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: 18 June 2024 — 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.

Published 1 January 2013
Last updated 18 June 2024 + show all updates

1. 18 June 2024

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

2. 8 April 2024

   Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

3. 2 April 2024

   Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

4. 8 February 2024

   Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

5. 17 January 2024

   Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

6. 5 January 2024

   Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

7. 16 October 2023

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

8. 2 August 2023

   Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

9. 20 June 2023

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

10. 28 March 2023

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

11. 22 March 2023

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

12. 10 March 2023

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

13. 8 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

14. 20 January 2023

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

15. 12 October 2022

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

16. 26 July 2022

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

17. 13 July 2022

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

18. 17 February 2022

    Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

19. 11 February 2022

    Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

20. 22 December 2021

    Updated ovine and caprine collection centres list.

21. 14 December 2021

    Updated the bovine semen storage centre list.

22. 1 December 2021

    Updated all livestock and equine semen lists.

23. 21 September 2021

    Updated the bovine semen collection centres list.

24. 22 July 2021

    Updated the bovine semen storage centres list.

25. 18 May 2021

    Updated the equine semen collection centres,

26. 23 April 2021

    Updated the bovine semen collection and equine storage centre lists.

27. 1 April 2021

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

28. 22 March 2021

    Updated the equine semen storage centres list.

29. 25 February 2021

    Updated equine semen storage centres list

30. 18 February 2021

    Updated equine semen collection centre list

31. 9 February 2021

    Updated list of equine semen collection centres.

32. 2 February 2021

    Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

33. 1 February 2021

    Updated the bovine and equine semen storage centre lists.

34. 1 December 2020

    Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated.

35. 5 October 2020

    Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

36. 11 August 2020

    Updated the ovine and caprine semen collection centres list.

37. 17 July 2020

    Updated bovine semen collection centres

38. 25 June 2020

    Updated equine semen collection and storage centres.

39. 6 March 2020

    Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

40. 2 March 2020

    Updated bovine semen storage centres

41. 4 February 2020

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

42. 19 December 2019

    Updated the ovine and caprine collection centre list

43. 20 November 2019

    Updated the equine semen collection centre list

44. 14 November 2019

    Updated bovine semen collection centres list

45. 2 October 2019

    Updated bovine semen storage centre list

46. 1 October 2019

    Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

47. 9 September 2019

    Update bovine semen collection centre list

48. 24 July 2019

    Bovine semen collection centres updated

49. 2 July 2019

    Porcine semen collection centres updated

50. 1 July 2019

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

51. 11 June 2019

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

52. 20 May 2019

    Porcine semen collection centres updated

53. 13 May 2019

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

54. 23 April 2019

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

55. 17 April 2019

    Bovine semen storage centres updated

56. 11 March 2019

    Equine semen storage centres updated

57. 4 March 2019

    Equine Semen Collection Centres updated

58. 28 February 2019

    Bovine semen storage centres updated

59. 14 February 2019

    Porcine semen collection centres updated

60. 4 February 2019

    Equine semen storage centres updated.

61. 22 January 2019

    Equine semen collection centres document updated

62. 27 December 2018

    Equine Semen Storage Centre document updated

63. 18 December 2018

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres document updated.

64. 13 November 2018

    Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated

65. 12 November 2018

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres list updated

66. 13 September 2018

    Bovine semen collection centres document updated

67. 13 August 2018

    Updated porcine semen collection centres

68. 10 July 2018

    Updated document: bovine semen storage centres

69. 26 June 2018

    Updated document - bovine semen storage centres

70. 30 May 2018

    Equine semen collection centres document updated

71. 29 May 2018

    Updated equine semen collection centres

72. 8 January 2018

    Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

73. 14 December 2017

    Updated ovine and caprine semen storage centres

74. 29 November 2017

    Updated bovine semen storage centres

75. 6 November 2017

    Updated porcine semen collection centres

76. 31 October 2017

    Updated porcine semen collection centres

77. 5 October 2017

    Updated Ovine and caprine semen collection centres

78. 13 September 2017

    Updated document - ovine and caprine semen collection centre

79. 1 September 2017

    Updated documents - equine and porcine semen collection centres

80. 23 June 2017

    Updated document - equine semen collection centres

81. 21 June 2017

    Updated document - equine semen collection centres

82. 31 March 2017

    Updated documents - equine semen collection and storage centres

83. 29 March 2017

    Porcine semen collection centre document updated

84. 16 January 2017

    Equine semen collection centres document update

85. 29 December 2016

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

86. 19 December 2016

    Updated bovine semen storage centres document

87. 13 December 2016

    Updated bovine semen storage centres document

88. 5 December 2016

    Updated bovine semen collection centre document

89. 30 November 2016

    Bovine semen collection centre document updated

90. 25 November 2016

    Equine semen collection centre document updated

91. 16 November 2016

    Equine semen collection centre document updated

92. 6 October 2016

    Bovine semen storage centres document update

93. 13 September 2016

    Porcine semen collection centre document updated

94. 30 August 2016

    Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

95. 21 July 2016

    Porcine semen collection centre document updated

96. 11 July 2016

    Bovine semen collection centres document update

97. 23 June 2016

    Porcine semen collection centre document updated

98. 26 May 2016

    Porcine semen collection centre document updated

99. 25 May 2016

    Equine semen collection centre document updated

100. 1 October 2014

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

101. 1 January 2013

     First published.