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Division 5 F1

United Kingdom

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All ovine and caprine animals kept at an approved semen collection centre shall be subjected at least once every calendar year to the following tests, with negative results:

  1. (a)

    for brucellosis ( B. melitensis ), a serological test carried out in accordance with Annex C to Directive 91/68/EEC;

  2. (b)

    for contagious epidydimitis ( B. ovis ) a serological test carried out in accordance with Annex D to Directive 91/68/EEC, or any other test with an equivalent documented sensitivity and specificity;

  3. (c)

    for Border disease, the antibody test referred to in point 1.4(c)(ii) which is applied only to seronegative animals.

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F1

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2010 of 2 March 2010 amending Annex D to Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards semen collection and storage centres, embryo collection and production teams, and conditions for donor animals of the equine, ovine and caprine species and for handling semen, ova and embryos of those species (Text with EEA relevance).