Summaries of the presentations and the discussion sessions that followed are presented here:
     
  Session 1: Current Issues for Rabbit Control
     
  Peter Allen, Pest Animal Control CRC
    Current Issues in Rabbit Control
     
  Jonathan Tischler, Banongill Station VIC
    Rabbit Control Issues for Farmers
     
  Linton Staples, Animal Control Technologies
    Industry Perspective on Rabbits - What are the Main Problems?
     
  Chris Holden, Dept. of Environment & Heritage SA
    Rabbit Management for Conservation in the Flinders Ranges, SA
     
  Leigh Dennis, Dept. of Natural Resources & Environment, VIC
    Formulating State Policy
     
    Session Summary
     
     
  Session 2: The Next 50 Years: Research Possibilities
     
  Tony Peacock, Pest Animal Control CRC
    The Next 50 Years: Research Possibilities
     
  Brian Cooke, CSIRO SE & Pest Animal Control CRC
    A National Strategy for Rabbit Control
     
  Peter Kerr, CSIRO SE & Pest Animal Control CRC
    Myxoma Virus and Rabbits
     
  Michael Holland, CSIRO SE & Pest Animal Control CRC
    Rabbit Stat-V: Progress Towards a Disseminating Viral Vectored Immunocontraceptive Vaccine for Rabbits
     
    Session Summary
     
     
  Session 3: The Next 50 Years: Reality and Restraints
     
  David Thompson, Centre for Agriculture & Regional Economics
    The Economics of Rabbit Control
     
  Craig Cormick, Biotechnology Australia
    Community Attitudes Towards Risk and New Technologies
     
  Glenys Oogjes, Animals Australia (ANZFAS)
    Animal Welfare - Integral to Research or an Afterthought?
     
  Peter McInnes, RIRDC
    Farmed Rabbit - the Industry and Research
     
    Session Summary
     
     
  Session 4: Perspectives and Reflections
     
    Session Summary
     
     
 

For information about a national plan to control pest rabbits, please see the 1999 Threat Abatement Plan for Competition and Land Degradation by Feral Rabbits or hard copy conference proceedings from the Australian Rabbit Control Conference Adelaide April 1993 (ISBN 0 7308 2141 2) edited by Brian Cooke.