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Camels
being offered for sale need to be described or
categorized into a standard system so that the
purchaser has an accurate picture of the animals. A
descriptive language has proved to be of great
benefit to the development of other animal
industries in Australia. There is no existing
system that formally describes the live camel.
This system is based on six criteria:
Age
Sex and Pregnancy Status
Weight
Body Confirmation and Breed
Body Condition
Colour
Each
criteria must be used when describing an individual
or a group of camels e.g.
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an 8 year old light framed white riding bull
camel, with an estimated weight of 500 kg, not
in rut, with a hump score of 3.
or
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a group of 15 heavy framed, generally sandy
coloured, long legged adult female camels, of
undetermined pregnancy status with a hump score
range of 2 - 4. Combined weight at saleyard
scales of 6780 kg.
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