Guidance

Livestock and equine semen collection: approved premises

Details of premises in Great Britain approved to operate as cattle, sheep, pig and horse semen collection and storage centres.

From:
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
1 January 2013
Last updated
13 August 2025 鈥� See all updates

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Bovine semen collection centres

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Bovine semen storage centres

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Equine semen collection centres

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Equine semen storage centres

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Ovine and caprine semen collection centres

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Ovine and caprine semen storage centres

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Porcine semen collection centres

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Details

Livestock and equine semen collection and storage centres must be licensed by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

APHA approve and inspect these premises on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Scottish Government and Welsh Government.

Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2013
Last updated 13 August 2025 show all updates

  1. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  2. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  3. Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

  4. Updated list of Equine semen collection centres.

  5. Amended the last updated date on list of porcine semen collection centres.

  6. Updated the list of porcine semen collection centres.

  7. Added Klasse AI Aberfeldy, Rattlerow Farms Ltd to the list of approved porcine semen collection centres.

  8. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

  9. Updated the list of bovine semen collection centres.

  10. Updated the list of equine semen collection centres.

  11. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  12. Updated the list of equine semen storage centres.

  13. Updated the lists of equine semen collection centres and equine semen storage centres.

  14. Updated the list of bovine semen storage centres.

  15. We have added Viking genetics UK Ltd to the list of Bovine semen storage centres.

  16. Updated the list 'Equine semen storage centres'. Added Rozel Breeding Centre. Requested by SM-APHA-farmandgermcarlisle.

  17. Added 'processing centre approval for export to EU' for 'bovine semen', 'equine semen' and 'ovine and caprine semen' collection centres.

  18. Updated the list 'Bovine semen storage centres'. Genus Central Store - revoked on 9 March 2023.

  19. Added Equibreed UK Ltd to the list of semen collection centres in Great Britain approved by the Competent Authority for trade in semen of domestic animals of the equine species

  20. Updated the list 'Ovine and caprine semen collection centres'. Farmgene Ltd - Reinstated 19 January 2023.

  21. Updated address for Rozel Breeding Centre in equine semen collection centres list.

  22. Updated the list 'Ovine and caprine semen collection centres'. Farmgene Ltd - Suspended 26 July 2022

  23. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list. Elite Sires reinstated on 24 June 2022.

  24. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  25. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  26. Updated ovine and caprine collection centres list.

  27. Updated the bovine semen storage centre list.

  28. Updated all livestock and equine semen lists.

  29. Updated the bovine semen collection centres list.

  30. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list.

  31. Updated the equine semen collection centres,

  32. Updated the bovine semen collection and equine storage centre lists.

  33. Added Rozel Breeding Centre to the list of approved equine semen collection centres.

  34. Updated the equine semen storage centres list.

  35. Updated equine semen storage centres list

  36. Updated equine semen collection centre list

  37. Updated list of equine semen collection centres.

  38. Updated the porcine semen collection centres list.

  39. Updated the bovine and equine semen storage centre lists.

  40. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated.

  41. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

  42. Updated the ovine and caprine semen collection centres list.

  43. Updated bovine semen collection centres

  44. Updated equine semen collection and storage centres.

  45. Updated the bovine semen storage centres list

  46. Updated bovine semen storage centres

  47. Updated the equine semen collection list with Clements Equine in Suffolk.

  48. Updated the ovine and caprine collection centre list

  49. Updated the equine semen collection centre list

  50. Updated bovine semen collection centres list

  51. Updated bovine semen storage centre list

  52. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  53. Update bovine semen collection centre list

  54. Bovine semen collection centres updated

  55. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  56. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  57. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  58. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  59. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  60. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  61. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  62. Equine semen storage centres updated

  63. Equine Semen Collection Centres updated

  64. Bovine semen storage centres updated

  65. Porcine semen collection centres updated

  66. Equine semen storage centres updated.

  67. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  68. Equine Semen Storage Centre document updated

  69. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres document updated.

  70. Ovine and Caprine Semen Storage Centre list updated

  71. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres list updated

  72. Bovine semen collection centres document updated

  73. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  74. Updated document: bovine semen storage centres

  75. Updated document - bovine semen storage centres

  76. Equine semen collection centres document updated

  77. Updated equine semen collection centres

  78. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  79. Updated ovine and caprine semen storage centres

  80. Updated bovine semen storage centres

  81. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  82. Updated porcine semen collection centres

  83. Updated Ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  84. Updated document - ovine and caprine semen collection centre

  85. Updated documents - equine and porcine semen collection centres

  86. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  87. Updated document - equine semen collection centres

  88. Updated documents - equine semen collection and storage centres

  89. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  90. Equine semen collection centres document update

  91. Ovine and caprine semen collection centres updated

  92. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  93. Updated bovine semen storage centres document

  94. Updated bovine semen collection centre document

  95. Bovine semen collection centre document updated

  96. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  97. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  98. Bovine semen storage centres document update

  99. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  100. Updated ovine and caprine semen collection centres

  101. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  102. Bovine semen collection centres document update

  103. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  104. Porcine semen collection centre document updated

  105. Equine semen collection centre document updated

  106. AHVLA documents have been re-assigned to the new Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

  107. First published.

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