Model health certificate for semen dispatched from an approved semen collection centre of origin of the semen GBHC820 v1.0 Aug-23
Part I. Details of dispatched consignment GERMINAL
I.1 Consignor Name: Address: Tel:	I.2 Certificate reference no.	I.3. Central competent authority Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
RME-00
I.2.a Not in use	I.4. Local competent authority Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
I.5. Consignee	I.6 Person responsible for the load in Great Britain Name: Address: Tel:
Name: Address: Tel:
I.7. Country of origin	ISO code	I.8. Region of Origin	Code	I.9. Country of destination	ISO Code	I.10. Region of destination	Code
Australia	AU	Victoria	VIC	UNITED KINGDOM	GB
I.11 Place of origin	I.12. Place of destination
Name: Approval number: Address: Name: Approval number: Address: Name: Approval number: Address:	Name: Address:
I.13. Place of loading XXXXXX, AUSTRALIA	I.14. Date of departure: DD/MM/YYYY
I.15. Means of transport	I.16. Entry BCP [Border Control Post]
Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon Road vehicle Other Identification: FLIGHT NUMBERS: XXXXXX Documentation references: MAWB: XXXXXX
I.17. Not in use
I.18 Description of commodity Frozen ovine / caprine semen
I.19 Commodity code (HS code) 05 11 99 85	I.21 Not in use	I.23 Seal / Container No. XXXXXX / XXXXXXXXX
I.20 Quantity # STRAWS	I.22 Number of packages # CRYOGENIC TANK	I.24 Not in use
I.25 Commodity certified for: Artificial reproduction
I.26  For transit through Great Britain to third country Third country: ISO Code:	I.27 For import or admission into Great Britain
I.28 Identification of the commodities
Species (Scientific name)	Breed	Donor identity	Date of collection	Approval number of the centre	Quantity
Refer to Attachment 1
Part II. Certification

I, the undersigned centre veterinarian, hereby declare that:

AH/T134A Territory requirements (freedom from disease)

the exporting country AUSTRALIA (name of exporting country)

(a) has been free from rinderpest, peste des petits ruminants, sheep and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and Rift Valley fever during the 12 months immediately prior to collection of the semen to be exported and until its date of dispatch to Great Britain and no vaccination against these diseases took place during that period;

(b) has been free from foot-and-mouth disease during the 12 months immediately prior to collection of the semen to be exported and until its date of dispatch to Great Britain and no vaccination against this disease took place during that period;

AH/E351D Establishment requirement (Collection centre)

the semen collection centre described in box I.11 and at which the semen to be exported was collected and stored:

(a) meets the GB requirements for the approval of semen collection;

(b) is operated and supervised in accordance with the GB requirements applicable to semen collection centres and storage centres.

AH/E423 Establishment requirements

the semen to be exported:

(a) was collected after the date on which the semen collection centre was approved by the competent authority of the exporting country;

(b) was collected, processed, preserved, stored and transported in accordance with the GB requirements applicable to semen;

(c) was sent to the place of loading in a sealed container in accordance with the GB requirements for semen to be subject to trade and bearing the number indicated in Box I.23.

AH/A724 Animal requirements

the semen to be exported was obtained from donor (*)[rams] (*)[bucks] which:

(a) were admitted to the approved semen collection centre with the express permission of the centre veterinarian.

(b) show no clinical signs of disease on the day of admission to the approved semen collection centre and on the day the semen was collected;

(*) EITHER [(c) have not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease during the 12 months prior to collection of the semen;]

(*) OR [(d) have been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease at least 30 days prior to the collection, and 5% (with a minimum of five straws) of each collection have been submitted to a virus isolation test for foot-and-mouth disease with negative results;]

(e) have been kept at an approved semen collection centre for a continuous period of at least 30 days immediately prior to collection of the semen, in the case of collections of fresh semen;

(f) have not served naturally after their entry to the quarantine accommodation described in AH/A802 point (e) and up to and including the day of semen collection;

(g) have been kept at an approved semen collection centre:

(i) which have been free from foot-and-mouth disease for at least three months prior to collection of the semen and 30 days after collection or, in the case of fresh semen, until the date of dispatch, and which are situated in the centre of an area of 10 kilometres radius in which there has been no case of foot-and-mouth disease for at least 30 days prior to collection of the semen;

