It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the animal meets the importing country requirements.

Contact Macau Animal Health Control for information about the process required to import animals into Macau from Australia.

Email

ccgo@iam.gov.mo

Note

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

Health certification

As importing country requirements may change without advice to the Department you should check the import permit and/or the importing country website carefully at the time of preparation for export.

Health certificate

HEALTH CERTIFICATE
for export of horses to Macau from Australia

I. Animal Identification:

Name ________________________________________________________________

Description __________________________________________________________

Breed ________________________________________________________________

Sex ___________________________________________________________________

Colour ________________________________________________________________

Age ___________________________________________________________________

(identification silhouette and valid authorised equine passport, should be attached to the certificate)

II. Origin and Destination:

Place of origin _______________________________________________________

Name and address of exporter ______________________________________

Address of isolation premises _______________________________________

Place and address of destination premises__________________________

Name and address of consignee ____________________________________

III. Means of transport ___________________________________________Carrier_______________________________

Flight no_______________ Date of departure________________

IV. Health information

I, ____________________________________, an official Veterinary Officer authorised by the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) of the Australian Government certify that

1. For the 3 (three) months immediately prior to export date the horses were continuously resident in Australia.

2. The horse(s) have been examined today (clinical examination carried out within 24 hours of the horse leaving Australia) and found healthy and free from evidence of infectious or contagious disease and external parasites.

3. The horse(s) have been isolated from all other horses and continuously held in pre-export quarantine facilities, approved and supervised by AQIS at least for the last 21 (twenty one) days immediately preceding export.

4. The horse(s) were not vaccinated during the two weeks prior to the export date.

5. African horse sickness, dourine, glanders, eastern, western and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitides, Japanese-B encephalitis, equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomatitis, contagious equine metritis, equine viral arteritis, rabies and anthrax are compulsorily notifiable in Australia and vaccination against African horse sickness has not been practised in the last 12 (twelve) months.

6. The horse(s) come from a part of the territory or country in which the following diseases have not occurred for the following periods prior to the export:

• - African horse sickness - 2 (two) years
• - dourine - 1 (one) year
• - glanders - 2 (two) years
• - eastern, western and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitides - 2 (two) years
• - Vesicular stomatitis - 1 (one) year
• - Borna disease - 1 (one) year
• - surra - 1 (one) year

7. After due inquiry and as far as can be determined no case of epizootic lymphangitis, equine infectious anaemia, equine influenza, equine viral abortion due to EHV-1 (abortigenic and neurological strains), equine viral arteritis, equine piroplasmosis, horse pox, rabies, Lyme disease, Potomac fever, or any other equine diseases notifiable in Australia occurred in the holdings where horse(s) were continuously resident for the last three months, and vaccination against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has not been practised.

8. Within 21 days preceding export, blood samples were taken from the horse(s) and subjected to the following blood tests with negative results (unless otherwise stated) in each case:

1. a. For Equine Infectious Anaemia, a Coggins test (immunodiffusion test) or an ELISA test compliant with the OIE code on _____________ (insert date)
   
   
2. b. For Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA)
   
   
3. - two serum neutralization tests (SNT) performed on blood samples taken not less than 10 (ten) days apart and the second of which must have been taken within 10 (ten) days of export, either both sera with negative results at 1:4;
   
   OR
   
   - showing no significant rise in titre (no more than a twofold increase in titre)

9. The horse(s) are not known to have ever been covered or mated with another horse(s) known to have ever been infected with Taylorella equigenitalis and have not, during the last 2 (two) months, been resident on any premise in which contagious equine metritis has been confirmed in the previous 2 (two) years (*)

OR

During the 60 (sixty) days prior to export, the horse(s) were tested on three occasions for the Taylorella equigenitalis, with negative results, by culture of samples performed at intervals of 7 to 9 days, from the penile sheath, the urethra and the urethral sinus (colts and stallions) the clitoral fossa including the clitoral sinuses (fillies and mares) and by culture of a sample taken on at least one occasion during oestrous from the endometrium or deep cervix (non-pregnant fillies and mares)

Samples were taken on …………………………; on……………………………; and on………………………[insert dates].(*)

10. The horse(s) were/were not (*), vaccinated against equine influenza using a permitted inactivated vaccine according to the manufacturers recommendations, as certified in the accompanying identification document. The most recent vaccination was performed at least 2 (two) weeks and not more than 6 (six) months prior to the date of export (vaccination details attached).

11. No case of Japanese B encephalitis has occurred in horses and no vaccination for Japanese B encephalitis has been practiced in the last 2 (two) years.

12. The horse(s) were not vaccinated against West Nile fever during the three months prior to export.

13. During the quarantine period, the horse(s) were treated:

1. a. with a broad spectrum parasiticide containing ________as active ingredient/s, effective against ticks;
   
   
2. b. with a broad spectrum anthelmintic containing _____________ active ingredient/s

14. The vehicles/containers for the transportation of the horse(s) were cleaned and disinfected prior to loading of the animals using a registered product.

15. The horse(s) were sent directly from the approved quarantine station to the point of export, were not mated by natural service after collection of the first samples for testing (if applicable) and during transport had no contact with horses with different certified health status.

16. The horse(s) were examined by an AQIS Veterinary Officer within 24 hours prior to export, and were found to be healthy and fit to travel. Means and conditions of transport are according to IATA and international welfare regulations.

17. After due inquiry and as far as can be determined no case of equine influenza has occurred in the holding where the horse(s) were continuously resident for the last three months.

18. During the last 14 days of pre-export quarantine, two nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from the horse(s), 7-10 days apart and subjected to the following test with negative results (Laboratory reports are attached to this certificate). The second swab was collected within 4 days prior to export to Macau.

Polymerase Chain Reaction for EI or Influenza A virus test performed on ……………… and ………………… (dates).

Signature ____________________________________                   Official Stamp ________________________________

Printed name and position held ________________________________________

(*) Delete as appropriate

1. The certificate is valid for 10 (ten) days and only for one consignment.
2. The certificate must be issued and signed by AQIS, within 24 hours prior to loading, and the colour of the stamp and signature must be different to that of printing and must appear on each of its pages.

Health Certificate for the export of horses (transhipment) from New Zealand to Macau via Australia

Note

These conditions apply to horses being exported from New Zealand to Macau but temporarily enter Australia as a result of flight scheduling. The Health Certificate is to be attached to the NZ certification documents at time of export from Australia.

I, ......................................................... a duly authorised AQIS Veterinarian certify that:

1. The horses were transported from New Zealand to Australia.

2. The horses were transported directly from the port of arrival in Australia to an AQIS approved isolation facility in transport that was disinfected before use.

3. The horses were kept in isolation at an AQIS approved facility while in Australia.

4. The horses were transported directly from the AQIS approved isolation facility to the port of departure in transport that was disinfected before use.

Issued on .........................................................

Name, title, address and signature of the AQIS Veterinary Officer.

If your animal is returning to Australia, you should make yourself familiar with the Department’s requirements for importing live animals into Australia into Australia. This is important as your animal may have been exposed to diseases that do not occur in Australia.

Based on a permit issued in April 2021.

Entry last reviewed 11 August 2021.