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 8 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  2. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  3. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

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

  5. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

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

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

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

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

  10. 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

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

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

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

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

  15. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  16. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  17. Updated ovine and caprine collection centres list.

  18. Updated the bovine semen storage centre list.

  19. Updated all livestock and equine semen lists.

  20. Updated the bovine semen collection centres list.

  21. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list.

  22. Updated the equine semen collection centres,

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

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

  25. Updated the equine semen storage centres list.

  26. Updated equine semen storage centres list

  27. Updated equine semen collection centre list

  28. Updated list of equine semen collection centres.

  29. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

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

  31. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated.

  32. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

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

  34. Updated bovine semen collection centres

  35. Updated equine semen collection and storage centres.

  36. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

  37. Updated bovine semen storage centres

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

  39. Updated the ovine and caprine collection centre list

  40. Updated the equine semen collection centre list

  41. Updated bovine semen collection centres list

  42. Updated bovine semen storage centre list

  43. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  44. Update bovine semen collection centre list

  45. Bovine semen collection centres updated

  46. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  47. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  48. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  49. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  50. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  51. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  52. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  53. Equine semen storage centres updated

  54. Equine Semen Collection Centres updated

  55. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  56. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  57. Equine semen storage centres updated.

  58. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  59. Equine Semen Storage Centre document updated

  60. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres document updated.

  61. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated

  62. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres list updated

  63. Bovine semen collection centres document updated

  64. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  65. Updated document: bovine semen storage centres

  66. Updated document - bovine semen storage centres

  67. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  68. Updated equine semen collection centres

  69. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  70. Updated ovine and caprine semen storage centres

  71. Updated bovine semen storage centres

  72. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  73. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  74. Updated Ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  75. Updated document - ovine and caprine semen collection centre

  76. Updated documents - equine and porcine semen collection centres

  77. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  78. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  79. Updated documents - equine semen collection and storage centres

  80. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  81. Equine semen collection centres document update

  82. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  83. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  84. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  85. Updated bovine semen collection centre document

  86. Bovine semen collection centre document updated

  87. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  88. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  89. Bovine semen storage centres document update

  90. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  91. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  92. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  93. Bovine semen collection centres document update

  94. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  95. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  96. Equine semen collection centre document updated

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

  98. First published.