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Commodity: | Semen - Horse |
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Scientific name: | Equine | |
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Country: | Only: United States of America |
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End use: | Post-entry quarantine |
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Date printed: | Sep 11 2010 |
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The information here covers AQIS quarantine requirements only and is current on the date of transmission but may change without notice.
AQIS makes no warranties or representations with respect to the accuracy or completeness of that information and will bear no liability with
respect to that information. Importers must satisfy quarantine concerns and comply with quarantine conditions applicable at the time of entry.
The Commonwealth through AQIS is not liable for any costs arising from or associated with decisions of importers to import based on conditions
presented here which are not current at the time of importation. It is the importers responsibility to verify the accuracy and completeness of the
information at the time of importation.
It is the importers responsibility to identify and to ensure it has complied with, all requirements of any other regulatory and advisory bodies prior to and after importation including the Australian Customs Service, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health and Ageing, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority and any State agencies such as Departments of Agriculture and Health and Environmental Protection authorities. Importers should note that this list is not exhaustive. Importers should also note that all foods imported into Australia must comply with the provisions of the Imported Food Control Act 1992 , an Act which is administered by AQIS. Notification of the import must be provided to AQIS for all imported goods other than goods imported as accompanied baggage or goods imported via the mail and not prescribed under the Customs Act 1901. Notification must be consistent with Quarantine Regulations 2000 (examples include a Quarantine Entry or a Quarantine declaration). |
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Condition C8446
1. A valid Import Permit is required and must be issued prior to importation. Permit applications should be sent to Live Animal Imports, AQIS Canberra, for assessment. Live Animal
Imports
Fax +61 2 6272 3110 2. The importer or agent must lodge a Quarantine Entry for each consignment. The inspecting AQIS officer must be advised of the entry number prior to inspection. 3. It is the importers responsibility to ensure they have complied with
requirements of any other regulatory and advisory bodies prior to and after
importation. It is the importers responsibility to arrange for any additional
testing for genetic and endemic infectious diseases, or for movement of animals
or genetic material into certain animal health zones within 4. The importer, as listed on the Import Permit, or nominated agent, must be accessible to AQIS officers and accept responsibility for ensuring that all import conditions are met including the AQIS inspection. 5. Consignments must be addressed and sent to AQIS at the port of arrival. Each consignment must be accompanied by a valid Import Permit or by means to allow the identification of the Import Permit and the animal veterinary certificate as required by these conditions. 6. The importer or agent must make an appointment for AQIS inspection of goods and documentation. The importer or agent will be required to be present at this inspection. The consignment will be held by AQIS until completion of inspection. Fees are payable to AQIS for all services. 7. Consignments that do not meet the AQIS import conditions will either remain in quarantine control, be re-exported or destroyed without recompense. |
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Condition C8508
Quarantine requirements for the importation of equine semen from the United States of America 1. Each consignment of semen must be accompanied by: · a copy of a valid Permit to Import · the approval certificate (Certificate 1) for the collection centre · an animal health certificate (Certificate 2) for each donor stallion · laboratory reports for all testing 2. Semen may be imported frozen or unfrozen (fresh, chilled). Semen collection 1. Each donor of semen for export must be resident at the time of
collection for this consignment in a collection centre approved for the export
of equine semen to 2. All microbiological and serological testing must be performed by laboratories approved by the veterinary administration of the exporting country. 3. Disease testing is valid for a maximum of 180 days after the date on which the stallion entered the collection centre, providing: · the stallion remains continuously resident on the collection centre · the centre remains under the supervision of the official veterinarian · all horses at the collection centre remain clinically healthy · the stallion has no contact with horses not of tested equivalent health status for the entire period · the stallion is not mated by natural service from the time of entering the collection centre If any of the above provisions ceases to apply, the stallion must re-enter the centre and the stallion and any in contact horses must be retested. Copies of the official laboratory reports must accompany the shipment and be endorsed by the official veterinarian. Extra requirements for clearing of fresh (unfrozen) semen. For each consignment of unfrozen (fresh or chilled) semen, the importer must notify the AQIS office in the state of import (see below) in writing at least three (3) days prior to import. The notification must include the AQIS permit number, flight number, date of arrival and estimated time of arrival for the consignment and nominate a person who will be available at the time the consignment is cleared by AQIS. If notification is not given at the appropriate time, AQIS cannot guarantee that officers will be available to clear the shipment. Notification should be sent to the AQIS office at the port of entry for the semen.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Certificate 1 Certificate of approval of equine semen collection centre for export to
