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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
268 JuneJuly 2026 — See all updates

Documents

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
Last updated 268 JuneJuly 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

  2. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  3. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

  4. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  5. Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

  6. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  7. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  8. Updated the list of porcine semen collection 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 storage centres.

  13. Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

  14. Updated list of Equine semen collection centres.

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

  16. Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

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

  18. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

  19. Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

  20. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  21. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  22. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

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

  24. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

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

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

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

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

  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

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

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

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

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

  34. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  35. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  36. Updated ovine and caprine collection centres list.

  37. Updated the bovine semen storage centre list.

  38. Updated all livestock and equine semen lists.

  39. Updated the bovine semen collection centres list.

  40. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list.

  41. Updated the equine semen collection centres,

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

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

  44. Updated the equine semen storage centres list.

  45. Updated equine semen storage centres list

  46. Updated equine semen collection centre list

  47. Updated list of equine semen collection centres.

  48. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

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

  50. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated.

  51. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

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

  53. Updated bovine semen collection centres

  54. Updated equine semen collection and storage centres.

  55. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

  56. Updated bovine semen storage centres

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

  58. Updated the ovine and caprine collection centre list

  59. Updated the equine semen collection centre list

  60. Updated bovine semen collection centres list

  61. Updated bovine semen storage centre list

  62. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  63. Update bovine semen collection centre list

  64. Bovine semen collection centres updated

  65. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  66. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  67. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  68. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  69. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  70. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  71. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  72. Equine semen storage centres updated

  73. Equine Semen Collection Centres updated

  74. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  75. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  76. Equine semen storage centres updated.

  77. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  78. Equine Semen Storage Centre document updated

  79. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres document updated.

  80. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated

  81. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres list updated

  82. Bovine semen collection centres document updated

  83. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  84. Updated document: bovine semen storage centres

  85. Updated document - bovine semen storage centres

  86. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  87. Updated equine semen collection centres

  88. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  89. Updated ovine and caprine semen storage centres

  90. Updated bovine semen storage centres

  91. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  92. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  93. Updated Ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  94. Updated document - ovine and caprine semen collection centre

  95. Updated documents - equine and porcine semen collection centres

  96. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  97. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  98. Updated documents - equine semen collection and storage centres

  99. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  100. Equine semen collection centres document update

  101. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  102. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  103. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  104. Updated bovine semen collection centre document

  105. Bovine semen collection centre document updated

  106. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  107. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  108. Bovine semen storage centres document update

  109. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  110. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  111. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  112. Bovine semen collection centres document update

  113. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  114. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  115. Equine semen collection centre document updated

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

  117. First published.

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Update history

2026-07-08 10:38
Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

2026-06-26 12:36
Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

2026-04-30 14:54
Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

2026-03-19 16:05
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

2026-02-24 12:45
Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

2026-02-12 13:04
Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

2026-02-04 15:24
Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

2025-10-16 12:41
Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

2025-10-01 15:22
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

2025-08-29 15:57
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

2025-08-13 13:21
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

2025-07-31 15:22
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

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.