(ii) which have been free, during the period commencing 30 days prior to collection and ending 30 days after collection of the semen or, in the case of fresh semen, until the date of dispatch, from brucellosis, contagious epididymitis, anthrax and rabies;

(*) EITHER [(h) have remained in the exporting country for at least the past six months prior to collection of the semen to be exported;]

(*) OR [(i) during the last six months prior to collection of the semen they complied with the animal health conditions applying to donors of the semen which is intended for export to Great Britain and they have been imported into the exporting country at least 30 days prior to collection of the semen from …………………………… ;]

(j) met GB requirements for Bluetongue as set out in Notes for Completion:

(*) EITHER [i]

(*) OR [ii]

(*) OR [iii]

(*) OR [iv]

(*) OR [v]

(k) Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease

(*) EITHER [(i) were resident in the exporting country which according to official findings is free from epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD);]

(*) OR [(ii) were resident in the exporting country in which according to official findings the following serotypes of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) exist: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 and were subjected with negative results in each case to a test as set out in the Notes for Completion:

(*) EITHER [1]

(*) OR [2]

(*) OR [3]]

(l) have been kept continuously since birth in a country where the GB scrapie requirements are fulfilled:

(*) EITHER [(i) have been kept continuously for a period of the last three years preceding the date of the collection of the semen to be exported in a holding or holdings which has/have fulfilled during that period the GB requirements;]

(*) OR [(ii) are ovine animals of ARR/ARR prion protein genotype.]

AH/A802 Animal requirements

The (*) [ovine] (*) [caprine] animals standing at the semen collection centre:

prior to their stay in the quarantine accommodation described in AH/A802

(*) EITHER [(i) originate from the territory described in Box I.8, which has been recognised as officially brucellosis-free;] (*) OR [(ii) have belonged to a holding which has obtained and maintained its officially brucellosis– free status in

accordance with GB requirements;]

(*) OR [(iii) originate from a holding, where in respect of brucellosis all susceptible animals have been free from clinical or any signs of this disease for the last 12 months, none of the ovine and caprine animals have been vaccinated against this disease, save those vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine more than two years ago, and all ovine and caprine animals over six months of age have been subjected to at least two tests, carried out with negative results on samples taken on ………………… (date) and on …………………… (date) at least six months apart, the latter being within 30 days before entry into the quarantine accommodation,]

and have not been kept previously in a holding of a lower status;

have been kept continuously for at least 60 days on a holding where no case of contagious epididymitis has been diagnosed in the last 12 months,

(*) AND [they are animals of the ovine species and have undergone during the 60 days prior to their stay in the quarantine accommodation described in AH/A802 point (e) a complement fixation test, or any other test with an equivalent documented sensitivity and specificity, to detect contagious epididymitis with result of less than 50 ICFTU/ml;]

to the best of my knowledge do not come from holdings and have not been in contact with animals of a holding, in which, based on the official notification system and according to the written declaration made by the owner, any of the following diseases has been clinically detected within the periods referred to in points (i) to (iv) prior to their stay in the quarantine accommodation described in AH/A802 point (e).

(i) contagious agalactia of sheep or goats, within the last six months,

(ii) paratuberculosis and caseous lymphadenitis, within the last 12 months,

(iii) pulmonary adenomatosis, within the last three years;

(iv) Maedi Visna for sheep or caprine viral arthritis/encephalitis for goats:

(*) EITHER [(1) within the last three years;]

(*) OR [(2) within the last 12 months, and all the infected animals were slaughtered and remaining animals subsequently reacted negatively to two tests carried out at least six months apart;]

have undergone the following tests carried out on a blood sample collected within the 28 days preceding the commencement of the period of quarantine specified in AH/A802 point (e) for:

(i) brucellosis, with negative results in each case in accordance with GB requirements;

(ii) contagious epididymitis, in the case of sheep only, with negative results in each case in accordance with GB requirements;

(iii) border disease in accordance with GB requirements;

have satisfied the quarantine isolation period of at least 28 days in a quarantine accommodation specifically approved for the purpose by the competent authority and during that period:

