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International Animal Export Regulations

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Notice

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these regulations for exporting animals or animal products to a foreign country, you should contact the APHIS-VS Area Office in the State from which the animals or products will be exported.

Canada - Summary of Requirements

The following protocols for exporting animals to Canada are available through the International Regulations Retrieval System (IRRS).

Special conditions are available on Canada's Automated Import Reference System for Canadian or American horses returning to Canada after attending the Denver National Western Stock Show, January 7 -22, 2006.

Canada's Automated Import Reference System is located at internet address: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/imp/airse.shtml

SPECIES - MOST RECENT UPDATE

Cattle

On March 22, 2007, Canada updated the requirements for breeding cattle from the US. Effective immediately: 1) All Bluetongue testing and requirements were deleted. 2) For Anaplasmosis only one test is required during the 30 days prior to exportation. A CFIA issued import permit is required. CFIA is scheduled to begin issuing Import Permits on March 28, 2007

Effective June 30, 2006, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded access under its import regulations to allow for a range of U.S. animals and their products and by-products that have been prohibited since a case of BSE was detected in Washington State in December 2003.

Examples of prohibited commodities
Live animals and genetic material: Animals of the sub-family Bovinae, such as water buffalo and their exotic relatives.

Examples of exempted commodities
Live animals and genetic material bucks, bulls and rams that are destined for animal semen production centers.
Breeding cattle born after or on January 1st, 1999 Bison born after or on January 1st, 1999
Cattle imported for immediate slaughter.
Feeder calves (bob calves).
Animals for temporary stay (maximum of 30 days).
In vivo derived embryos.
Animals and things derived from them imported for medical use, scientific research or zoological collections.
Sheep and goats under 12 months of age imported for immediate slaughter or feeding for slaughter.
Cattle under 30 months of age imported for feeding for slaughter (restricted feeder cattle).

When a negative test for anaplasmosis is required for the import of US ruminants into Canada, the cELISA test, using the VMRD, Inc. Anaplasma Antibody Kit, carried out in a US federal laboratory or a USDA-approved laborataory is accepted as an approved test. Confirmatory testing in Canada is done using the cELISA only

Goats (semen) - (Protocol) - May 1994 (pdf 14kb)

Sheep and Goats for breeding - July 2008 (pdf 21kb)

Cervidae - September 2008 (pdf 30kb)

Cervine (semen) - September 2008 (pdf 26kb)

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Last Modified: December 5, 2008