The Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007

Bovine animals from which semen may be collectedE+W+S

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19.  No person may collect semen from a bovine animal for use in artificial insemination unless the bovine animal—

(a)is approved for that purpose by the Secretary of State;

(b)is identified in accordance with the cattle identification regulations;

(c)shows no clinical signs of disease on the day the semen is to be collected;

(d)has not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease within the 30 days preceding the date of collection;

(e)has not been allowed to serve naturally since the date of the application for its approval for semen collection; and

(f)(where its semen is to be supplied as fresh semen) has been kept at [F1a licensed] collection centre or a domestic collection centre for a continuous period of at least 30 days preceding the date the semen is collected.

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