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: 30 April 2026 — 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 30 April 2026 + show all updates

1. 30 April 2026

   Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

2. 19 March 2026

   Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

3. 24 February 2026

   Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

4. 12 February 2026

   Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

5. 4 February 2026

   Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

6. 16 October 2025

   Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

7. 1 October 2025

   Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

8. 29 August 2025

   Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

9. 13 August 2025

   Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

10. 31 July 2025

    Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

11. 28 March 2025

    Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

12. 6 February 2025

    Updated list of Equine semen collection centres.

13. 28 November 2024

    Amended the last updated date on list of porcine semen collection centres.

14. 27 November 2024

    Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

15. 18 June 2024

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

16. 8 April 2024

    Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

17. 2 April 2024

    Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

18. 8 February 2024

    Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

19. 17 January 2024

    Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

20. 5 January 2024

    Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

21. 16 October 2023

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

22. 2 August 2023

    Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

23. 20 June 2023

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

24. 28 March 2023

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

25. 22 March 2023

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

26. 10 March 2023

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

27. 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

28. 20 January 2023

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

29. 12 October 2022

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

30. 26 July 2022

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

31. 13 July 2022

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

32. 17 February 2022

    Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

33. 11 February 2022

    Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

34. 22 December 2021

    Updated ovine and caprine collection centres list.

35. 14 December 2021

    Updated the bovine semen storage centre list.

36. 1 December 2021

    Updated all livestock and equine semen lists.

37. 21 September 2021

    Updated the bovine semen collection centres list.

38. 22 July 2021

    Updated the bovine semen storage centres list.

39. 18 May 2021

    Updated the equine semen collection centres,

40. 23 April 2021

    Updated the bovine semen collection and equine storage centre lists.

41. 1 April 2021

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

42. 22 March 2021

    Updated the equine semen storage centres list.

43. 25 February 2021

    Updated equine semen storage centres list

44. 18 February 2021

    Updated equine semen collection centre list

45. 9 February 2021

    Updated list of equine semen collection centres.

46. 2 February 2021

    Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

47. 1 February 2021

    Updated the bovine and equine semen storage centre lists.

48. 1 December 2020

    Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated.

49. 5 October 2020

    Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

50. 11 August 2020

    Updated the ovine and caprine semen collection centres list.

51. 17 July 2020

    Updated bovine semen collection centres

52. 25 June 2020

    Updated equine semen collection and storage centres.

53. 6 March 2020

    Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

54. 2 March 2020

    Updated bovine semen storage centres

55. 4 February 2020

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

56. 19 December 2019

    Updated the ovine and caprine collection centre list

57. 20 November 2019

    Updated the equine semen collection centre list

58. 14 November 2019

    Updated bovine semen collection centres list

59. 2 October 2019

    Updated bovine semen storage centre list

60. 1 October 2019

    Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

61. 9 September 2019

    Update bovine semen collection centre list

62. 24 July 2019

    Bovine semen collection centres updated

63. 2 July 2019

    Porcine semen collection centres updated

64. 1 July 2019

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

65. 11 June 2019

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

66. 20 May 2019

    Porcine semen collection centres updated

67. 13 May 2019

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

68. 23 April 2019

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

69. 17 April 2019

    Bovine semen storage centres updated

70. 11 March 2019

    Equine semen storage centres updated

71. 4 March 2019

    Equine Semen Collection Centres updated

72. 28 February 2019

    Bovine semen storage centres updated

73. 14 February 2019

    Porcine semen collection centres updated

74. 4 February 2019

    Equine semen storage centres updated.

75. 22 January 2019

    Equine semen collection centres document updated

76. 27 December 2018

    Equine Semen Storage Centre document updated

77. 18 December 2018

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres document updated.

78. 13 November 2018

    Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated

79. 12 November 2018

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres list updated

80. 13 September 2018

    Bovine semen collection centres document updated

81. 13 August 2018

    Updated porcine semen collection centres

82. 10 July 2018

    Updated document: bovine semen storage centres

83. 26 June 2018

    Updated document - bovine semen storage centres

84. 30 May 2018

    Equine semen collection centres document updated

85. 29 May 2018

    Updated equine semen collection centres

86. 8 January 2018

    Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

87. 14 December 2017

    Updated ovine and caprine semen storage centres

88. 29 November 2017

    Updated bovine semen storage centres

89. 6 November 2017

    Updated porcine semen collection centres

90. 31 October 2017

    Updated porcine semen collection centres

91. 5 October 2017

    Updated Ovine and caprine semen collection centres

92. 13 September 2017

    Updated document - ovine and caprine semen collection centre

93. 1 September 2017

    Updated documents - equine and porcine semen collection centres

94. 23 June 2017

    Updated document - equine semen collection centres

95. 21 June 2017

    Updated document - equine semen collection centres

96. 31 March 2017

    Updated documents - equine semen collection and storage centres

97. 29 March 2017

    Porcine semen collection centre document updated

98. 16 January 2017

    Equine semen collection centres document update

99. 29 December 2016

    Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

100. 19 December 2016

     Updated bovine semen storage centres document

101. 13 December 2016

     Updated bovine semen storage centres document

102. 5 December 2016

     Updated bovine semen collection centre document

103. 30 November 2016

     Bovine semen collection centre document updated

104. 25 November 2016

     Equine semen collection centre document updated

105. 16 November 2016

     Equine semen collection centre document updated

106. 6 October 2016

     Bovine semen storage centres document update

107. 13 September 2016

     Porcine semen collection centre document updated

108. 30 August 2016

     Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

109. 21 July 2016

     Porcine semen collection centre document updated

110. 11 July 2016

     Bovine semen collection centres document update

111. 23 June 2016

     Porcine semen collection centre document updated

112. 26 May 2016

     Porcine semen collection centre document updated

113. 25 May 2016

     Equine semen collection centre document updated

114. 1 October 2014

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

115. 1 January 2013

     First published.