Guidance Document  
 
 
 
Semen and Embryos from 
Sheep and Goats  
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A guidance document issued by  the Ministry for Primary Industries  Guidance Document Guidance Document :  Semen and Embryos from Sheep and Goats  
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Guidance Document :  Semen and Embryos from Sheep and Goats  
About this document  
This guidance document contains information about acceptable ways of ensuring compliance with the 
requirements in the Import Health Standard (IHS): Semen and Embryos from Sheep  (Ovis aries) and Goats 
(Capra hircus) .  
Any guidance on how to comply with the applicable requirements may not be the only way to achieve compliance. Stakeholders are encouraged to discuss departures from the approaches outlined in this 
guidance document with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to avoid expending resources on t he 
development of alternative approaches which may later be considered unsuitable.  
The term “must” is not typically used in guidance. In this particular document if the term “must” is used, it is 
used in the context of quoting or paraphrasing the requireme nts set out in the IHS: Semen and Embryos from 
Sheep (Ovis aries) and Goats (Capra hircus) . 
Related Requirements  
 
Change history  
Refer to Appendix 1.  
Contact Details  
For further information and questions about this guidance document, please contact:  
 
Ministry for Primary Industries  
Animal Imports  
PO Box 2526  
Wellington  6140  
Email: animalimports@mpi.govt.nz  
Disclaimer  
This guidance does not constitute, and should not be regarded as, legal advice . While eve ry effort has been 
made to ensure the information in this guidance is accurate, the Ministry for Primary Industries does not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any error of fact, omission, interpretation or opinion that 
may be present, h owever it may have occurred.  
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Contents  Page 
1 Purpose  3 
2 Background  3 
3 Definitions  3 
4 Importer Responsibilities  3 
5 Guidance  3 
5.1 Equivalence and permits  3 
5.2 Incorporation of material by reference 4 
5.3 Inspection and verification  4 
5.4 Exporting country systems and certification 4 
5.5 Diagnostic test(s) and vaccines for international trade 4 
5.6 Agreed country specific Veterinary Certificates  5 
5.7 Model Veterinary Certificate for International Trade in Semen from Sheep ( Ovis 
aries ) and Goats ( Capra hircus ) 6 
5.8 Model Veterinary Certificate for International Trade in Embryos from Sheep ( Ovis 
aries ) and Goats ( Capra hircus ) 13 
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1 Purpose  
(1) This guidance document has been issued to accompany the IHS: Semen and Embryos from Sheep 
(Ovis aries) and Goats (Capra hircus) .  
(2) This guidance document should be read in conjunction with that standard.  
(3) This document includes:  
a) A table listing c ountries with MPI approved export systems to import s emen and embryos from 
sheep ( Ovis aries ) and goats ( Capra hircus ) into New Zealand  
b) Model semen and embryo V eterinary Certificates  
c) Negotiated country s pecific Veterinary Certificates  
2 Background  
(1) The IHS: Semen and Embryos from Sheep (Ovis aries) and Goats (Capra hircus)  which this Guidance 
Document accompanies, contains generic import requirements. These are the rules to manage the 
biosecurity risk of importing s emen and e mbryos from sheep and goats from all countries that can meet 
the requirements of the IHS and in doing so meet New Zealand’s appropriate level of protection. The generic IHS serves as the basis for country -to-country (bilateral) negotiations countries. This  Guidance 
Document contains a model V eterinary Certificate and the bilaterally -agreed Veterinary Certificat e for 
trade in s emen and e mbryos from sheep ( Ovis aries ) and goats ( Capra hircus ). The country -specific 
Veterinary Certificates represent what will b e certified prior to exporting consignments of semen and 
embryos f rom sheep and goats from the countries specified.  
(2) General information about importing germplasm can be found here: 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/imports/animals/standards/general -info-germplasm.htm   
3 Definitions  
(1) Refer to Appendix 1 of the IHS: Semen and Embryos from Sheep (Ovis aries) and Goats (Capra 
hircus) . 
4 Importer Responsibilities  
(1) The costs to MPI in performing functions relating to the importation of s emen and embryos from s heep 
and goats will be recovered in accordance with the Biosecurity Act 1993 (the Act) and any regulations 
made under that Act. All costs involved with document ation, transport, storage and obtaining a 
biosecurity clearance will be covered by the importer or agent.  
5 Guidance  
5.1 Equivalence and permits 
(1) MPI may accept an alternative method, system or process that can be shown to achieve the biosecurity requirements of the IHS (i.e. equivalence).  
(2) MPI’s preference is that the exporting country’s Competent Authority makes equivalence requests. 
Equivalence requests can be lodged with 
animalimports@mpi.govt.nz   
(3) Permit to import application forms can be found on the MPI website at: 
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(4) Where specific equivalence measures are approved by MPI as per the equivalence clause in the IHS, 
the special condition section of the permit to import serves as evidence of those equivalence decisions.  
(5) Completed applications are lodged with animal import s animalimports@mpi.govt.nz .  
5.2 Incorporation of material by reference  
(1) Incorporation by reference means that standards, guidelines or lists are incorporated into the IHS and 
they form part of the requirements. This is done because technical documents are too large or impractical to include in the IHS.  
(2) Where the IHS states that  section 142O(1) of the Act does not apply, this means that importers need to 
refer to the most recent version of any standards, guidelines or lists that are incorporated by reference 
in the IHS.  
5.3 Inspecti on and verification  
(1) On arrival, all documentation ac companying the consignment will be verified by an inspector. The 
inspector may also inspect the consignment, or a sample of the consignment on arrival.  
(2) Inspectors are able to inspect and verify due to their authorised powers under the Act.  
(3) These requirem ents are independent of the IHS requirements.  
5.4 Exporting country systems and certification  
(1) Requests from exporting countries to negotiate veterinary certification to export s emen and embryos 
from sheep ( Ovis aries ) and g oats ( Capra hircus ) to New Zealand w ill be prioritised according to MPI 
resources available at the time of application.  
(2) MPI recommends Competent Authorities refer to the OIE Code  section titled “Quality of Veterinary 
Services,” to prepare evidence for MPI regarding capabilities and preferen ces of the exporting country’s 
Competent Authority.  
(3) A model veterinary certificate is provided in this guidance document and can be used by the Competent 
Authority as a reference for country -specific veterinary certificate negotiation.  
(4) The table below li sts those exporting countries that satisfy the exporting country systems and 
certification requirements of the IHS.  
 
