Exporting Ovine & Caprine semen to the Republic of Kazakhstan

30 July 2008

caosemec.kaz

Ref: AE - KZ - 24

1. Statutory authority

Pursuant to section 60 of the Animal Products Act 1999:

(i) I notify the following overseas market access requirements, entitled ovine & caprine semen to the Republic of Kazakhstan.

This notice takes effect from date of signing.

Dated at Wellington this 20^th day of January 2009.

Signed: Matthew Stone BVSc MACVSc MVS (Epidemiology)
Group Manager
Animal Imports and Exports Group
Border Standards Directorate
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand
(pursuant to delegated authority)

2. The Republic of Kazakhstan’s Requirements

Ovine & caprine semen exported from New Zealand to the Republic of Kazakhstan must comply with the import requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan listed in this notice as follows:

2.1 An Import Permit is required to export ovine & caprine semen to the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2.2 An Official Veterinarian authorised by the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry must certify, after due enquiry, the following:

2.2.1 New Zealand is officially free of scrapie, bluetongue, brucellosis (Brucella abortus, B. melitensis & B. suis), anthrax, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, sheep & goat pox, and contagious agalactia.

2.2.2 New Zealand has been officially free of foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular stomatitis, peste des petits ruminants, and rinderpest for the last 12 months.

2.2.3 The donor animals have not been fed meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants, or genetically modified fodder or other feedstuffs.

2.2.4 The centre veterinarian who supervised the collection and processing of the semen is approved by the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

2.2.5 The approved centre veterinarian is responsible for:

2.2.5.1 isolating the donors from all other ruminants not of equivalent health status prior to semen collection for this consignment

2.2.5.2 supervising the isolation period

2.2.5.3 supervising the blood sampling of donors, and collection and processing of the semen.

2.2.6 The semen collection centre has been free, based on no confirmed cases, of the following diseases and for the stated timeframes:

2.2.6.1 bovine tuberculosis and paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease), for the last 3 years

2.2.6.2 Border disease, campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus), leptospirosis and epididymitides, for the last 12 months.

2.2.7 Each donor resided only on properties where tuberculosis has not been diagnosed in sheep or goats during the 3 years immediately prior to collection.

2.2.8 Each sheep donor (i.e. for rams only):

Either 2.2.8.1 originated from a flock accredited free of Brucella ovis infection

Or 2.2.8.2 during the period, between 14 days immediately prior to semen collection and export, gave a negative result to a CFT or an ELISA for Brucella ovis infection.

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2.2.9 At the time of collection each donor was free from quarantine restrictions.

2.2.10 During the 7 day period immediately prior to semen collection and during the period of semen collection the donors were individually marked and isolated from sheep or goats not of equivalent health status.

2.2.11 Immediately prior to the first collection of semen for this consignment and immediately after the last collection of semen for this consignment each donor was inspected by the centre veterinarian and found to be clinically healthy.

2.2.12 The semen in this consignment was collected, handled and stored in accordance with the relevant sections of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

2.2.13 The semen was identified and has been stored, in fresh liquid nitrogen, since the end of the collection period until export, under the supervision of the Official Veterinarian in containers in which no biological material other than semen, embryos or ova of equivalent health status was held.

2.2.14 The container used for transportation of the semen contained only new liquid nitrogen, and was:

Either 2.2.14.1 new

Or 2.2.14.2 prior to loading, the shipper was emptied and inspected, and any loose straws removed. The shipper, including all surfaces contacting the straws, was disinfected.

(The following methods of disinfection can be used for export to the Republic of Kazakhstan: 2% available chlorine, Virkon® at the manufacturer’s recommended rate, or irradiation at 50kGy.)

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2.2.15 Prior to export the transportation container was sealed by an Official Veterinarian.

3. Definitions

For the purposes of this document:

Any term or expression that is defined in the Animal Products Act 1999 and used, but not defined in this document, has the same meaning as in this Act.

Explanatory note

This OMAR is based on the export certificate for ovine and caprine semen to the Republic of Kazakhstan, dated 30 July 2008.

Additional Information on OMAR Notification: CAOSEMEC.KAZ 30.07.08

This is a new OMAR. It is based on the export protocol for caprine and ovine semen from New Zealand to Australia, with additional information from the export protocol for ovine and caprine embryos to Kazakhstan.

1. An Import Permit is required.

2. With regards to clause 2.2.3, genetically modified animal feed is not commercially grown in New Zealand, and only traditionally derived animal feed is allowed to be imported into New Zealand.

Section 61.A of the Animal Products Amendments Act 2005 states that 'The Crown is not liable, and nor is the Director-General or any employee of the Ministry liable, for any loss arising through the refusal or failure of the relevant authority of an overseas market to admit export animal material or animal product to that market'.