omar & Zine-Eddine, Yassine & Chaji, Salah & Boukrouh, Soumaya & Boutoial, Khalid & Faye, Bernard. (2025). Global Camel Milk Industry: A Comprehensive Overview of Production, Consumption Trends, Market Evolution, and Value Chain Efficiency. Small Ruminant Research. 243. 107441. 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2025.107441.