Countries with Approved Exporting Systems  Date Agreed  
Australia  March 2004  
  
  
  
5.5 Diagnostic test(s) and vaccines for international trade  
(1) MPI lists all approve d tests and vaccines in the MPI document: Approved diagnostic tests, vaccines, 
treatments and post -arrival testing laboratories for animal import health standards (MPI -STD-TVTL) . 
(2) The OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines describes can be found on the OIE website: 
http://www.oie.int/en/international -standard -setting/terrestrial -manual/access -online/ .  Field  Code  ChangedGuidance Document Guidance Document :  Semen and Embryos from Sheep and Goats  
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5.6 Agreed country specific Veterinary Certificates  
(1) After issue of th e IHS, the IHS mea sures may be used by countries which already have agreed 
Veterinary Certificate s. Using the measures before a new country  specific Veterinary Certificate is 
agreed can create challenges at the tim e of biosecurity clearance.  MPI should be notified prior to their 
use in order to provide clarification to border staff.   
(2) All country  specific Veterinary Certificates agreed between an exporting country’s Competent Authority 
and MPI are included in the table s below:  
For semen:  
Country  Link to 
certificate  S27 CTO 
direction #  Date agreed (transition 
begins)  End of transition  
     
For embryos:  
Country  Link to 
certificate  S27 CTO 
direction #  Date agreed (transition 
begins)  End of transition  
     
(3) Country -specific veterinary certificates with equivalent measures will be recorded with a Chief Technical 
Officer ( CTO ) direction number to enable border staff to clear the goods and record the number in the 
MPI database .  
(4) When a country -specific veterinar y certificate is agreed, there will be a four month transition period to 
allow donors to be prepared in accordance with the new conditions. During transition, both the old and 
the new import conditions are acceptable. After transition, the previous veterinary certificate for that 
country can no longer be used.  
 
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5.7 Model Veterinary Certificate  for International Trade in Semen 
from Sheep ( Ovis aries ) and Goat s (Capra hircus )  
(1) Below is the model veterinary certificate for trade in s emen from s heep ( Ovis aries ) and g oats ( Capra 
hircus ). The  model  meet s the requirements of the IHS .  
(2) The model veterinary certificate format is based on the OIE Code  Chapter for model veterinary 
certificates for international trade in germplasm.  
 
 
COUNTRIES:  Part I: Details of dispatched consignment  
I.1.   Consignor (Exporter):  
Name:  
Address:  I.2.  Certificate reference number:  
I.3.  Competent Authority:  
I.4.  Consignee (Importer):  
Name:  
Address:  
I.5. Country of origin                                               
ISO Code *  I.6.   Zone or compartment of origin**:  
I.7. Country of destination:                                      
ISO Code *  I.8.   Zone or compartment of destination**:
  
I.9.  Place of origin:  
Name:  
Address:  
I.10.  Place of shipment:  I.11. Date of departure:  
 I.12.  Means of transport:  
Aeroplane            Ship            
Identification:  I.13.  Expected border post:  
I.14.  CITES permit No(s)**:    
I.15. Description of commodity:  I.16. Commodity code (HS Code ):  
I.17. Total quantity:  
I.18.  Temperature of commodities for transport      
Chilled      Frozen       I.19.  Total number of packages:  
I.9.  Place of origin:  
Name:  
Address:  
 I.21. Type of packaging:  
I.22.  Commodities intended for use as:  
Artificial Reproduction                                   
Other                                                   
I.23. Not Applicable  
I. 24.  Identificati on of commodities:  
Species (Scientific name)  
  
  
 
 
 
Number of packages:  Nature of commodity:  
 
Approval number of 
establishments:  
  
 
Net weight:  Treatment type:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Name  Donor identification  Breed  Date of Birth  Country of Birth  Name of Owner  Address of 
Owner  
       
       
Semen information  
 
Donor 
identification Date/s of 
collection  Straw/pellet identification  Number of 
Straws/pellets  Date of entry into semen 
collection facility  Name of semen 
collection facility  Address of semen 
collection facility  Semen collection 
facility  approval 
number  Date of last 
inspection of 
semen facility  
         
         
Test information  
(Note that this information is to be amended as appropriate to the exporting country)  
 
 <Disease name>  <Disease name>  <Disease name>  <Disease name>  <Disease name>  <Disease name>  <Disease name>  
Donor 
identification 
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
                      
