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.

Documents

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.

Published 1 January 2013
Last updated 202 JuneAugust 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

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

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

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

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

  6. 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

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

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

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

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

  11. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  12. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  13. Updated ovine and caprine collection centres list.

  14. Updated the bovine semen storage centre list.

  15. Updated all livestock and equine semen lists.

  16. Updated the bovine semen collection centres list.

  17. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list.

  18. Updated the equine semen collection centres,

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

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

  21. Updated the equine semen storage centres list.

  22. Updated equine semen storage centres list

  23. Updated equine semen collection centre list

  24. Updated list of equine semen collection centres.

  25. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

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

  27. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated.

  28. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

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

  30. Updated bovine semen collection centres

  31. Updated equine semen collection and storage centres.

  32. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

  33. Updated bovine semen storage centres

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

  35. Updated the ovine and caprine collection centre list

  36. Updated the equine semen collection centre list

  37. Updated bovine semen collection centres list

  38. Updated bovine semen storage centre list

  39. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  40. Update bovine semen collection centre list

  41. Bovine semen collection centres updated

  42. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  43. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  44. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  45. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  46. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  47. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  48. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  49. Equine semen storage centres updated

  50. Equine Semen Collection Centres updated

  51. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  52. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  53. Equine semen storage centres updated.

  54. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  55. Equine Semen Storage Centre document updated

  56. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres document updated.

  57. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated

  58. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres list updated

  59. Bovine semen collection centres document updated

  60. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  61. Updated document: bovine semen storage centres

  62. Updated document - bovine semen storage centres

  63. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  64. Updated equine semen collection centres

  65. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  66. Updated ovine and caprine semen storage centres

  67. Updated bovine semen storage centres

  68. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  69. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  70. Updated Ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  71. Updated document - ovine and caprine semen collection centre

  72. Updated documents - equine and porcine semen collection centres

  73. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  74. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  75. Updated documents - equine semen collection and storage centres

  76. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  77. Equine semen collection centres document update

  78. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  79. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  80. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  81. Updated bovine semen collection centre document

  82. Bovine semen collection centre document updated

  83. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  84. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  85. Bovine semen storage centres document update

  86. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  87. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  88. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  89. Bovine semen collection centres document update

  90. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  91. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  92. Equine semen collection centre document updated

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

  94. First published.