(i) only animals of at least the same health status were present in the quarantine accommodation;

(ii) the animals have undergone the following tests, carried out by the laboratory approved by the competent authority of the exporting country on samples taken not earlier than 21 days after the animals were admitted to the quarantine accommodation, for:

(1) brucellosis, with negative results in each case in accordance with GB requirements;

(2) contagious epididymitis, in the case of sheep only, with negative results in each case in accordance with GB requirements;

(3) border disease in accordance with GB requirements;

(f) have undergone at least once a year the routine tests for:

(i) brucellosis, with negative results in each case in accordance with GB requirements;

(ii) contagious epididymitis, in the case of sheep only, with negative results in each case in accordance with GB requirements;

(iii) border disease in accordance with GB requirements.

AH/P463 Product requirements

(*) EITHER (a) [No antibiotics were added to the semen.]

(*) OR (b) [The following antibiotic or combination of antibiotics was added to produce a concentration in the final diluted semen of not less than: ………………………………… …………………………………………………………………]

(*) Keep as appropriate.

Centre Veterinarian
By signing this certificate, I certify that the requirements laid out above and in the accompanying notes for completion have been met.
Name (in capital letters):	Qualification and title:
Date:
Stamp:	Signature: (PDF only)

ATTACHMENT 1

I.28 Identification of the commodities
Species (Scientific name)	Breed	Donor identity	Date of collection	Approval number of the centre	Quantity

Part III. Notes for completion

These notes for completion must be read and understood by the certifying officer before signing the certificate. Notes are set out in sections that correspond to the sections in the certificate. By signing this certificate, certifiers are verifying that the consignment meets the requirements set out in the certificate and any relevant corresponding notes for completion.

These notes do not need to be printed as part of a paper certificate that accompanies the consignment or in any electronic copy of the certificate.

References to European Union legislation within this certificate are references to direct EU legislation which has been retained in Great Britain (retained EU law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) and can be viewed on the UK legislation website (legislation.gov.uk).

References to Great Britain in this certificate include Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

References to GB requirements refer to the requirement(s) of Great Britain as set out in the accompanying notes for completion.

Part I

Box reference I.6: Person responsible for the load in Great Britain: this box is to be filled in only if it is a certificate for transit commodity.

Box reference I.11: Place of origin shall correspond to the approved semen collection centre in which the semen was collected and listed in accordance with Article 17(3)(b)of Directive 92/65/EEC.

Box reference I.22: Number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers.

Box reference I.23: Identification of container and seal number shall be indicated.

Box reference I.26: Fill in according to whether it is a transit or an import certificate.

Box reference I.27: Fill in according to whether it is a transit or an import certificate.

Box reference I.28: Species: Select amongst ‘Ovis aries’ or ‘Capra hircus’ as appropriate.

Donor identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.

Date of collection shall be indicated in the following format: dd.mm.yyyy.

Approval number of the centre shall correspond to the approval number of the semen collection centre indicated in Box I.11

Part II

Animal Health

AH/T133A Territory requirements (freedom from disease)

Only third countries as set out in a document relating to ‘ovine and caprine semen’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2010/472. (†)

AH/E351D Establishment requirement (Collection centre)

Point (a) – GB requirements are laid down in Chapter I(I)(1) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

Point (b) – GB requirements are laid down in Chapter I(II)(1) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

AH/E423 Establishment requirements

Point (b) – GB requirements are laid down in Chapter III(I) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

Point (c) – GB requirements are laid down in point 1.4 of Chapter III(I) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

AH/A724 Animal requirements

Brucellosis refers to B. melitensis.

Contagious epididymitis refers to Brucella ovis.

Point (i) - Only third countries as set out in a document relating to ‘ovine and caprine semen’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2010/472. (†)

Point (j) GB Bluetongue requirements:

Tests for bluetongue must be in accordance with the WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.