Other information  
<disease name> Vaccine  Scrapie  Name of the 
vaccine  
Inactivated 
or modified 
live virus  
Virus types 
and strains  
Genotype  
Identifying 
laboratory  
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Part III: Specific Requirements  Certificate reference number:  
I,……………………………….., a veterinarian authorised by the veterinary authority certify, after due enquiry that the semen described 
above satisfy(ies) the following requirements:  
Eligibility  
(1) The semen is from Ovis aries  and/or Capra hircus  (delete as appropriate and initial ). 
(2) The semen is frozen and non- genetically modified.  
Diagnostic  testing , vaccination, and treatment  
(3) All required laboratory testing was conducted at a laboratory approved to conduct export testing by the Competent Authority of a country 
approved to export to New Zealand.    
(4) Tests used must be listed in and c arried out in accordance with MPI -STD-TVTL.  
(5) Copies of laboratory reports, or an endorsed, tabulated summary, including test date, type, and results for each donor, are attached to this veterinary certificate.   
(6) All products and vaccinations administered to meet specific disease requirements were administered according to the manufacturer’s instruction 
in a country approved to export to New Zealand . Vaccinations were either the final dose of a primary course or the recommended booster to 
complement the prima ry.     
a)  P roduct name, manufacturer, active ingredient (where applicable) _________________________  
     D ose and date of treatment ______________________________    
b)   Vaccine name  and virus type and strain: ______________________________  
      Inacti vated or modified live virus  (circle or delete as appropriate and initial)   
Semen collection facility  requirements  
(7) The semen collection facility met the conditions specified in the OIE Code Chapter on general hygiene in semen collection and processing 
centres . 
(8) The semen collection facility  was: 
a) approved for export by the Competent Authority ; 
b) subject to regular inspection by an Official Veterinarian; and  
c) under the supervision of a semen collection facility  veterinarian appr oved by the Competent Authority .  
(9) The names and approval numbers of these semen collection facilitie s are recorded in this veterinary certificate.   
(10) When donors  were transferred from one approved semen collection facility  to another of equal health status without isolation or testing, t he 
following conditions were applied:   
a) Donors were examined, by the approved semen collection facility  veterinarian, and showed no clinical sign of disease  on the day of entry 
into the facility . 
b) Transfer was direct . 
c) Transfer was not through a bluetongue infected zone or  donors were protected from insect attack during transit . 
d) Donors were not in direct or indirect contact with animals of a lower health status . 
e) The means of transport used was disinfected before use.  
 
Donor and semen collection facility  health status  
(11) Prior to admission to the semen collection facility , the donors  were isolated for at least 28 days at a place specifically approved for this purpose 
by the Competent Authority .  During this time they were not used for natural mating and were isolated from animals not of equivalent health 
status.  
(12) The approved semen collection facility  veterinarian ensured that, on the day(s) of collection of the semen, the health status of each donor was 
monitored and recorde d, and the donor did not show any clinical evidence of infectious diseases transmissible in semen.  
Semen collection, processing, storage and transport  
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(14) Antibiotics were added to the semen diluent in accordance with the OIE Code  Chapter on collection and processing of ovine/caprine semen.  
 
Name and concentration of antibiotics:  
___________________________ ____ 
_______________________________ 
(15) None of the cryogenic or cooling agent s have been previously used in association with any other product of animal origin.  
(16) Dry ice and associated equipment to process semen pellets have been managed to prevent contamination with semen donors not of  equivalent 
tested health status (delete as appropriate and initial) . 
(17) Semen is in new or sanitised containers, which are sealed  and tamper evident, and  clearly and permanently marked to identify the donor and the 
date(s) of collection.  A  code is used for this information  and i ts decipher accompanies  the consignment  (delete as appropriate and initial) . The 
marking  is in accordance wit h the OIE Code  and conforms to the international standards of the International Committee for Animal Recording 
(ICAR; www.icar.org ).  
(18) Semen was only stored with germplasm that was approved for export to New Zealand .  Containers were held until export in storage place 
approved by the Competent Authority  of the exporting country.  
(19) Semen was placed in a  container which is sanitised and free of contamination.  
Disinfectant (active chemical) and date (delete and initial if the container was new) :  
_____________________________________________________  
(20) Semen was transferred from one t ransport container  to another for further processing  (delete if semen was not transferred).  
Transfer date, facility , and reason:  
______________________________________________________________________________  
(21) The transport container in which the semen is transported to New Zealand was sealed by either the semen collection facility  veterinarian or an 
official veterinarian,  using tamper -evident seals.   
Seal number  __________________________________________  
(22) Germplasm in this consignment originates from a different country than the country of origin (delete as appropriate and initial ).  The country of 
origin is currently approved to export to New Zealand and a letter from the Competent Authority or a certified  New Zealand export certificate 
indicating its compliance with New Zealand requirements accompanies the consignment. The germplasm in this consignment has been verified 
as the same germplasm originating from  <insert name of country of origin > and since its  arrival it has been stored in the facility stated  in Part 1 , 
under the supervi sion of the Competent Authority.  
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR IDENTIFIED RISK ORGANISMS:  
 
Bluetongue virus (BTV)  
(23) Donors were:   
a) resident in a BTV free country or zone in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Code , for at least the 60 days prior to and during 
collection; or  
b) resident during the seasonally free period in a BTV seasonally free zone in accordance with the requirem ents of  the OIE Code , for at least 
the 60 days prior to collection; or  
c) resident in a vector -protected facility for at least the 60 days prior to collection and t he facility was regularly inspecte d and certified as being 
free from Culicoides spp . throughout the period when the donors were resident; or  
d) subjected to a test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results . 
 
Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHF)  
(24) Donors were resident in a country:  
a)  recognised by the Competent Authority as free f rom CCHF  for the 21 days before collection;  and  
b)  where CCHF is officially notifiable;  or 
(25) Donors were shorn  (as required for tick inspection) , including the head and lower legs, treated with an acaricide, listed in MPI -STD-TVTL, and 
systematically inspected, under Official Veterinarian supervision, to ensure they were free from ticks before entering the vector -proof facility, 
where they were held for at least 21 days before the first collection. The facility was regularly inspected and tick -free throughout the period when 
the donors were resident.  
 
Foot and mouth disease virus (FMD)  
(26) Donors were resident for the 3 months before semen  collection in a country or zone that is free from FMD without vaccination in accordance with 
the MPI List of FMD  Free Countries  and donors showed no clinical signs of FMD on the day of semen collection and the following 30 days; or  Guidance Document Guidance Document :  Semen and Embryos from Sheep and Goats  
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(27) Donors were resident for the 3 months before semen collection in a country or zone that is free from FMD with vaccination in accordance with the  
MPI List of FMD -Free Countries and  neither the donors nor any other animal in the collection facility : 
a) showed clinical signs of FMD on the day of the semen collection for New Zealand an d for the fol lowing 30 days; and  
b) was vaccinated within the month prior to semen collection for New Zealand; and donors have either  
i) never been vaccinated and were subjected, not less than 21 days after semen collection, to a test for antibodies against FMD virus 
described in MPI -STD-TVTL ; or 
ii) been vaccinated at least twice, with the most recent vaccination not more than 12 months before collection for New Zealand.  
 
Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (ovine pulmonary adenomatosis)  
(28) Donors were resident since birth in countries recognised by the Competent Authority as free from jaagsiekte; or  
(29) Donors were resident : 
a) in a country where jaagsiekte is notifiable;  
b) only in premises that have remained free from jaagsiekte for at least the 10 years prior to collection and no sheep/goat from a flock/herd of 
inferi or health status w as introduced during that period; and  
c) in premises that include animals over 5 years of age; or  
(30) Donors were subjected to a j aagsiekte test listed in MPI-STD-TVTL , with negative results.   
 
Maedi -visna virus  (MV)  
(31) Donors were resident since birth in countries recognised by the Competent Authority as free from MV; or  
(32) Donors :  
a) only resided with herds/flocks, during the 3 years before collection for New Zealand, where MV  was neither clinically nor serologically 
diagnosed and animals of inferior health status were not introduced ; 
b) over one year of age were subject to a MV test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results , during the 30 days prior to entering the 
isolation facility ; and 
c) were subjected to a MV test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results,  at least 21 days after entering isolation and at least annually  
thereafter while in the collection facility . 
  
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPR)  
(33) Donors were resident in a PPR free country or zone in accordance with the OIE Code  for at least 21 days prior to and during collection;  or 
(34) Donors : 
a)  were resident in an establishment not located in a PPR infected zone in accordance with the OIE Code ; and 
b) showed no clinical signs of PPR on the day of collection an d during the following 21 days  and du ring that period no case of PPR was 
officially reported in that establishment;  and donors were either : 
i) vaccinated against PPR between 21 and 120 days prior to semen collection; or 
ii) unvaccinated and subjected to a test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL  at least 21 days after semen collection, with negative results   
 
Rift Valley fever virus (RVF)  
(35) Donors were resident in a RVF free country or zone in accordance with the OIE Code  for at least the 30 days prior to collection; or 
(36) Donors were held in a vector -proof facility for at least 30 days prior to and during collection and never showed clinical signs of RVF. The facility 
was inspected regularly and mosquito- free throughout the period when donors were resident ; or 
(37) For at least the 28 days prior to and after semen collection, the donor s showed no clinical sign of RVF;  and either  
a) Donors were serologically tested for RVF, using a test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , on the day of semen coll ection, and at least 14 days later, 
and showed no significant rise in titre; or  
b) Donors were vaccinated against RVF in accordance with the OIE Manual , at least 21 days prior to semen collection with a modified live 
vaccine.  
 Capripox  virus  (sheep and goat p ox) 
(38) Donors were resident in a s heep and goat pox  free country in accordance with the OIE Code  for at least the 21 days prior to collection;  or 
(39) Donors showed no clinical signs of sheep or goat pox on the day of collection of the semen and for the following 21 days;  and 
a)     For at least the 21 days prior to collection,  the donor : 
i) resided in an establishment where no case of sheep or goat pox w as reported during that period ; 
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b) vaccinated donors were vaccinated in accordance with the OIE Manual .  
 
Vesicular stomatitis virus (VS)  
(40) Donors were resident in a country or zone that is free from VS in accordance with the OIE Code  for at least the 21 days prior to collection; or 
(41) Donors were resident in a flock/herd where no case of VS was reported at the time of collection and for the 30 days after collection.  
 Wesselsbron virus  
(42) Donors were resident  in a country recognised by the Competent Authority  as free from circulating Wessel sbron disease  virus (serological surveys 
required) for at least the 21 days prior to collection;  or 
(43) Donors were resident in an establishment where Wessel sbron disease has not occurred  for at least  the 21 days prior to collection.   
 
