The aim of this study was to give some insights into the prevalence, serovars, phage types and antibiotic resistances of Salmonella from animal origin in the United Arab Emirates. Data on diagnostic samples from animals (n= 20871) examined for Salmonella between 1996 and 2009 were extracted from the databases of the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Dubai and from typed strains (n= 1052) from the Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch in Germany and analysed for general and animal specific trends. Salmonella were isolated from 1928 (9%) of the 20871 samples examined. Among the 1052 typed strains, most were from camels (n= 232), falcons (n= 166), bustards (n= 101) antelopes (n= 66) and horses (n= 63). The predominant serovars were S. Typhimurium (25%), S. Kentucky (8%), followed by S. Frintrop (7%) and S. Hindmarsh (5%). When analysed by animal species the most frequent serovars in camels were S. Frintrop (28%) and S. Hinmarsh (21%), in falcons S. Typhimurium (32%), in bustards S. Kentucky (19%), in antelopes S. Typhimurium (9%) 2 and in horses S. Typhimurium (17%) and S. Kentucky (16%). Resistance of all typed Salmonella strains (n= 1052) was most often seen to tetracycline (23%), streptomycin (22%), nalidixic acid (18%) and ampicillin (15%). These data show trends in the epidemiology of Salmonella in different animal species which can be used as a base for future prevention, control and therapy strategies.