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

Before applying for an import permit a Livestock Improvement Permit must be obtained from the Registrar of Livestock Improvement.

The permit must be applied for by a South African citizen.

Permits are obtainable from:

Address

Department of Agriculture
Directorate of Veterinary Services
Private Bag X138
Pretoria 0001
Republic of South Africa

Note

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

Health certification

1. Australia is free from:
• Maedi/visna
• Brucella abortus
• Brucella melitensis
• foot and mouth disease
• sheep pox
2. The premises and region of origin (20Km radius) are free for the previous 6 months from;
• Foot and mouth disease
3. The premises of origin are free from
• scrapie - for the last 10 years
• Maedi/visna - for the last 5 years
• Johne's disease - for the last 5 years
4. The donor animals are not under quarantine or restrictions for any disease, and has a satisfactory health status in respect of:
• caseous lymphadenitis
• sheep pox
• epidydimitis
• Brucella ovis
• contagious skin diseases.

Note

The decision on the status of the flock regarding caseous lymphadenitis and others in this point is left to the discretion of the Department ​Certifying Veterinary Officer. The South African authority has not insisted on an official flock freedom, but flocks where the conditions assumes outbreak proportions and where it is not satisfactory controlled are not eligible as sourcing flocks for the donors.

1. ​Donor animals must originate from a flock which has not introduced any goats for the past 5 years which have not originated from Australia.
2. The flock must not have had any contact with other flocks which do not meet this requirement.
3. The flock of origin must be under official veterinary supervision.

Pre-export preparations

1. The donors have been resident at the AB centre accredited for export for at least 60 days prior to collection of semen for export.
2. The donor animals have been examined within 21 days prior to collection of semen for export and found to be clinically healthy, free from infectious and contagious disease and external parasites.
3. The donors have been tested for the following diseases within 30 days of semen collection with negative results

• Brucella ovis
1. a) CFT test and
2. b) microbiological examination of semen;
• Caprine arthritis encephalitis – ELISA;
• Johne's disease - ELISA or CFT test;
• Leptospirosis - serum agglutination test;
• Q fever - CFT
• A test against pestivirus antigen

Port of entry requirements

1. Health Certificate must be issued by a Government authorised veterinarian.
2. Donor animals to have a satisfactory health status for
• Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA)
• Sheep pox
• Epididymitis
• Brucellosis infection
• Contagious skin diseases
3. Donors to be examined within 21 days prior to collection and found to be clinically healthy; and free from external parasites, infectious and contagious diseases.
4. The semen was collected, handled and stored in identified straws in fresh liquid nitrogen in a sterilized flask which is kept under official veterinarian supervision until direct export by air to South Africa.
5. Semen was collected and processed strictly in accordance with the OIE Animal Health Code App. 4.2.2.2 for small ruminants semen.

Based on a protocol of June 1998.​​