Brucella melitensis (capr ine and ovine brucellosis)  
(44) Donors were resident in a country, zone, or flock/herd that is officially free from caprine and ovine brucellosis in accordance with the OIE Code ; or 
(45) Donors were resident in a flock/herd that is free from caprine and ovine brucellosis, in accordance with the OIE Code , and were subjected to two 
different tests for caprine and ovine brucellosis listed in MPI -STD-TVTL on the same blood sample, taken within 30 days prior to semen  
collection, with negative results.  
 
Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. Capripneumoniae  (contagious caprine pleuropneumonia - CCPP)   
(46) For goats only:  
a) Donors were resident in a country that is free from CCPP in accordance with the OIE Code ; or 
 
b) For at least the 45 days p rior to collection,  d onors did not reside i n a CCPP infected zone, in accordance with the OIE Code , and were  not 
resident in a herd where CCPP had been officially reported  during that time;  and  
i) Aliquots of semen from each collection were subjected to a test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results ; or 
ii) Donors were subjected to a CCPP complement fixation test , in accordance with the OIE Manual , on two occasions, with an interval of 
21 to 30 days between tests and the second test being within the 14 days prior to pre -entry isolation, with negative results ; and 
i. Donors w ere isolated from other domestic goats from the first test until the last date of collection.  
 
Mycoplasma agalactiae (contagious agalactia)  
(47) Donors were resident in a country that has been recognised by the Competent Authority  as free from contagious agalactia for at least the 6 
months prior to collection;  or 
(48) Donors were : 
a) resident for at least the 6 months prior to collection only at premise s where no case of contagious agalactia had been officially reported  
during that time; and  
b) tested for Mycoplasma agalactiae using a test listed in MPI-STD-TVTL.  
 
Mycobacterium caprae and  Mycobacterium bovis (tuberculosis)  
(49) For goats only:  
a) Donors were resident in a country recognised by the Competent Authority as free from tuberculosis in goats ; or 
b) Donors were subjected to a single comparative tuberculin test for tuberculosis  prior to entry to the collection facility , with negative results ; 
and 
i) All animals in the collection facility  were tested prior to entry and at least annually, with negative results . 
 
Chlamydia abortus ( enzootic abortion of ewes -  EAE)  
(50) Donors were resident  in a country recognised by the Competent Authority as free from EAE for at least the 2 years prior to collection;  or 
(51) Donors were:  
a) resident in a herd/flock  that is free from EAE in accordance with the OIE Code  for at least the past 2 year s; 
b) not in contact with any animal of lower health status during that period of time; and either  
i) subjected to a te st for EAE listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results ; or   
ii) Semen samples for each collection were subjected to a test for EAE listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with ne gative results .  
 
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(52) Donors have never been confirmed positive for Q fever ; and either  
a) Donors were subjected to a Q fever listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results ; or 
b) Semen from each collection was subjected to a Q fever  test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results . 
 
Scrapie  
(53) For goats  only: 
a) Donors were resident in a scrapie free country in accordance with the OIE Code ; or 
b) Donors were resident in an establishment  that has been maintained free from scrapie from commencement until conclusion of collection, in 
accordance with the OIE Code  recommendations for a scrapie free establishment . 
(54) For  sheep only: 
a) Donors were resident in a scrapie free country in accordance wi th the OIE Code ; or 
b) Donors  were resident in an establishment that has been maintained free from scrapie from commencement until conclusion of collection, in 
accordance with the OIE Code  recommendations for a scrapie free establishment ; or 
c) Donors have the s crapie resistant genotypes –  ARR/ARR, ARR/AHQ, ARR/ARH or ARR/ARQ. Laboratory evidence of the genotype is 
required . 
 
Semen Facility Veterinarian:  
Name  
Address (in capital letters):                                                            
 
Date:                    
Signature:  Official Veterinarian:  
 
Name and address (in capital letters):                                                            
 
Date:                    
Signature:  
 
 
  Official Vet erinarian signature 
   
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5.8 Model Veterinary Certificate for I nternational Trade in Embryos 
from Sheep ( Ovis aries ) and Goats ( Capra hircus ) 
(1) Below is the  model veterinary certificate for trade in embryos  from sheep ( Ovis aries ) and goats ( Capra 
hircus ). The  model  meets the requirements of the IHS .  
(2) The model veterinary certificate format is based on the OIE Code  Chapter for model veterinary 
certificates for international trade in germplasm.  
 
COUNTRIES:  Part I: Details of dispatched consignment  
I.1.   Consignor (Exporter):  
Name:  
Address:  I.2.  Certificate reference number:  
I.3.  Competent Authority:  
I.4.  Consignee (Importer):  
Name:  
Address:  
I.5. Country of origin                                               
ISO Code *  I.6.   Zone or compartment of origin**:  
I.7. Country of destination:                                      
ISO Code *  I.8.   Zone or compartment of destination**:
  
I.9.  Place of origin:  
Name:  
Address:  
I.10.  Place of shipment:  I.11. Date of departure:  
 I.12.  Means of transport:  
Aeroplane            Ship            
Identification:  I.13.  Expected border post:  
I.14.  CITES permit No(s)**:    
I.15. Description of commodity:  I.16. Commodity code (HS Code ):  
I.17. Total quantity:  
I.18.  Temperature of commodities for transport      
Chilled      Frozen       I.19.  Total number of packages:  
I.9.  Place of origin:  
Name:  
Address:  
 I.21. Type of packaging:  
I.22.  Commodities intended for use as:  
Artificial Reproduction                                   
Other                                                   
I.23. Not Applicable  
I. 24.  Identification of commodities:  
Species (Scientific name)  
  
