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ForewordPrefaceThis book is unique.This publication was developed by Ruralupon by the wide range of stakeholdersIt brings together for the first time bestpractice national guidelines relevant to feralcamel management into a well illustratedpublication.Trudy Sharp and I prepared the originaltext for the Model Code of Practice andaccompanying Standard OperatingProcedures to meet community expectationsregarding animal welfare and pest animalcontrol.The preparation and compilation ofdrawings, diagrams and photographs is auseful addition to further convey and makereadily accessible information in the text topeople unfamiliar with technical jargon or forwhom English may be a second languagebut for whom knowledge of the informationin these important documents is essential.As well as being an illustrated reference ofCode of Practice and Standard OperatingProcedures, the use of illustrations will enablethis book to be an excellent resource foreducation, community engagement andskills development around best practiceferal camel handling.I commend Rural Solutions SA, in particularMel Feldmuller for her vision and skills to bringthis book together. George Aldridge, theartist, has brought life and humour (whereappropriate) to the text thereby ensuringgreater audience engagement with thebook and its subject matter. I also commendthe South Australian State Feral CamelManagement Project and the Australian FeralCamel Management Project (supportedunder the Australian Government’s Caringfor our Country initiative) for supporting andfunding the production of this work.Solutions SA on behalf of South Australia’sState Feral Camel Management Project tomeet anticipated needs of key stakeholdersin the rangelands of Australia where feralcamels are found.The intent of this publication is to ensure thetechnical information presented in the “Modelcode of practice for the humane controlof feral camels” and the accompanyingStandard Operating Procedures for groundshooting and mustering of feral camels, and,the “Australian standards and guidelines forthe land transport of livestock” (specificallycamels), are readily understood and acteddealing with the feral camel issue.Photographs, illustrations, annotateddiagrams and captions have been added tocompliment the text and make the contentmore accessible to the target audience.An introduction has been added whichdescribes camel handling hazards, bodycondition scoring, and ways to identifybody condition of camels, camel bulls inrut and camel cows in late pregnancy. Thisinformation is provided as body condition,rutting bulls and cows in late pregnancy arereferred to in the sections that follow.the relevant Australian Standard, ModelGlen SaundersResearch LeaderNSW DPI and Invasive Animals CRC6
AcknowledgementsWe are grateful for the feedback received during thepreparation of this publication.This publication would not have been possible without thesuport and funding from both the South Australian StateFeral Camel Management Project and the AustralianFeral Camel Management Project (supported under theAustralian Government’s Caring for our Country initiative).Every effort has been made to to obtain permission foruse and to accurately reference all text and images.Information in the Introduction is adapted from texts byManefield and Tinson (2000), Dioli, M (1992), Grill, P.J.(1988) and from personal communication with Phil Gee ofRural Solutions SA, and Dr. O.J. (Taffy) Williams, veterinarysurgeon with 20 years experience working with camels.Text in other sections is taken verbatim from:• Sharp, T. & Saunders, G. (2012). Model code ofpractice for the humane control of feral camels,April 2012. New South Wales Department of PrimaryIndustries, Orange. http://www.feral.org.au/animalwelfare/• Sharp, T. & Saunders, G. (2012). Standard operatingprocedure for the ground shooting of feral camels(CAM001), April 2012. New South Wales Departmentof Primary Industries, Orange. http://www.feral.org.au/animal-welfare/• Sharp, T. & Saunders, G. (2012). Standard operatingprocedure for the aerial shooting of feral camels(CAM002), April 2012. New South Wales Departmentof Primary Industries, Orange. http://www.feral.org.au/animal-welfare/• Sharp, T. & Saunders, G. (2012). Standard operatingprocedure for the mustering of feral camels(CAM003), April 2012. New South Wales Departmentof Primary Industries, Orange. http://www.feral.org.au/animal-welfare/• Animal Health Australia (AHA) (2012). AustralianStandards and Guidelines for the Welfare of Animals— Land Transport of Livestock. Version 1.1. AHA,Canberra. http://www.animalwelfarestandards.net.au/land-transport/Illustrations are by George Aldridge, with technicaldirection and input by Rural Solutions SA camel projectstaff (Mel Feldmuller, John Pitt, Phil Gee, Leah Feuerherdt,Paul O’Leary and Annmarie Mabarrack).Photographs are from:• Grenville Turner;• Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa;• Broome Camel Safaris;• Australian Desert Expeditions;• Peter Watkins;• SA Dept of Environment and Natural Resources;• Central Australian Camel Industry Association Inc.;• South Australian Museum.The camel density map on page 28 is from:• Edwards GP, Zeng B, Saalfeld WK, Vaarzon-MorelP, McGregor, MJ. (2008) Managing the impactsof feral camels in Australia: a new way of doingbusiness. DKCRC Research Report. 47. http://www.desertknowledecrc.com.au/publications7We would like to thank the many people who have helped put this book together.
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Page 47 and 48: Feral Camel Control TechniquesHuman
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