I, (name), being an official veterinarian of the United States of America hereby certify in relation to the above premise that: 1. The centre is located in a part of the . African horse sickness . dourine . glanders . Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and the following diseases for 12 months: . eastern and western equine encephalomyelitides . surra . Borna disease and where no case of vesicular stomatitis has been reported within a 15 km radius during the previous 12 months. 2. The centre is surrounded by two secure stockproof fences at least 5 metres apart, except where the wall of a building forms part of the perimeter. 3. Stables on the centre are so constructed that they can be readily cleaned and disinfected. 4. All hard surfaces have been adequately cleaned and disinfected and exercise yards, holding yards and paddocks have been spelled for sufficient time to allow decontamination. 5. A room or building or mobile laboratory is set aside for the processing of semen and is separate from areas where animals are housed and where semen is collected. This facility is cleaned and disinfected before use. 6. During the collection period the centre is occupied only by the donor stallions and other horses of the same health status. 7. Personnel attending the horses change outer clothing and footwear, and wash thoroughly, before handling the animals. Personnel processing semen are trained in, and practice, proper disinfection procedures and hygiene techniques. 8. All equipment used in the feeding, handling and treatment of the horses at the centre is new or cleaned and disinfected before use and is dedicated to use with the animals on the centre for the duration of the collection period. 9. All equipment used to collect, process and store the semen and/or which comes into contact with either the donor stallions or the semen must be new and disposable or cleaned and disinfected before and between uses. 10. Semen is stored in a secure area. 11. Detailed records are kept at the centre which include: . identification of all horses on the centre . dates of entry to the centre . origin of horses entering . disease testing results . disease investigation results . treatments, therapeutic and prophylactic . health records . inspection dates and reports 12. There is no unauthorised access to the centre and all visitors entries are logged. Notes on approval of semen collection centres: a. The centre may be located on an
established equine enterprise but should be so sited that, for the duration of
the period of collection of semen for export to b. The centre must be conveniently located
for supervision by an official veterinarian. An official veterinarian is
a veterinarian employed by the government of the c. The centre must be approved by an
official veterinarian prior to the commencement of each period of collection of
semen for export to d. If a horse shows signs of contagious or infectious disease, all horses must be removed from the centre and the official veterinarian must be advised. The centre must be re-approved by the official veterinarian before horses re-enter the centre and all horses must be retested.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Certificate 2 Health certificate for the export of equine semen from the Permit number: .. Name of consignee: . Address of consignee: . . I,
(name), being an
official veterinarian of the United States of 1. This certificate relates to equine semen collected from a stallion which was resident on the following approved collection centre and the Approval Certificate (Certificate 1) for this centre is attached. .. (Approval must be no more than 12 months before the last date of collection for semen in this consignment). 2. The stallion, identified as , entered the collection centre on .. (date). 3. Semen for this consignment was collected from this stallion on the following dates: . . . (Please attach a summary table for each consignment listing stallion identifications, the testing dates for each stallion, collection dates for each stallion, the number of straws/containers for each collection and the straw/container markings.) 4. During the two months immediately prior to the first collection of semen for this consignment, the stallion was continuously resident: - in the . African horse sickness . contagious equine metritis . dourine . glanders . equine encephalomyelitis (VEE, WEE, EEE) . vesicular stomatitis - and where the following diseases were not reported during the 2 years immediately prior to, or during, the collection of semen for this consignment: . African horse sickness . dourine . glanders . Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE) - and in part of the United States of America where the following diseases were not reported during the 12 months immediately prior to, or during, the collection of semen for this consignment: . eastern and western encephalomyelitides (EEE, WEE) -and in part of the United States of America where no case of vesicular stomatitis has been report within a 15 km radius during the previous 12 months 5. Whilst on the collection centre, the donor stallion and any in contact horses were not known to be suffering from the following diseases: . contagious equine metritis . equine infectious anaemia . equine viral arteritis . equine viral abortion (equine herpes virus 1, including the neurologic syndrome) . equine coital exanthema . salmonellosis (Salmonella abortus equi) 6. Vaccination against African horse sickness has not
been practised in the 7. The donor stallion was not vaccinated against VEE during the 60 days prior to entering the collection centre. 8. The donor stallion was examined by an official veterinarian on each day of collection of semen for this consignment and was clinically healthy. 9. Disease testing, semen collection and semen processing and storage were supervised by an official veterinarian. 10.For sex sorted semen, if included in this shipment,