  
 
 
 
Number of packages:  Nature of commodity:  
 
Approval n umber of 
establishments:  
  
 
Net weight:  Treatment type:  
  
 
 
 
 
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Name  Donor identification  Breed  
 Date of Birth  Country of Birth  Name of Owner  Address of Owner  
       
       
Male donor information  
Name  Donor identification  Breed  
 Date of Birth  Country of Birth  Name of Semen Facility  Address of Semen 
Facility  Semen Facility  Number  
        
        
Embryo information  
Female donor 
identification  Date/s of collection  Straw identification  Number of Straws  Number of Embryos 
/Straws  Name and Address of 
Embryo Collection 
Flock/Herd  Male donor identification  Date of Semen Collection 
or date of Natural Mating  
        
        
Test information  
(Note that this information is to be amended as appropriate to the exporting country)  
 
 <Disease name>  <Disease name>  <Disease name>  <Disease name>  <Disease name>  <Disease name>  <Disease name>  
Donor Identification 
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
Test 
sampling 
date 
Test type  
Result  
                      
                      
Other information  
<disease name> Vaccine  Scrapie  Name of  the 
vaccine  
Inactivated 
or modified 
live virus  
Virus types 
and strains  
Genotype  
Identifying 
laboratory  
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Part III: Specific Requirements  Certificate reference number:  
I,……………………………….., a veterinarian authorised by the veterinary authority certify, after due enquiry that the semen 
described above satisfy(ies) the following requirements:  
Eligibility  
(1) The embryos  are from Ovis aries  or Capra hircus  (delete as appropriate and initial).  
(2) The embryos  are in vivo  derived,  frozen, non- cloned,  and non- genetically modified.  
Diagnostic  testing , vaccination, and treatment  
(3) All required laboratory testing was conducted at a laboratory approved to conduct export testing by the Competent Authority of a country 
approved to export to New Zealand .   
(4) Tests used must be listed in and carried out in accordance with MPI-STD-TVTL . 
(5) Copies of laboratory reports, or an endorsed, tabulated summary, including test date, type, and results for each donor, are attached to this 
veterinary certificate.   
(6) All products and vaccinations administered to meet specific disease requirements were administered according to the manufacturer’s 
instruction in a country approved to export to New Zealand . Vaccinations were either the final dose of a primary course or the 
recommended booster to complement the primary .     
a)  Product name, manufacturer, active ingredient (where applicable)_________________________  
     Dose and date of treatment______________________________    
b)   Vaccine name and virus type and strain: _ ____________________________  
      Inactivated or modified live virus (circle or delete as appropriate and initial)  
Embryo collection team and herd approval requirements 
(7) At the time of collection of embryos for export to New Zealand, the embryo collection team was approved by and registered wit h the 
Competent Authority of the exporting country.   
(8) The Competent Authority has knowledge of and authority over the embryo collec tion flock/herd until completion of collection and testing 
specified in this IHS . 
 
Donor and flock/herd health status  
(9) Donors were r esident in the embryo collection flock/herd for at least 28 days prior to collection of embryos for export to New Zealand.  
(10) Where a specific requirement for a risk organism is met by pre -collection testing, donors were isolated from other sheep or goats not of an 
equivalent tested health status, from the time of the pre- collection test until completion of collection of embryos for export to New Zealand.  
(11) On the day(s) of collection of the embryos, the approved embryo collection team veterinarian was responsible for monitoring t he health 
status of each donor and recording that the donor was free from clinical evidence of infectious diseases transmissible in embryos.  
(12) The semen used to produce the embryos in the consignment either:  
a) was imported directly from New Zealand or is eligible for export to New Zealand; or  
b) was collected , processed , and stored  at a semen collection facility  that complies with the official semen collection facility  protocols of 
the exporting country (where MPI deems this to be equivalent); or  
c) Where natural service or fresh semen was used, donor males were inspected, found free from clinical evidence of infectious  diseases 
transmissible in semen, and satisfy the testing and isolation requirements for semen from sheep and goats . 
Embryo collection, processing, storage and transport  
(13) Embryos were collected  and processed  under the supervision of an approved embryo collection team veterinarian and in accordance with 
the recommendations in the OIE Code  chapters on collection and processing of in vivo  derived embryos of livestock.  
(14) Embryos were treated with trypsin during the washing process as described in the IETS Manual .   
(15) Embryo s had an intact zona pellucida and were  free of adherent material after the final wash when examined over its entire surface at not 
less than 50X magnification. Any micro -manipulation that caused a breach of the zona pellucida, was performed accord ing to the 
procedures described in the OIE Code  and IETS Manual .   
(16) All biological products of animal origin used in the media and solutions for collection, processing, washing or storage of em bryos was free 
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(17) Media and solutions were either sterilised by approved methods according to the IETS Manual  or commercially prepared sterile media 
were used.  These were handled in such a manner as to ensure t hat sterility was maintained.   
(18) Antibiotics as recommended i n the OIE Code  and IETS Manual, or a combination of antibiotics with equivalent activity, were added to 
collection, processing, washing and storage media.   
Name and concentration of antibiotics:  
_______________________________  
_______________________________  
(19) None of the cryogenic or cooling agent has been previously used in association with any other product of animal origin.  
(20) Embryos are s ealed  in straws , which a re clearly and permanently marked to identify the donor and the date(s) of collection.  A code is 
used for this information and i ts decipher accompanies  the consignment  (delete as appropriate and initial) . The marking  is in accordance 
with the OIE Code  and conforms to the international standards of the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR; www.icar.org ).  
(21) Embryos were only stored with germplasm that was approved for export to New Zealand .  Containers were held until export in a storage 
place approved by the Competent Authority of the exporting country.  
(22) Embryos were  transferred from one transport container  to another for further  processing  (delete if embryos were not transferred) . 
Transfer date, location, and reason:  
_________________________________________________________________________________  
(23) Embryos  were  placed in a  container which is sanitised and free of contamination.  
Disinfectant (active chemical) and date (delete and initial if container was new) :  
_____________________________________________________  
(24) The transport container in which the embryos are  transported to New Zealand was sealed  by either the embryo collection t eam 
veterinarian or an official veterinarian, using tamper evident seals.   
Seal number __________________________________________  
(25) Germplasm in this consignment originates from a different country than the country of origin (delete as appropriate and initial).   The country 
of origin is currently approved to export to New Zealand and a letter from the Competent Authority or a certified New Zealand  export 
certificate indicating its compliance with New Zealand requirements accompanies the consignment. The  germplasm in this consignment 
has been verified as the same germplasm originating from  <insert name of country of origin > and since its arrival it has been stored in the 
facility stated in Part 1, under the supervision of the Competent Authority.  
 
