P-42, r. 9 - Artificial Insemination of Cattle Regulation

Section 20 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

20. A semen collection permit holder shall, before admitting a bull to an establishment where activities are carried out under permit, obtain a certificate signed by a veterinary surgeon to the effect that:

(1)  in the case of a breeding bull, it is free from any defect of the genital organs or any hereditary disorder that is visible, known to him or that he suspects;

(2)  within 30 days before its admission, the bull had undergone tests proving that it was free from:

(a)  tuberculosis;

(b)  brucellosis;

(c)  leptospirosis;

(d)  malignant catarrh;

(e)  paratuberculosis;

(f)  bovine leucosis;

(3)  the herd from which the bull comes is free from any clinical sign of infectious disease.

O.C. 690-88, s. 20.