Bovine semen, bovine embryos, porcine embryos, caprine and ovine semen and equine semen

The draft amendments of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Bovine Semen", "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Bovine Embryos", "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Porcine Embryos", "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Caprine and Ovine Semen", and "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Equine Semen". Language(s): English. Number of pages: 10

These requirements regulate the importation of bovine semen, bovine embryos, porcine embryos, caprine semen, ovine semen and equine semen. The main points of the amendments include:

1.    Deleting the requirements about African swine fever from the Import Requirements of bovine semen, bovine embryos, caprine and ovine semen;

2.    Extending those who can conduct the tests from the animal quarantine authorities of the exporting country to laboratories owned, designated or approved by animal quarantine authorities or veterinary authorities of the exporting country; 

3.    Extending test methods which the exporting countries may use from the designated methods to designated methods, methods prescribed, recommended or considered suitable in the OIE Manual and, for diseases with no such testing methods in OIE Manual, methods that have been published in international scientific journals may also be used.