SPECIFI C REQUIREMENTS FOR IDENTIFIED RISK ORGANISMS:  
  
Bluetongue virus (BTV)  
(26) Donors were:   
a) resident in a BTV free country or zone in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Code , for at least the 60 days prior to and 
during collection; or  
b) resident during the seasonally free period in a BTV seasonally free zone in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Code , for at 
least the 60 days prior to collection; or  
c) resident in a vector -protected facility for at least the 60 days prior to collection and t he facility was regularly inspecte d and certified as 
being free from  Culicoides spp. throughout the period when the donors were resident; or  
d) subjected to a test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results . 
Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCH F) 
(27) Donors were resident in a country:  
a)  recognised by the Compet ent Authority as free from CCHF  for the 21 days before collection;  and  
b)  where CCHF is officially noti fiable; or  
(28) Donors were shorn  (as required for tick inspection) , including the head and lower legs, treated with an acarici de, listed in MPI -STD-TVTL, 
and systematically inspected, under Official Veterinarian supervision, to ensure they were free from ticks before entering the vector -proof 
facility, where they were held for at least 21 days before the first collection. The facility was regularly inspected and tick -free throughout the 
period when the donors were resident.  
 
Foot and mouth disease virus (FMD)  
(29) Donors were resident for the 3 months before embryo  collection in a country or zone that is free from FMD without vaccination in 
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collection and the following 30 days; or  
(30) Donors were resident for the 3 months before embryo collection in a country or zone that is free from FMD with vaccination in accordance 
with the MPI List of FMD -Free Countries  and neither the donors nor any other animal at the collection herd/flock : 
a) showed clinical signs of FMD on the day of the embryo collection for New Zealand and for the following 30 days ; and 
b) was vaccinated within the month prior to embryo collection for New Zealand; and donors have either  
i) never been vaccinated and were subjected, not less than 21 days after embryo collection, to a test for antibodies against FMD 
virus described in MPI-STD-TVTL ; or 
ii) been vaccinated at least twice, with the most recent vaccination not more than 12 months before collection for New Zealand.  
 
Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (ovine pulmonary adenomatosis)  
(31) Donors were resident since birth in countries recognised by the Competent Authority as free from jaagsiekte; or  
(32) Donors were resident : 
a) in a country where jaagsiekte is notifiable;  
b) only in premises that have remained free from jaagsiekte for at least the 10 years prior to collection and no sheep/goat from  a 
flock/herd of inferior health status was introduced during that period; and  
c) in premises that include animals over 5 years of ag e; or 
(33) Donors were subjected to jaagiekte test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results .  
 
Maedi -visna virus  
(34) Donors were resident since birth in countries recognised by the Competent Authority as free from MV; or  
(35) Donors :  
a) only resided with herds/flocks , during the 3 years before collection for New Zealand, where MV  was neither clinically nor serologically 
diagnosed and animals of inferior health status were not introduced;  
b) over one year of age were subject ed to a MV test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results, during the 30 days prior to entering 
the collection herd/flock ; and  
c) were subjected to a MV test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results, at least 21 days after entering the collection herd/flock  
and at least annually thereafter while in the collection herd/flock . 
  
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPR)  
(36) Donors were resident in a PPR free country or zone in accordance with the OIE Code  for at least  21 days prior  to and during embryo 
collection;  or  
(37) Donors : 
a) were resident in an establishment not located in a PPR infected zone in accordance with the OIE Code ;   
b) showed no clinical signs of PPR on the day of embryo collection an d during the following 21 days and d uring that period no case of 
PPR was officially re ported in that establishment;  and donors were either  
i) vaccinated against PPR between 21 and 120 days prior to embryo  collection; or 
ii) unvaccinated and subjected to a test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL  at least 21 days after embryo collection, with negative results.  
 
