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.
Change of https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/livestock-and-equine-semen-collection-approved-premises
Change description : 2025-10-01 15:22:00: Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres. [Guidance and regulation]
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Details of premises in Great Britain approved to operate as cattle, sheep, pig and horse semen collection and storage centres.
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.
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.
Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.
Updated list of Equine semen collection centres.
Amended the last updated date on list of porcine semen collection centres.
Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.
Added Klasse AI Aberfeldy, Rattlerow Farms Ltd to the list of approved porcine semen collection centres.
Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.
Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.
Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.
Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.
Updated the lists of equine semen collection centres and equine semen storage centres.
Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.
We have added Viking genetics UK Ltd to the list of Bovine semen storage centres.
Updated the list 'Equine semen storage centres'. Added Rozel Breeding Centre. Requested by SM-APHA-farmandgermcarlisle.
Added 'processing centre approval for export to EU' for 'bovine semen', 'equine semen' and 'ovine and caprine semen' collection centres.
Updated the list 'Bovine semen storage centres'. Genus Central Store - revoked on 9 March 2023.
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
Updated the list 'Ovine and caprine semen collection centres'. Farmgene Ltd - Reinstated 19 January 2023.
Updated address for Rozel Breeding Centre in equine semen collection centres list.
Updated the list 'Ovine and caprine semen collection centres'. Farmgene Ltd - Suspended 26 July 2022
Updated the porcine semen collection centres list. Elite Sires reinstated on 24 June 2022.
Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.
Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.
Updated ovine and caprine collection centres list.
Updated the bovine semen storage centre list.
Updated all livestock and equine semen lists.
Updated the bovine semen collection centres list.
Updated the bovine semen storage centres list.
Updated the equine semen collection centres,
Updated the bovine semen collection and equine storage centre lists.
Added Rozel Breeding Centre to the list of approved equine semen collection centres.
Updated the equine semen storage centres list.
Updated equine semen storage centres list
Updated equine semen collection centre list
Updated list of equine semen collection centres.
Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.
Updated the bovine and equine semen storage centre lists.
Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated.
Updated the bovine semen storage centres list
Updated the ovine and caprine semen collection centres list.
Updated bovine semen collection centres
Updated equine semen collection and storage centres.
Updated the bovine semen storage centres list
Updated bovine semen storage centres
Updated the equine semen collection list with Clements Equine in Suffolk.
Updated the ovine and caprine collection centre list
Updated the equine semen collection centre list
Updated bovine semen collection centres list
Updated bovine semen storage centre list
Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres
Update bovine semen collection centre list
Bovine semen collection centres updated
Porcine semen collection centres updated
Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated
Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated
Porcine semen collection centres updated
Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated
Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated
Bovine semen storage centres updated
Equine semen storage centres updated
Equine Semen Collection Centres updated
Bovine semen storage centres updated
Porcine semen collection centres updated
Equine semen storage centres updated.
Equine semen collection centres document updated
Equine Semen Storage Centre document updated
Ovine and caprine semen collection centres document updated.
Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated
Ovine and caprine semen collection centres list updated
Bovine semen collection centres document updated
Updated porcine semen collection centres
Updated document: bovine semen storage centres
Updated document - bovine semen storage centres
Equine semen collection centres document updated
Updated equine semen collection centres
Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres
Updated ovine and caprine semen storage centres
Updated bovine semen storage centres
Updated porcine semen collection centres
Updated porcine semen collection centres
Updated Ovine and caprine semen collection centres
Updated document - ovine and caprine semen collection centre
Updated documents - equine and porcine semen collection centres
Updated document - equine semen collection centres
Updated document - equine semen collection centres
Updated documents - equine semen collection and storage centres
Porcine semen collection centre document updated
Equine semen collection centres document update
Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated
Updated bovine semen storage centres document
Updated bovine semen storage centres document
Updated bovine semen collection centre document
Bovine semen collection centre document updated
Equine semen collection centre document updated
Equine semen collection centre document updated
Bovine semen storage centres document update
Porcine semen collection centre document updated
Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres
Porcine semen collection centre document updated
Bovine semen collection centres document update
Porcine semen collection centre document updated
Porcine semen collection centre document updated
Equine semen collection centre document updated
AHVLA documents have been re-assigned to the new Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
First published.
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.