This page includes information and links to documents which vets may find useful to pass on to owners of camelids.

Claire Whitehead of the Royal Veterinary College has prepared a paper on biosecurity for members to help camelid owners develop good, healthy practices.

Foot and mouth disease - click here for a copy of the statement issued by Bob Broadbent, BVCS president, as guidance to camelid owners

Click here for 2001 document concerning SEU inspection from the DVM. IMPORTANT NOTE - this document has not been updated since that time, and details of the policy may have changed. Check with your DVO for the latest information

There is outline agreement with Defra that, should foot and mouth disease ever break out again, camelid units can be regarded as isolation centres provided they meet suitable conditions and have been inspected by the local DVM. Download a draft letter for owners to send to their DVM for inspection

Defra has announced that, with effect from 1 October 2007, guanacoes and vicunae have been removed from the list of animals requiring a Dangerous Wild Animal Licence. A copy of the order can be found at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/20072465.htm. Further information on the background to the revision of the schedule can be found at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/em2007/uksiem_20072465_en.pdf