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Regulations 7 and 22

SCHEDULE 8 Movement of bovine animals for semen collection

PART 1 Bovine animals that may move to an EC or domestic collection centre or to unlicensed premises

The bovine animals have–

(a) completed 28 days' quarantine in–

where only other cloven hoofed animals having at least the same health status were present; or

(b) undergone the tests referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 3 during the previous 12 months and have been kept in–

PART 2 Bovine animals that may move to a domestic collection centre or to unlicensed premises

1.  The bovine animals belonged to a herd–

(a) officially tuberculosis free in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC and the herd must not contain any bovine animals that have suffered a positive reaction, or given an inconclusive result, to a tuberculin skin test carried out in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC; and

(b) officially brucellosis free in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC.

2.  The bovine animals have been subjected to the following tests within the 28 days preceding the date of admission to a domestic collection centre or to unlicensed premises, with negative results–

(a) for bovine tuberculosis, an intradermal tuberculin test carried out in accordance with the procedure laid down in Annex B to Directive 64/432/EEC;

(b) for bovine brucellosis, a serological test carried out in accordance with the procedure described in Annex C to Directive 64/432/EEC; and

(c) for enzootic bovine leukosis, a serological test carried out in accordance with the procedure laid down in Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC.

3.  As an alternative to paragraphs 1 and 2, the bovine animals have been kept at a domestic collection centre and have undergone the tests referred to in paragraph 2 during the previous 12 months with negative results.

Regulation 31

SCHEDULE 9 Information to be recorded

1.  The information referred to in regulation 31(2) is–

(a) the name and address of the person to whom the semen is supplied;

(b) the date the semen was dispatched and the means of dispatch;

(c) the name of the donor bovine animal and its identity under the cattle identification regulations;

(d) the number of straws or other receptacles supplied and their identification code.

2.  The information referred to in regulation 31(3) is–

(a) the name and address of the person who supplied the semen;

(b) the date the semen was received;

(c) the name of the donor bovine animal and its identity under the cattle identification regulations;

(d) the number of straws or other receptacles supplied and the identification code allocated to each batch of straws;

(e) the number of any straws or other receptacles damaged or destroyed and their identification code.

3.  The information referred to in regulation 31(4) is–

(a) the name of the donor bovine animal and its identity under the cattle identification regulations;

(b) the number of the straw or other receptacle used;

(c) the identification code of the straw or other receptacle;

(d) the ear tag number of the bovine animal inseminated;

(e) the date of insemination.

4.  The information referred to in regulation 31(5) is–

(a) the name of the donor bovine animal and its identity under the cattle identification regulations;

(b) the number of the straw or other receptacle destroyed;

(c) the identification code of the straw or other receptacle;

(d) the date of destruction.

Regulation 43

SCHEDULE 10 Transitional Provisions