Base station Satellite Stations (7)

Total Size under MNC management: 28 766 Ha

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LOCATIONS

Animal Management Department:•Overall management of the entire mammal and bird collection.•7 satellite stations covering almost 30 000Ha•All husbandry related issues and movement of birds and animals.

MNC Support Services

Agriculture Department:•Planting and maintenance of trees and grasses for aesthetic value as well as food sources for animals.

Game Capture:•Fully equipped Game capture team.•Used for chemical, passive and mass capture when needed

Bio-security Department:•Fully equipped Bio-security Dept•Daily spraying and disinfecting of camps, people and vehicles•Control measures during disease outbreaks

Veterinary Department:•Fully equipped Veterinary Department.•Vaccinations against all prevalent diseases annually.•Treatment, surgery, monitoring of all species.•Blood collection for disease screening.

Diagnostic Department:•Fully equipped Diagnostic Department.•Vaccinations against all prevalent diseases annually.•Treatment, surgery, monitoring of all species.•Blood collection for disease screening and antibody detection.•PM findings on any mortalities

Research Department:•Equipped research Department.•Genetic Analysis of samples to produce a matrix to prevent inbreeding.•Hormone analysis.•Artificial insemination.•Embryo transfer.•Other related research needs.•Bird sexing

Nutrition Department:•Formulation of animal diets•Ordering of good quality feed

Bongo Population at the MNC

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Bongo Enclosure7 hectares

Jebel Hafeet Campus

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Summary of the Bongo population

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Current Bongo Population: 8(5.3)

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Mortality

Date of Death Sex Age Cause of mortality        21/1/2013 M Calf Euthanised –Congenital anomalies      

17/1/2013 F CalfHand reared, Milk indigestion (change in keeper)      

3/11/2012 M A Old male -Suppurative pneumonia    17/12/2012 M Calf pneumonia, milk indigestion      24/12/2012 F A Ruminal acidosis, clostridiosis, mastitis    13/7/2010 F Calf Hypovalemic shock         12/7/2010 F A Capture Myopathy after vaccination    26/3/2010 M A Old male with hip problem, Capture myopathy  27/11/2009 F A old female arrived 7 days before death, Colloid goiter

Treatment of the old male that died of Suppurative pneumonia in 2012

All Bongo are vaccinated once a year forClostridium and FMD.

All the bongo were procured from the same supplier.