Camelid Community 2008 Presentations and Discussions Camelid Community www.icinfo.org The overall summary of the latest Camelid Community gathering can be found on the web site for the International Camelid Institute, along with all organization and research reports submitted for presentation to Camelid Community. The registration form and details on Camelid Community 2009 (July 31-Aug. 2, 2009) will be posted to this site in spring 2009.
Camelid CareCamelid Standards of Care www.camelidcare.info This site contains the Minimum Standards of Care and the Recommended Practices documents developed by the Standards of Care Working Group and released in 2005. There is also a Power Point presentation covering the main points of both documents available for downloading from this site. A second Power Point presentation on biosecurity also is available. Please be sure your camelid organization’s web site has a link to this URL.
International Camelid Institute www.icinfo.org This is the definitive site for camelid owners with concerns regarding all aspects of camelid ownership. Questions submitted online are routed to the appropriate consultants and answers returned within 24 hours. Though not to be used for emergencies, owners may submit inquiries to veterinarians with specialties in the areas of surgery, medicine, nutrition, training/behavior and reproduction. There is an online library for research on camelid matters. The site has been redesigned with several new features. There is a “Vets Only” discussion forum that allows veterinarians to discuss any topic related to camelids out of the public eye. There is also a new search engine installed that is capable of searching 1,000 pages on the web site as well as any of the links on the web site.
National Lama Intervention & Rescue Coordination Council www.icinfo.org
A description of the IRC Council and its work in camelid welfare is available on this site for the International Camelid Institute, along with the names and contact information for the council’s seven regional coordinators who have access to a list of 150 groups and individuals across the country willing to provide help in rescue and re-homing situations.
U.S. Animal Health Association http://www.usaha.org The United States Animal Health Association (USAHA), the nation’s animal health forum for over a century, is a science-based, non-profit, voluntary organization. Its 1,400 members are state and federal animal health officials, national allied organizations, regional representatives and individual members. USAHA works with state and federal governments, universities, veterinarians, livestock producers, national livestock and poultry organizations, research scientists, the extension service and seven foreign countries to control livestock diseases in the U. S. USAHA represents all 50 states, seven foreign countries and 18 allied groups serving health, technical and consumer markets. AOBA and the ILR each have a representative on the USAHA Board of Directors as part of the Allied Organizations.
Morris Animal Foundation http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/ Llama/Alpaca page: USDA’s NAIS home page http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/ This site also contains links to all the individual state ID web sites: National Conference of State Legislatures To find out the status of any pending or existing legislation in your state that pertains to ID, see:
Camelid ID Working Group This site contains all documents released by the CWG, initial survey results and many links to other animal ID resources.
Camelid Organizations Participating in Camelid Community 2008
Camelid Community 2008