Tests are outlined below:

EITHER [(i) were kept in a bluetongue virus-free country or zone for at least 60 days prior to, and during, collection of the semen;]

OR [(ii) were kept during a bluetongue virus seasonally free zone for at least 60 days prior to, and during, collection of the semen;]

OR [(iii) were kept in a vector protected establishment for at least 60 days prior to, and during collection of the semen;]

OR [(iv) were subjected to a serological test for the detection of antibody to the bluetongue virus group, carried out in accordance with the WOAH Manual, with negative results, on blood samples taken at least every 60 days throughout the collection period and between 21 and 60 days after the final collection for this consignment of semen;]

OR [(v) were subjected to an agent identification test for bluetongue virus, carried out in accordance with the WOAH Manual, with negative results on blood samples taken at commencement and final collection for this consignment of semen and at least every 7 days (virus isolation test) or at least every 28 days (PCR test) during collection for this consignment of semen;]

Point (k)(ii) Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease

See remarks for exporting country as set out in a document relating to ‘ovine and caprine semen’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Decision 2010/472. (†)

Standards for EHD virus diagnostic tests are described in the WOAH Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.

Tests are outlined below:

EITHER [(1) a serological test for the detection of antibody to the EHDV group carried out in an approved laboratory on samples of blood taken on two occasions not more than 12 months apart prior to and not less than 21 days after the final collection for this consignment of semen.]]

OR [(2) a serological test for the detection of antibody to the EHDV group, carried out in an approved laboratory on samples of blood taken at intervals of not more than 60 days throughout the collection period and between 21 and 60 days after the final collection for this consignment of semen.]]

OR [(3) an agent identification test carried out in an approved laboratory on samples of blood taken at commencement and conclusion of, and at least every 7 days (virus isolation test) or at least every 28 days (PCR test) during collection for this consignment of semen.]

Point (l) - GB scrapie requirements refers to:

classical scrapie is compulsorily notifiable;

an awareness, surveillance and monitoring system is in place;

ovine and caprine animals affected with classical scrapie are killed and completely destroyed;

the feeding to ovine and caprine animals of meat-and-bone meal, or greaves of ruminant origin, as defined in the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, has been banned and effectively enforced in the whole country for a period of at least the last seven years.

Point (l)(i) - GB requirements refers to the holding/s fulfilled during the 3 year period met the requirements set out in points 1.3(a) to (f) of Section A of Chapter A of Annex 8 to Regulation No 999/2001, except during the period when they were kept at a semen collection centre that complied during that period with the conditions set out in the four indents of point 1.3(c)(iv) of that

Section.

AH/A802 Animal requirements

Brucellosis refers to B. melitensis.

Contagious epididymitis refers to Brucella ovis.

Point (a)(i) Only for the territory appearing with the entry ‘V’ in column 6 of a document relating to ‘live ungulates’ published on gov.uk, in accordance with Regulation No 206/2010. (†)

Point (a)(ii) GB requirements are laid down in Directive 91/68.

Point (a)(iii) Tests shall be carried out in accordance with Annex C to Directive 91/68.

Point (c)(i) Contagious agalactia refers to Mycoplasma agalactiae, Mycoplasma capricolum, Mycoplasma mycoides var. mycoides “large colony”.

Points (d)(i), (e)(ii)(1) and (f)(i) - GB requirements refer to Annex C to Directive 91/68.

Points (d)(ii), (e)(ii)(2) and (f)(ii) – GB requirements refer to Annex D to Directive 91/68, or any other tests with an equivalent documented sensitivity and specificity.

Point (d)(iii) GB requirements refer to point 1.4(c) of Chapter II(II) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

Point (e)(ii)(3) GB requirements for Border disease testing refer to point 1.6 of Chapter II(II) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

Point (f)(iii) GB requirements refer to point 5(c) of Chapter II(II) of Annex D to Directive 92/65.

AH/P463 Product requirements

Point (b) Insert names and concentrations.

(†) The document(s) referred to above can be found at:

EU and EFTA countries approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain

(Available at: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/4698a65d-1a3b-42d1-981e-df869e04185b/eu-and-efta-countries-approved-to-export-animals-and-animal-products-to-great-britain)

Non-EU countries approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain

(Available at: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/b92627b0-dd7b-4e1d-ba36-e25424f55eeb/non-eu-countries-approved-to-export-animals-and-animal-products-to-great-britain)