11. Disease Testing Taylorella equigenitalis Commencing at least 7 days after entering the approved collection centre, the donor stallion and any teaser mares used, were tested, with negative results, for Taylorella equigenitalis by culture (for at least 7 days) of swabs collected on 3 occasions . (date) . (date) . (date) at intervals of not less than 7 days, taken from: - donors: the penile sheath, the urethra, the urethral sinus and the pre-ejaculatory fluid AND, if applicable, - teaser mares: the clitoral fossa including the clitoral sinuses, and on one occasion from the endometrium of each teaser mare whilst in oestrus. Equine infectious anaemia (EIA): At least 21 days after entering the approved collection centre, the stallion was tested as follows: - an approved enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), OR - a Coggins test (AGID) with a negative result Type of test Date blood drawn . Vesicular stomatitis (serotypes At least 21 days after entering the approved collection centre, the stallion was tested as follows: - a serum neutralisation test (SNT), OR - a complement fixation test (CFT), OR - a competitive ELISA (C-ELISA) with a negative result. Type of test Date blood drawn Equine viral arteritis (EVA): At least 21 days after entering the approved collection centre, the stallion was tested by one or more of the following methods: A serum neutralisation test (SNT) for EVA with negative result. Date of blood drawn ; OR A virus isolation test (VI) on two samples of semen, with a negative result, Dates semen collected for VI and ..; OR The stallion was test mated to two mares which showed negative results to SNT for EVA on two blood samples; one collected at the time of test mating (a) and another 28 days after the test mating (b). Dates of test mating: mare 1 .; mare 2 Dates blood drawn 1a ..1b .; 2a 2b . 12. Laboratory reports for all testing are attached to this certificate. 13. Semen processing New, disposable artificial vagina (AV) liners and collection vessels were used for each collection. All biological products of animal origin used in the collection, processing and storage of semen were obtained from animals free from OIE List A diseases or sterilised by approved methods and handled in such a manner as to avoid contamination. Sanitary precautions were observed during collection and processing of the semen to prevent contamination. Antibiotics were added to the semen extender/diluent in generally accepted levels. 14. Semen Storage For UNFROZEN semen: The semen for export, all of equivalent health status, was identified and placed under the supervision of the official veterinarian in chilled transport container(s) (such as Equitainers) which was either: (one of the options below must be struck out) -new, OR - disinfected on . (date), using the active ingredient The semen was stored under security and under my supervision until export. Reproductive material for export to Australia was identified in a legible and non-erasable manner, and was stored since the end of the collection period until export under the supervision of the Approved Veterinarian(s)* in containers in which no biological material other than semen, embryos or ova of equivalent health status as specified in this Veterinary Certificate was held. Reproductive material was not removed from containers for further processing, or aggregation with other reproductive material unless under the supervision of the Approved Veterinarian at an approved centre or laboratory. *An Approved Veterinarian is a veterinarian accredited by the government veterinary administration to supervise collections. The transport container was sealed with an official seal prior to export. Seal number .. For FROZEN semen: The semen for export, all of equivalent health status, was identified and placed under the supervision of the official veterinarian in fresh liquid nitrogen in a container(s) which was either: (one of the options below must be struck out) -new, OR -prior to loading, the shipper was emptied and inspected and any loose straws removed. The shipper, including all surfaces contacting the straws, was disinfected with: (The following disinfectants will be accepted by AQIS: 2% available chlorine (eg chlorine bleach), 2% Virkon, or irradiation at 50kGy.) The semen was stored under security and under the supervision of an official veterinarian until export. Reproductive material for export to Australia was identified in a legible and non-erasable manner, and was stored since the end of the collection period until export under the supervision of the Approved Veterinarian(s)* in containers in which no biological material other than semen, embryos or ova of equivalent health status as specified in this Veterinary Certificate was held. Reproductive material was not removed from containers for further processing, or aggregation with other reproductive material unless under the supervision of the Approved Veterinarian at an approved centre or laboratory. *An Approved Veterinarian is a veterinarian accredited by the government veterinary administration to supervise collections. Any servicing of the containers was done under direct supervision of an official veterinarian, who has recorded this on the health certificate. The transport container was sealed with an official seal prior to export. Seal number ..
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Import Permit Fee IPF0005
Import Permit Fees (where applicable) Category 4 This commodity is classified as a Category 4 assessment for the purposes of determining the Import Permit fee rate that applies. The fee rate is $240.00 (for any assessment period up to 3 hours) and $40.00 for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the 3-hour period. Note that in addition to the assessment fee, an electronic lodgement fee of $85.00 or a manual lodgement fee of $150.00 also applies. An assessable item means an item identified on an Import Permit application as consisting of goods of a class imported, or to be imported, from a particular country for a particular use. Further information on AQIS fees and charges can be found on the AQIS website. Import Permit issuing fees are specified in the Quarantine Service Fees Determination 2005. |
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