The Bovine Semen (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 1 Construction and design of centres

PART 1 EC quarantine centre

The EC quarantine centre must–

(a) have bovine animal housing, including isolation facilities that have no direct communication with the normal bovine animal housing;

(b) be constructed so that the bovine animal housing can be readily cleaned and disinfected; and

(c) be constructed or isolated so that contact with livestock outside is prevented.

PART 2 EC collection centre or domestic collection centre

The EC collection or domestic collection centre must–

(a) have–

(i) bovine animal housing, including isolation facilities that have no direct communication with the normal bovine animal housing;

(ii) semen collection facilities, including a separate room for the cleaning and disinfection or sterilisation of equipment;

(iii) facilities where semen may be processed, which need not be on the same site; and

(iv) a semen quarantine room, which need not be on the same site;

(b) be constructed or isolated so that contact with livestock outside the centre is prevented;

(c) be constructed so that the bovine animal housing and the semen collection and processing facilities and the semen quarantine room can be readily cleaned and disinfected; and

(d) be so designed that the bovine animal housing is separated from the processing facilities and both are separated from the semen quarantine room.

PART 3 EC storage centre or domestic storage centre

The EC storage or domestic storage centre must–

(a) be constructed or isolated so that contact with livestock outside is prevented; and

(b) have a semen storage room that can be readily cleaned and disinfected.