Name and Address of Exporter	Name and Address of Importer
AUSTRALIA	URUGUAY
Import Permit No
Description of Animal Reproductive Material
Number	Kind (Species and type; eg bovine semen)	Condition (Fresh/Frozen)	Identification (straw numbers, packing list)
OVINE/CAPRINE SEMEN	FROZEN STRAWS	SEE ATTACHED

I, Dr ………, an approved ….. (Name of SCC) SCC’s Veterinarian, declare that the goods described in the following pages have complied with the importing country requirements.
Signature (pdf. doc only)	Date

Australia has official OIE freedom from: Foot and mouth disease without vaccination Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) Rinderpest Brucellosis (B. abortus and B. melitensis) Caprine contagious pleuropneumonia Contagious agalactia Enzootic abortion of ewes Maedi visna Nairobi sheep disease Rift Valley Fever Scrapie Sheep and goat pox Tuberculosis (M. bovis) Vesicular stomatitis Pulmonary adenomatosis No cases of Schmallenberg disease have been recorded in Australia. As far as Foot-and-Mouth Disease is concerned: The semen donors did not show any clinical signs of FMD neither on the semen collection date nor for the following thirty (30) days, and have remained in a country or zone that is FMD-free without vaccination for at least three (3) months before the semen collection date. In relation to Scrapie: The semen donors and their direct predecessors were born and raised in Australia or in any other country having the same health status as far as Scrapie is concerned. THE SEMEN COLLECTION AND PROCESSING CENTRE (SCPC) The Semen Collection and Processing Centre (SCPC) is registered, approved and supervised by the Veterinary Authority in Australia. Semen was collected and processed under the supervision of the authorised SCPC veterinarian. The SCPC did not record any disease that may be transmitted by semen during the last sixty (60) days preceding the first semen collection date. SEMEN DONORS Semen donors were born and raised in Australia or have remained in Australia until the semen has been collected, or else be in compliance with the requirements set out in Section 9 below. In the case of imported donors, these remained in the exporting country for the last sixty (60) days before semen collection and come from a country with the same or better hygiene conditions. The donors have remained on sites, including the SCPC, where there have not been any reported cases of: Lentivirus (caprine arthritis encephalitis) for the last three (3) years before the semen collection date; Q fever for the last twelve (12) months before the semen collection date; Ovine Epididymitis (B. ovis) (for sheep only), Paratuberculosis and Blue Tongue Disease, for the last six (6) months before the semen collection date. Donors were kept in isolation and monitored by the SCPC authorised veterinarian for a minimum of thirty (30) days before entering their accommodation at the SCPC semen collection facilities. Only healthy donors that tested negative to established diagnostic tests entered the SCPC. Donors were not used for natural service throughout their stay at the SCPC, including the period mentioned above. Donors were monitored by the official veterinarian or the SCPC authorised veterinarian, and were free from any clinical manifestation of any semen-transmissible disease for a minimum period of thirty (30) days after semen collection. DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Donors of semen exported underwent diagnostic tests and tested negative for the diseases noted below during the isolation period preceding their entry into the SCPC for semen collection purposes and every six (6) months whilst they remained there: OVINE EPIDIDIMITIS (B.ovis) (sheep only): Complement fixation or ELISA. In relation to Blue Tongue Disease, donors: Showed no clinical signs of bluetongue on the day of collection and were kept in a zone free from bluetongue for at least 60 days before commencement of, and during, collection of the semen; or the donor males showed no clinical sign of bluetongue on the day of collection; And 15.2.1. were subjected to a serological test to detect antibodies to the BTV group, with negative results, between 28 and 60 days after each collection for this consignment; Or 15.2.2. were subjected to an agent identification test on blood samples collected at commencement and conclusion of, and at least every 7 days (virus isolation test) or at least every 28 days (PCR test) during, semen collection for this consignment, with negative results. 16. In relation to caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) (Goats only): 16.1 The donor animals were negative to an ELISA test or agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test conducted between thirty (30) and 60 (sixty) days after the last collection for export. SEMEN COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND STORAGE 17. Semen was collected, processed and stored in accordance with the recommendations set out in the relevant chapter of the Terrestrial Code. 18. Whenever milk, egg yolk or any other animal protein was used in preparing the semen diluent, the product was free of pathogens or sterilised; milk heat-treated at 92°C for 3-5 minutes, eggs from SPF flocks when available. When egg yolk was used, it was separated from eggs using aseptic techniques. Alternatively, commercial egg yolk prepared for human consumption or egg yolk treated by, for example, pasteurisation or irradiation to reduce bacterial contamination, was used. Other additives were also sterilized before use as per WOAH article 4.6.7. 19. If milk is used for semen processing purposes, it is from a country or zone that has been officially recognised by the WOAH as FMD-free with or without vaccination. 20. The semen was adequately conditioned and stored in clean and disinfected or unused cryogenic containers, with the semen straws being individually identified, including the collection date. Straws shall be under the responsibility of the authorised SCPC veterinarian until the time of shipment. 21. The semen to be exported was only stored with other semen from equivalent hygiene conditions, and the liquid nitrogen used in the frozen semen container has not been used before. 22. The semen was exported once thirty (30) days had elapsed from the collection date. No clinical evidence of any transmissible disease was recorded in the SCPC or in the donors during such period. SEALING 23. The cryogenic container with the semen to be exported was sealed before exiting the SCPC. Sealing was supervised by the SCPC-authorized vet or the SCPC Official Veterinarian. Seal number: ________________________________ Place of Issue: ________________________________

Attachment 1

OVINE/CAPRINE SEMEN FROM AUSTRALIA TO URUGUAY

1. Name and Address of the centre for collection and processing of semen (SCPC):

2. SCPC registration number: _____________________________________

3. Regarding the donor animal(s):

Donor animal / Dador	Breed	Date of collection	No of doses/	Straw identification*
Name	Reg. No

*Straws must be permanently and indelibly marked with the SCPC identification and donor registration numbers, and also indicate the pertinent code or collection date.

4. Number of cryogenic containers (in numbers and letters): _________________________

5. Means of transport: _______________________________________

6. Point of departure from Australia: ________________________________

TEST RESULTS

DISEASE	TEST/ASSAY TYPE*	DONOR	DATE/S	RESULT	FREE COUNTRY/ZONE
OVINE EPIDIDIMITIS (B.ovis) (sheep only):	Complement fixation or ELISA
Blue Tongue Disease	AGID/ELISA/PCR
Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis	AGID/ELISA

(*) Cross out anything that does not apply.