Abu Dhabi animal auctions next month

Abu Dhabi: Animal auctions will be held in Abu Dhabi from October 8 to 10.

The event will have new special events, said an organiser of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX).

These events include are falcon, horse, and camel auctions. said Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Exhibition Manager and member of the Organising Committee.

The falcon auction will include Biyour, 7/8, Gyr Shaheen, 3/4, Barbari and 50/50 birds.

Each exhibitor is allowed to participate with four falcons on condition that he provides full information on the falcon in terms of the colour, size, and weight; a certificate; a two minute film on its skills.

The fourth horse auction is expected to feature mostly Arabian horses.

The fourth auction for pedigree camels will feature about 80 of the UAE's best camels, donated by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Shaikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Research

The funds generated from the auction will go to subsidise camel research.

The camels are bred in cooperation with the Veterinary Research Centre in Swihan.

Previous auctions have registered high sales, with some camels (from the centre in Swihan) selling for more than Dh2.5 million (about $700,000).

Camels give birth to one newborn every two years, but thanks to the embryo implantation procedure available at the centre, one camel can give birth to at least five newborns a year.