Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Cattle from Australia, Page 1 of 4 Appendix 1-19 
Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Live Cattle from 
Australia 
(In case of any discrepancy between the Eng lish version and the Chinese text of thes e Requirements, the Chinese text shall gove rn.)  
Promulgated by Council of Agriculture on July 28, 2010 
 
1. Before importation of the cattle from Au stralia, it is required to apply from the 
animal quarantine authority of this country for issuance of quarantine 
requirements and the cattle to  be imported shall be in compliance with this 
Requirements. 
 
2. Australia shall be recognized by central competent authority of this country as a 
country free from foot and mouth diseas e, rinderpest, contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia and bovine spongiform encephalopathy.  
 
If the cattle are transshipped through seaports or airports in countries or zones where have been recognized by central co mpetent authority of this country as a 
country (zone) infected with the said diseas es, they shall be deemed as originating 
from infected countries or zones an d shall therefore be prohibited from 
importation. 
 
3. To import the cattle, the following requirements shall be complied with: 
（1）The cattle originated from a state or province where vesicular stomatitis and 
bovine brucellosis have not oc curred in the previous year. 
（2）The cattle have been raised for 1 year prior to export or since birth on a farm, 
which is within the jurisdiction of state or territory government authorities (who maintain surveillance for notifiabl e diseases and perform microbiological 
and parasitological tests and necropsies where indicated). There have been no 
clinical, microbiological, pathological or parasitological evidence of the 
following diseases at the farm  for the specified period:  
i. Enzootic bovine leucosis, bovine anaplasmosis, bovine babesiois and 
theileriosis ( Theileria parva and T. annulata ) have not occurred in the farm 
for the past two years.  Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Cattle from Australia, Page 2 of 4 ii. Bovine tuberculosis, bluetongue, rabies, malignant catarrhal fever, 
paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease), Q fever, and pse udorabies have not 
occurred in the previous year.  
iii. Haemorrhagic septicaemia, Rift Va lley fever, bovine viral diarrhoea, 
infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, in fectious pustular vulvovaginitis, 
bovine genital camplyobacteriosis, leptospirosis, trichomonosis and 
trypanosomosis have not occurre d during the past 6 months.  
（3）The cattle shall not be vaccinated agains t foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, 
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, bovi ne brucellosis, bluetongue, lumpy 
skin disease or with any other vaccine th at has not been registered for use in 
Australia.  
（4）The cattle shall be detained for pre-e xport quarantine in an approved isolated 
quarantine premises under the supervisio n of the animal quarantine authority 
of Australia for at least 30 days prior to shipment. During the pre-export 
quarantine, the cattle shall be inspected  and found free from clinical evidence 
of any communicable disease and subjected to the following tests and 
treatments:  
i. During the pre-export quarantine peri od, the cattle were subjected to the 
following tests with negative results:  
(i) Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease): ELISA. 
(ii) Enzootic bovine leucosis: ELISA or AGID. 
(iii) Bovine genital campylobacteriosis: culture of vaginal mucus or preputial 
washings. (The test is not require d for cattle that have not been 
naturally mated ) 
(iv) Trichomonosis: microscopic examina tion and culture of vaginal mucus or 
preputial washings. (The test is not re quired for cattle that have not been 
naturally mated ) 
(v) Bluetongue: ELISA. 
 (vi) Bovine anaplasmosis: complement fixation test or Card agglutination test. 
(vii) Other diseases and diagnostic tests designated by animal quarantine 
authority of this country according to the world animal disease 
epidemiology. 
ii. Micro agglutination test for Leptospira canicola ; Leptospira grippotyphosa ;  Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Cattle from Australia, Page 3 of 4 Leptospira hardjo; Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae ; Leptospira pomona ; 
Leptospira zanoni  with negative results; or th e cattle should be injected 
with long-acting oxytetracycline (20 mg/kg)  not less than 14 days and not 
more than 30 days prior to shipment. 
iii. The cattle shall be treated for intern al and external pa rasites twice at a 
minimum of 14 days apart during pre-export quarantine. The second 
treatment shall be done not less than  10 days and not more than 14 days 
prior to shipment. 
（5）Quarantine measures of bovine spongiform encephalopathy: 
i. The cattle shall be identified by a permanent identification system enabling 
them to be traced back to the herd of origin.  
ii. The feeding of ruminants with me at and bone meal and greaves derived 
from ruminants has been banned and the ban has been effectively enforced 
by Australia. The cattle were born at le ast two years after the date from 
which this ban was effectively enforced.  
 
4. The imported cattle shall be accompanie d by an original veterinary certificate 
issued by the animal quarantine authority of  Australia and the certificate shall state 
the following detailed information in English: 
（1）Species of the cattle and origin: 
i. Species of the cattle: scie ntific name or common name. 
ii. Quantity 
iii. Sex, age, animal identification number or marks and description (The 
information of sex and age of the ca ttle shall be provi ded by vendor and 
attached to the animal health certificate by the animal quarantine authority of Australia).  
iv. Exporting country. v. Competent authority of the exporting country. 
vi. State or province of the farm of origin and the name and property 
identification code of the farm of orig in (the information shall be provided 
by the vender and attached to the anim al health certificate by the animal 
quarantine authority of Australia). 
vii. Name and address of the e xporter or the exporting company.  Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Cattle from Australia, Page 4 of 4 （2）Destination: 
i. Country of destination. 
ii. Name and address of the importer or the importing company. 
（3）Results of quarantine inspection: 
i. Dates of pre-export quara ntine detention, dates of sample collections, name 
of the test laboratory, and methods, dates, and results of the tests. 
ii. Attesting that the health status of the cattle is in compliance with Article 3 
of this Requirements. 
iii. Attesting that name of medicine, doses, and the dates of internal and 
external parasites treatments. 
（4）Type of vaccines administered in th e 30 days prior to export and date of 
vaccination. 
（5）Date, place and authority of issuance of  the veterinary certificate, official 
stamp, and the name and signatu re of the veterinary officer. 
 
5. The pregnant cattle to be imported will be allowed entry only within two third 
duration of pregnancy at the time of shipment. 
 
6. The cattle shall be transported with clea n containers and vehicles disinfected with 
disinfectant approved by Australia. No feed, fodder, bedding or other animals 
shall be supplementary loaded during th e transportation. The transportation and 
transition shall be pursuant to Terrestri al Animal Health Code of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and regulations of International Air 
Transport Association (IATA)