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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
PublishedPublished:
1 January 2013
Last updatedupdated:
820 July 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
Last updated 820 July 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Updated published list for Ovine and caprine semen collection centres.

  2. Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

  3. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  4. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

  5. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  6. Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

  7. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  8. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

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

  14. Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

  15. Updated list of Equine semen collection centres.

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

  17. Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

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

  19. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

  20. Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

  21. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  22. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  23. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

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

  25. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

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

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

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

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

  30. 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

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

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

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

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

  35. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  36. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  37. Updated ovine and caprine collection centres list.

  38. Updated the bovine semen storage centre list.

  39. Updated all livestock and equine semen lists.

  40. Updated the bovine semen collection centres list.

  41. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list.

  42. Updated the equine semen collection centres,

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

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

  45. Updated the equine semen storage centres list.

  46. Updated equine semen storage centres list

  47. Updated equine semen collection centre list

  48. Updated list of equine semen collection centres.

  49. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

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

  51. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated.

  52. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

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

  54. Updated bovine semen collection centres

  55. Updated equine semen collection and storage centres.

  56. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

  57. Updated bovine semen storage centres

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

  59. Updated the ovine and caprine collection centre list

  60. Updated the equine semen collection centre list

  61. Updated bovine semen collection centres list

  62. Updated bovine semen storage centre list

  63. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  64. Update bovine semen collection centre list

  65. Bovine semen collection centres updated

  66. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  67. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  68. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  69. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  70. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  71. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  72. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  73. Equine semen storage centres updated

  74. Equine Semen Collection Centres updated

  75. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  76. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  77. Equine semen storage centres updated.

  78. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  79. Equine Semen Storage Centre document updated

  80. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres document updated.

  81. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated

  82. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres list updated

  83. Bovine semen collection centres document updated

  84. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  85. Updated document: bovine semen storage centres

  86. Updated document - bovine semen storage centres

  87. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  88. Updated equine semen collection centres

  89. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  90. Updated ovine and caprine semen storage centres

  91. Updated bovine semen storage centres

  92. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  93. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  94. Updated Ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  95. Updated document - ovine and caprine semen collection centre

  96. Updated documents - equine and porcine semen collection centres

  97. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  98. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  99. Updated documents - equine semen collection and storage centres

  100. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  101. Equine semen collection centres document update

  102. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  103. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  104. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  105. Updated bovine semen collection centre document

  106. Bovine semen collection centre document updated

  107. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  108. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  109. Bovine semen storage centres document update

  110. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  111. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  112. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  113. Bovine semen collection centres document update

  114. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  115. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  116. Equine semen collection centre document updated

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

  118. First published.

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Update history

2026-07-20 15:57
Updated published list for Ovine and caprine semen collection centres.

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.