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
3026 AprilJune 2026 — 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.

Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2013
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  1. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  2. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

  3. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  4. Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

  5. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  6. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  7. Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

  8. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  9. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  10. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  11. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  12. Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

  13. Updated list of Equine semen collection centres.

  14. Amended the last updated date on list of porcine semen collection centres.

  15. Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

  16. Added Klasse AI Aberfeldy, Rattlerow Farms Ltd to the list of approved porcine semen collection centres.

  17. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

  18. Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

  19. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  20. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  21. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

  22. Updated the lists of equine semen collection centres and equine semen storage centres.

  23. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  24. We have added Viking genetics UK Ltd to the list of Bovine semen storage centres.

  25. Updated the list 'Equine semen storage centres'. Added Rozel Breeding Centre. Requested by SM-APHA-farmandgermcarlisle.

  26. Added 'processing centre approval for export to EU' for 'bovine semen', 'equine semen' and 'ovine and caprine semen' collection centres.

  27. Updated the list 'Bovine semen storage centres'. Genus Central Store - revoked on 9 March 2023.

  28. 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

  29. Updated the list 'Ovine and caprine semen collection centres'. Farmgene Ltd - Reinstated 19 January 2023.

  30. Updated address for Rozel Breeding Centre in equine semen collection centres list.

  31. Updated the list 'Ovine and caprine semen collection centres'. Farmgene Ltd - Suspended 26 July 2022

  32. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list. Elite Sires reinstated on 24 June 2022.

  33. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  34. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  35. Updated ovine and caprine collection centres list.

  36. Updated the bovine semen storage centre list.

  37. Updated all livestock and equine semen lists.

  38. Updated the bovine semen collection centres list.

  39. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list.

  40. Updated the equine semen collection centres,

  41. Updated the bovine semen collection and equine storage centre lists.

  42. Added Rozel Breeding Centre to the list of approved equine semen collection centres.

  43. Updated the equine semen storage centres list.

  44. Updated equine semen storage centres list

  45. Updated equine semen collection centre list

  46. Updated list of equine semen collection centres.

  47. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  48. Updated the bovine and equine semen storage centre lists.

  49. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated.

  50. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

  51. Updated the ovine and caprine semen collection centres list.

  52. Updated bovine semen collection centres

  53. Updated equine semen collection and storage centres.

  54. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

  55. Updated bovine semen storage centres

  56. Updated the equine semen collection list with Clements Equine in Suffolk.

  57. Updated the ovine and caprine collection centre list

  58. Updated the equine semen collection centre list

  59. Updated bovine semen collection centres list

  60. Updated bovine semen storage centre list

  61. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  62. Update bovine semen collection centre list

  63. Bovine semen collection centres updated

  64. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  65. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  66. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  67. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  68. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  69. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  70. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  71. Equine semen storage centres updated

  72. Equine Semen Collection Centres updated

  73. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  74. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  75. Equine semen storage centres updated.

  76. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  77. Equine Semen Storage Centre document updated

  78. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres document updated.

  79. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated

  80. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres list updated

  81. Bovine semen collection centres document updated

  82. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  83. Updated document: bovine semen storage centres

  84. Updated document - bovine semen storage centres

  85. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  86. Updated equine semen collection centres

  87. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  88. Updated ovine and caprine semen storage centres

  89. Updated bovine semen storage centres

  90. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  91. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  92. Updated Ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  93. Updated document - ovine and caprine semen collection centre

  94. Updated documents - equine and porcine semen collection centres

  95. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  96. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  97. Updated documents - equine semen collection and storage centres

  98. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  99. Equine semen collection centres document update

  100. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  101. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  102. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  103. Updated bovine semen collection centre document

  104. Bovine semen collection centre document updated

  105. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  106. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  107. Bovine semen storage centres document update

  108. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  109. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  110. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  111. Bovine semen collection centres document update

  112. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  113. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  114. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  115. AHVLA documents have been re-assigned to the new Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

  116. First published.

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