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Veterinary Health Certificate for Export of Hatching Eggs of Poultry to the United States of America 

Veterinary Authority Date Of Issue Certificate Number

CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that the animals described herein conform to the current veterinary import requirements of the United States. 

Health certificates are valid for 30 days from the date of endorsement by the competent authority.

1. Consignor/Shipper/Owner: 2. Consignee/Broker/Owner:

3. Country of Origin: 4. Date of Shipment:

5. Country Of Destination: 6.State Of Destination:

8. Port Of Embarkation / Border Crossing:

9. Date Of Veterinary 10. Means Of Transport:

11. Description Of Commodity: 12. Total Quantity:

13. Total Number Of Shipping Containers:

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7. Home Quarantine Address:

United States of America

Hatching Eggs of Poultry

Inspection:
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Veterinary Health Certificate for Export of Hatching Eggs of Poultry to the United States of America 

Veterinary Authority Date Of Issue Certificate Number 

The issuing /official veterinarian certifies for export that the flock of origin for the hatching eggs covered 

under this health certificate were inspected by the veterinarian issuing the health certificate. 

3. The flock of origin for the hatching eggs presented no evidence of avian communicable disease within the 30 days prior to the

hatching of the first egg laid for this shipment.

4. The hatching eggs were exported from an area that was not adjacent to any areas under quarantine during the 90 days

preceding the exportation.

5. Poultry hatching eggs covered by this certificate do not originate from flocks nor had contact with any birds or poultry originating

in a control zone established by state/provincial/federal animal health authorities due to outbreaks of Newcastle disease or

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).

6. The flock or the flock(s) of origin is negative within the previous 90 days for:

• Avian Metapneumovirus (also known as Turkey Rhinotracheitis, (TRT), or Swollen Head Syndrome). At least 30

poultry per house were tested using any of the following methods: rRT-PCR, ELISA, or serology. The health

certificate must state if poultry have or have not been vaccinated against this disease. Note: Testing for Avian

Metapneumovirus does not apply to waterfowl species. Vaccinated not vaccinated

• At least 5 percent (%) or a minimum of 150 birds from the flock of origin were negative for egg drop syndrome

(EDS 76). This statement does not apply to hatching eggs of turkeys.

• Salmonella enteritidis (SE) within 30 days by environmental culture, and there is no evidence or knowledge of SE

present in the flock.

7. The shipment will not transit through any region where APHIS considers highly pathogenic avian influenza to exist.

8. The hatching eggs were placed in new or appropriately sanitized packaging for shipment to the United States at the premises

where the flock or origin was kept.

 Note: This certificate is not used for countries comprising the EU 25-PTR

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The official veterinarian must endorse the issuing veterinarian’s signature OR the official veterinarian’s 

signature and government seal is used alone.

Name of Issuing Veterinarian (Printed) Name of Official Veterinarian (Printed) 

Signature of Issuing Veterinarian Signature of Official Veterinarian

Date Date

1. The flock of origin for the hatching eggs were not vaccinated against any H5 or H7 subtype of avian influenza.

2. CHOOSE EITHER OPTION A OR B BELOW:

A. Have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease.

B. Have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease.The flock of origin for the hatching eggs have been vaccinated

against Newcastle disease ( avian paramyxovirus) at least 21 days prior to export, using vaccines that do not contain any

velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus.

Name of Vaccine:

Date: