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Veterinary and sanitary requirements No. 13-8-01/1-2 regarding import to the Russian Federation of bull sperm.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal reproduction Vaccination International trade Certification Hygiene/sanitary procedures Animal health
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

Bull sperm withdrawn at the artificial insemination factories that are kept under permanent supervision of state veterinary service of the exporting country is admitted to the territory of the Russian Federation. Bulls-donors of sperm destined for export must not be vaccinated against brucellosis. Bulls and cows-donors must not originate from sperm or embryos that come from UK, France, Ireland, Switzerland and Portugal or other countries struck by BSE. Animals must not have been fed by feedstuffs containing additives composed of internal organs and tissues of ruminants, by feedstuffs produced with the use of genetically modified additives or other genetically modified sources. Bulls-donors must be kept at the artificial insemination factories for 6 months before withdrawal of sperm and must not be used for natural insemination for all this period of time. Bulls-donors must not be kept at the artificial insemination factories together with sheep and goats. Sperm must be free of pathogenic and toxic microorganisms. The compliance with these Veterinary and sanitary requirements must be certified by veterinary certificate, signed by the state veterinary inspector of the exporting country and composed in the language of the country of origin and in Russian. Veterinary certificate must contain the date and the results of diagnostic examinations. Sperm destined for export must be packed and transported in special containers (vessels) filled with liquid nitrogen. Dispatch of sperm to the Russian Federation is possible only after the authorization issued to the importer by Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

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