The Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007

Regulation 7

SCHEDULE 8 Movement of bovine animals for semen collection

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

The bovine animals have—

(a) completed 28 days’ quarantine in—

(i) an EC quarantine centre; or

(ii) a quarantine centre approved in accordance with paragraph 1(a) of Chapter 1 of Annex B to the Directive by the competent authority of another member State or part of the United Kingdom,

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—

(i) another EC collection centre, or

(ii) a semen collection centre authorised under the Directive in accordance with paragraph 5 of Chapter 1 of Annex B to the Directive, in the case of movement of a bovine animal kept in a semen collection centre authorised under the Directive in another member State or part of the United Kingdom.

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.