Hand-raising a dik-dik antelope

08mei2005
Source: Der Zoologische Garten
We report the hand-raising of a Phillip's dik-dik at Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation, Qatar.
It was decided to hand-raise a series of dik-diks in order to start a breeding group that can be managed in close contact. The first animal was raised on a mixture of goat milk, water, lamb milk replacer and freeze-dried bovine colostrums, and weaned after 90 days. The technique described here has since been used in two more animals with good success
Der Zoologische Garten