Rift Valley fever virus (RVF)  
(38) Donors were resident for at least the 30 days prior to embryo  collection in a country or zone that is free from RVF in accordance with the 
OIE Code ; or 
(39) Donors were held in an MPI approved vector -proof collection facility for  at least 30 days prior to and during collection and never showed 
clinical signs of RVF. The facility was inspected regularly and mosquito -free throughout the period when donors were resident.  
(40) For at least the 28 days prior to and after embryo  collection, the donor s showed no clinical sign of RVF;  and either  
a) Donors were serologically tested for RVF, using a test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , on the day of embryo  collection, and at least 14 days 
later, and showed no significant rise in titre; or  
b) Donors were vaccinated against RVF in accordance with the OIE Manual , at least 21 days prior to embryo  collection with a modified 
live vaccine.  
 Capripox  virus  (sheep and goat pox)  
(41) Donors were resident in a s heep and goat  pox free country in accordance with the OIE Code  for at least the 21 days prior to collection;  or 
(42) Donors showed no clinical signs of sheep or goat pox on the day of embryo collection and for the following 21 days;  and 
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i) resided in an establishment where no case of sheep or goat pox was reported during that period;   
ii) was not in a zone infected with sheep and goat pox in accordance with the OIE Code ; and  
b) vaccinated donors were vaccinated in accordance with the OIE Manual.   
 
Vesicular stomatitis virus (VS)  
(43) Donors were resident in a country that is free from VS in accordance with the OIE Code for at least the 21 days prior to collection; or 
(44) Donors were resident in a flock/herd where no case of VS was reported at the time of c ollection and for the 30 days after collection.  
 
Wesselsbron virus  
(45) Donors were resident  in a country recognised by the Competent Authority as free from Wesselbron disease virus (serological surveys 
required) for at least the 21 days prior to collection; or 
(46) Donors were resident in an establishment where Wesselsbron disease has not occurred for at least the 21 days prior to collect ion. 
 Brucella melitensis (caprine and ovine brucellosis)  
(47) Donors were resident in a country, zone, or flock/herd that is officially free from caprine and ovine brucellosis in accordance with the OIE 
Code ; or 
(48) Donors were resident in a flock/herd that is free from caprine and ovine brucellosis, in accordance with t he OIE Code , and were subjected 
to two different tests for caprine and ovine brucellosis listed in MPI -STD-TVTL on the same blood sample, taken within 30 days prior to 
embryo collection, with negative results.  
 
Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. Capripneumoniae  (contagious caprine pleuropneumonia - CCPP)   
(49) For goats only:  
a) Donors were resident in a country that is free from CCPP in accordance with the OIE Code ; or 
 
b) For at least the 45 days p rior to collection,  d onors did not reside i n a CCPP infected zone, in acco rdance with the OIE Code, and 
were  not resident in a herd where CCPP had been officially reported  during that time;  and  
i) Aliquots of embryos/oocytes or collection/washing fluids  from each collection were subjected to a test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , 
with neg ative results ; or 
ii) Donors were s ubjected to a CCPP complement fixation test , in accordance with the OIE Manual , on two occasions, with an 
interval of 21 to 30 days between tests and the second test being within the 14 days prior to pre- entry isolation, with  negative 
results ; and 
i. Donors were isolated from other domestic goats from the first test until the last date of collection.  
 
Mycoplasma agalactiae (contagious agalactia)  
(50) Donors were resident in a country that has been recognised by the Competent Authority  as free from contagious agalactia for at least the 6 
months prior to collection;  or 
(51) Donors were:  
a) resident for at least the 6 months prior to collection only at premises where no case of contagious agalactia had been officially 
reported  during that time; a nd 
b) tested for Mycoplasma agalactiae using a test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL.  
 
Mycobacterium caprae and  Mycobacterium bovis (tuberculosis)  
(52) For goats only:  
a) Donors were resident in a country recognised by MPI as being free from tuberculosis in goats;  or 
b) Donors were subjected to a single comparative tuberculin test for tuberculosis  prior to entry to the collection flock/herd , with negative 
results ; and  
i) All animals in the embryo collection flock/herd were tested prior to entry and at least annually, with negative results.  
 Chlamydia abortus ( enzootic abortion of ewes -  EAE)  
(53) Donors were resident in a country recognised by the Competent Authority  as free from EAE  for at least the 2 years prior to collection;  or 
(54) Donors were:  
a) resident in a herd/flock that is free from  EAE in accordance with the OIE Code  for at least the past  2 years.   
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  i) subjected to a t est for EAE  listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results ; or   
ii) Samples of embryos/oocytes  or collection/w ashing fluids from each embryo  collection were subjected to a test for EAE listed in 
MPI-STD-TVTL , with negative results . 
 
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)  
(55) Donors have never been confirmed positive for Q fever ; and either  
a) Donors were subjected to a Q fever test listed in MPI -STD-TVTL , with negative results ; or 
b) Embryos/oocytes or collection/washing fluids from each collection were subjected to a Q fever test l isted in MPI -STD-TVTL , with 
negative results . 
 
Scrapie  
(56) For goats  only: 
a) Donors were resident in a country that is free from scrapie in accordance with the OIE Code ; or 
b) Donors were resident in a collection herd/flock  that has been maintained free from scrapie from commencement until conclusion of 
collection, through compliance with the OIE Code recommendations for a scrapie free establishment; or  
c) Embryos comply with the OIE Code  recommendations for importation of in vivo  derived goat embryos from countries or zones not 
considered free from scrapie . 
  
 
Embryo Collection  Veterinarian:  
Name  
Address (in capital letters):                                                            
 
Date:                    
Signature:  Official Veterinarian:  
 
Name and address (in capital letters):                                                            
 
Date:                    
Signature:  
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