It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the animal meets the importing country requirements.  Additional information to assist exporters with how to prepare reproductive material for export is available on the Department's website.

An import permit is required and is obtainable from the Republic of Guatemala Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food.

Note

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food
Directorate of Animal Health
7 Avenida. 12-90 zone 13
Republic of Guatemala

Telephone

+502 2413 7000 (extension 7488)

As the importing country requirements specified in the guidelines may change without advice to the Department you should check the importing country's documentation carefully at the time of preparation for export.

Note

Where an importing country issues an import permit, the exporter must ensure the animal meets any requirements in the permit.

Health certificate

I, Dr _______________________________, a duly authorised government veterinary officer, hereby certify that:

yo, el abajo,firmante, certifico que:

1. Australia is free of bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis
   Australia está libre de tuberculosis bovina y brucelosis bovina
   
   
2. The artificial insemination (AI) center from which the semen covered under this certificate originates, is under the direct supervision of an Australia Government approved veterinarian.
   El centro de inseminación artificial(IA) de donde se obtuvo el semen amparado por este certificado está bajo la supervisión directa de un veterinario aprobada por el Gobierno de Australia.
   
   
3. The artificial insemination (AI) centre complies with the standards set out in the Code Chapter on bovine semen in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
   El centro de inseminación artificial (IA) cumple con las normas estipuladas en el capítulo del código sobre semen bovino en el Código Sanitario para los Animales Terrestres OIE.
   
   
4. The Australian Government certifies that the inspection and approval of donor bulls and semen collection centers is performed.
   El gobierno de Australia certifica que se realiza la inspección y aprobación de los toros donantes y de los centros de colección de semen.
   
   
5. At the time of semen collection, the donor bulls were free from clinical signs of infectious and parasitic diseases, including infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), tuberculosis, paratuberculosis, enzootic bovine leukosis, brucellosis, vibriosis, trichomoniasis, leptospirosis, bluetongue and bovine viral diarrhea (BVD).
   Cuando se realizó la recolección del semen, los toros donantes estaban libres de signos clínicos de enfermedades parasitarias e infecciosas, incluyendo rinotraqueitis bovina infecciosa (IBR), tuberculosis, paratuberculosis, leucosis bovina enzoótica, brucelosis, vibriosis, tricomoniasis, leptospirosis, lengua azul y diarrea viral bovina.
   
   
6. The donor bulls were tested prior to entry on to the semen collection centre (during pre-entry isolation) for bovine brucellosis, bovine viral diarrhea, bovine genital campylobacteriosis, trichomoniasis, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/ infectious pustular vulvovaginitis (IBR/ IPV) and bluetongue and in accordance with the protocol laid down in the OIE Code Chapter on bovine semen.
   Los toros donadores fueron sometidos a pruebas antes de su entrada en el Centro de Recolección de Semen (es decir, antes de entrar en la estación de cuarentena y durante la cuarentena) para brucelosis bovina, diarrea viral bovina, campilobacteriosis genital bovina, tricomoniasis, rinotraqueítis infecciosa bovina/ vulvovaginitis pustular infecciosa (IBR-IPV), y lengua azul de acuerdo al protocolo establecido en Capítulo al Código OIE sobre semen bovino y se encontraron libres de estas enfermedades.
   
   
7. Additional Testing Requirements:
   Requisitos de las pruebas adicionales:
   
   
1. Leptospirosis:  Microtiter agglutination test negative at 1:100 dilution for Leptospira canicola, L. grippotyphosa, L. hardjo, L. icterohaemorrhagiae, and L. pomona, or stabilized titer less than 1/400.
   Leptospirosis: Prueba de microaglutinación negativo a la dilución 1:100, para Leptospira canicola, L. grippotyphosa, L. hardjo, L. icterohaemorrhagiae, y L. pomona, o título estabilizado menor de 1:400.
   

   Note

   The leptospirosis test is not required if the bulls were vaccinated for serovars L. canicola, grippotyphosa, haemorragica, hardjo, and icterohaemorragiae. Vaccination certification must be attached.

   Nota

   No se requiere la prueba de leptospirosis si los animales fueron vacunados contra la leptospirosis con cepas L. canicola, grippotyphosa, haemorragica, hardjo, icterohaemorragiae y pomona, pero debe acompañarse la certificación correspondiente.

2. Enzootic bovine leukosis: ELISA or PCR. A negative PCR test overrides a positive ELISA test result.
   Leucosis bovina enzoótica: ELISA o PCR. El resultado negativo a PCR anula el resultado positivo a ELISA.
   
   
8. Number of tag or other security system fitted by official inspector at the port consignment:
   Número de marchamo (fleje) u otro sistema de seguridad colocado por el inspector oficial en el puerto de embarque:

Attachment to health certificate

ATTACHMENT TO ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR EXPORT OF BOVINE SEMEN FROM AUSTRALIA TO GUATEMALA

Attachment to health certificate / Anexo al certificado sanitario

Centre veterinarian declaration

A declaration by the Artificial Insemination Centre (AIC) veterinarian is required for assessment of this export.

This template (DOCX 40 KB | PDF 260 KB) provides the format for the Centre veterinarian declaration (CVD) for the export of cattle semen to the Republic of Guatemala

Based on a protocol agreed in August 2016 and agreed health conditions.

Entry last reviewed 13 October 2021.