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CHAPTER ICONDITIONS FOR THE OFFICIAL APPROVAL OF CENTRES

1.Semen collection centres must:

  1. (a)

    be placed under the permanent supervision of a centre veterinarian authorised by the competent authority;

  2. (b)

    have at least:

    1. (i)

      animal housing, including isolation facilities;

    2. (ii)

      semen collection facilities, including a separate room for the cleaning and disinfection or sterilisation of equipment;

    3. (iii)

      a semen processing room which need not necessarily be on the same site;

    4. (iv)

      a semen storage room which need not necessarily be on the same site;

  3. (c)

    be so constructed or isolated that contact with livestock outside is prevented;

  4. (d)

    be so constructed that the animal housing and the semen collecting, processing and storage facilities can be readily cleaned and disinfected;

  5. (e)

    have isolation accommodation which has no direct communication with the normal animal accommodation;

  6. (f)

    be so designed that the animal accommodation is physically separated from the semen processing room and both are separated from the semen storage room.

2.Semen storage centres must:

  1. (a)

    be placed under the permanent supervision of a centre veterinarian authorised by the competent authority;

  2. (b)

    be so constructed or isolated that contact with livestock outside is prevented;

  3. (c)

    be so constructed that the storage facilities can be readily cleaned and disinfected.