Original document : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/livestock-and-equine-semen-collection-approved-premises

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Guidance

Livestock and equine semen collection: approved premises

Details of premises in Great Britain approved to operate as cattle, sheep, pig and horse semen collection and storage centres.

From:
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
1 January 2013
Last updated
628 FebruaryMarch 2025 — See all updates

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Bovine semen collection centres

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Bovine semen storage centres

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Equine semen collection centres

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Equine semen storage centres

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Ovine and caprine semen collection centres

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Ovine and caprine semen storage centres

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Porcine semen collection centres

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Details

Livestock and equine semen collection and storage centres must be licensed by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

APHA approve and inspect these premises on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Scottish Government and Welsh Government.

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Published 1 January 2013

Last updated 628 FebruaryMarch 2025 + show href="#full-history">+ show all updates

    3. Updated list of Equine semen collection centres.

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Update history

2025-03-28 12:33
Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

2025-02-06 12:42
Updated list of Equine semen collection centres.

2024-11-28 10:50
Amended the last updated date on list of porcine semen collection centres.

2024-11-27 17:01
Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

2024-06-18 11:44
Added Klasse AI Aberfeldy, Rattlerow Farms Ltd to the list of approved porcine semen collection centres.

2024-04-08 15:03
Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

2024-04-02 09:22
Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

2024-02-08 12:56
Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

2024-01-17 16:17
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

2024-01-05 08:51
Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

2023-10-16 16:34
Updated the lists of equine semen collection centres and equine semen storage centres.

2023-08-02 15:04
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

2023-06-20 16:22
We have added Viking genetics UK Ltd to the list of Bovine semen storage centres.

2023-03-28 16:15
Updated the list ‘Equine semen storage centres’. Added Rozel Breeding Centre. Requested by SM-APHA-farmandgermcarlisle.

2023-03-22 13:09
Added ‘processing centre approval for export to EU’ for ‘bovine semen’, ‘equine semen’ and ‘ovine and caprine semen’ collection centres.

2023-03-10 10:16
Updated the list ‘Bovine semen storage centres’. Genus Central Store – revoked on 9 March 2023.

2023-03-08 12:29
Added Equibreed UK Ltd to the list of semen collection centres in Great Britain approved by the Competent Authority for trade in semen of domestic animals of the equine species

2023-01-20 09:11
Updated the list ‘Ovine and caprine semen collection centres’. Farmgene Ltd – Reinstated 19 January 2023.

2022-10-12 14:59
Updated address for Rozel Breeding Centre in equine semen collection centres list.

2022-07-26 15:48
Updated the list ‘Ovine and caprine semen collection centres’. Farmgene Ltd – Suspended 26 July 2022

2022-07-13 10:02
Updated the porcine semen collection centres list. Elite Sires reinstated on 24 June 2022.

2022-02-17 10:10
Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.