PART 4 Measures applicable to semen quarantine at a domestic collection centre

1.  The centre veterinarian must ensure that frozen semen is kept in the semen quarantine unit for at least 30 days before it leaves the centre.

2.  The centre veterinarian must not allow any semen to leave the domestic collection centre unless the premises where it was collected remain clear of–

(a) foot and mouth disease; and

(b) the bovine diseases listed in Annex E(I) to Directive 64/432/EEC,

for 30 days after collection or, in the case of fresh semen, until the date of dispatch of the semen.

3.  With regard to a bovine animal that–

(a) did not belong to a herd officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC; or

(b) was produced by a dam which did not, after removal of the bovine animal from it, test negative to a test carried out in accordance with Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC,

the centre veterinarian must not allow its semen to leave the centre until the bovine animal has reached the age of two years and has tested negative for enzootic bovine leukosis, under a serological test carried out in accordance with the procedure described in Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC.

4.  With regard to a bovine animal vaccinated against foot and mouth more than 30 days before, but within 12 months of, a collection, the centre veterinarian must not allow its semen to leave the centre unless 5% (with a minimum of five straws) of each collection have tested negative to a virus isolation test for foot and mouth disease.

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SCHEDULE 6 Duties of the centre veterinarian in domestic storage centres

1.  Subject to paragraph 2, the centre veterinarian must ensure that–

(a) only semen is stored at the centre;

(b) semen is only stored at the centre if it was collected and processed–

(i) in accordance with these Regulations;

(ii) lawfully in another part of the United Kingdom; or

(iii) in accordance with the Directive;

(c) the cryogenic agent used has not been previously used for other products of animal origin;

(d) each individual dose of semen is sealed, numbered and clearly marked so that the following information can be readily established–

(i) the date the semen was collected;

(ii) the identity of the donor bovine animal under the cattle identification regulations;

(iii) the breed of the donor bovine animal; and

(iv) the licence number of the centre where the semen was collected (if applicable).

2.  Notwithstanding paragraph 1(a), the centre veterinarian may store deep frozen embryos at the centre provided that–

(a) such storage is authorised by the Scottish Ministers;

(b) the centre meets the requirements of regulations 16, 17 and 18 of the Bovine Embryo (Collection, Production and Transfer) Regulations 1995(20); and

(c) the embryos are stored in separate storage containers to those containing semen.

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SCHEDULE 7 Duties of operators of unlicensed premises

1.  The operator of unlicensed premises must ensure that–

(a) the accommodation in which the bovine animals from which semen is to be collected are kept, and the collection facilities (if different), are constructed so that they can be readily cleaned and disinfected;

(b) the Scottish Ministers are notified immediately if the result of any test carried out on a bovine animal on the premises, for any disease that must be tested for under these Regulations, indicates a change in the health status of the bovine animal;

(c) semen collected is moved to an EC collection centre or to a domestic collection centre for processing, accompanied by documents certifying–

(i) the bovine animal satisfies the requirements of regulations 19(c), 19(d) and 19(e) on the day of collection;

(ii) the bovine animal satisfies the requirements of Parts 1 or 2 of Schedule 8;

(iii) that the unlicensed premises satisfy the requirements in regulation 20(2); and

(iv) the premises from which the bovine animal came satisfy the requirements in regulation 22(6).

2.—(1) The operator of unlicensed premises must make a record of a bovine animal to be admitted that–

(a) did not belong to a herd officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC; or

(b) was produced by a dam which did not, after removal of the bovine animal from it, test negative to a test carried out in accordance with Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC.

(2) The operator of unlicensed premises must pass a copy of any record made under sub paragraph (1) to the centre veterinarian of the collection centre to which the bovine animal’s semen moves for processing, not later than the date of such move.