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Council Directive of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (89/556/EEC)

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[F1ANNEX B U.K. Conditions applying to donor animals

1. For the purposes of embryo collection, donor animals must meet the following requirements: U.K.

(a)

they must have spent at least the previous six months within Community territory or in the third country of collection;

(b)

they must have been present in the herd of origin for at least 30 days prior to collection;

(c)

they must come from herds which are:

  • officially tuberculosis free,

  • officially brucellosis free or brucellosis free,

  • enzootic bovine leucosis free

in derogation from the third indent, they may come from a herd (or herds) which is/are not leucosis-free but for which certification has been obtained that there has not been any clinical case of enzootic bovine leucosis during the past three years;

(d)

during the previous year, they must not have been present in a herd (or herds) which have shown any clinical sign of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis.

2. On the day of embryo collection the donor cow: U.K.

(a)

shall be kept in a holding which is not subject to veterinary prohibition or quarantine measures;

(b)

shall show no clinical signs of disease.

3. Furthermore, the above conditions shall apply to live animals intended as donors of oocytes by ovum pickup or ovariectomy. U.K.

4. In the case of donors of ovaries and other tissues to be collected after slaughter in an abattoir, they should not have been designated for slaughter as part of a national disease eradication programme, nor should they have come from a holding subject to restrictions because of animal disease. U.K.

5. The abattoir where the ovaries and other tissues are collected must not be situated in a zone subject to prohibition or quarantine measures.] U.K.

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