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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.
Nicaragua - Summary of Requirements
The following protocols for exporting animals to Nicaragua are available through the International Regulations Retrieval System (IRRS).
SPECIES - MOST RECENT UPDATE
Cattle
Cattle from the United States are banned due to a risk of BSE.
- Bovine Embryos - Health requirements - October 2005 (pdf 105kb)
- Bovine Semen for Non-CSS - Protocol - January 2007 (pdf 25kb)
- Bovine Semen for Non-CSS - Health Certificate - July 2006 (pdf 43kb)
- Bovine Semen - Bovine Semen Protocol for CSS participating centers - January 2007 (pdf 21kb)
- Bovine Semen - Bovine Semen for CSS paticipating centers Health Certificate - July 2006 (pdf 33kb)
Note: For bovine semen exported to Nicaragua, any of the 4 health certificate formats listed above must be used. Nicaragua will reject shipments accompanied by other formats.
Horses
- Horses - October 2005 (pdf 19kb)
- Horses Semen - October 2007 (pdf 22kb)
Poultry
- Hatching Eggs - November 2005 (pdf 102kb)
- Day old chicks - November 2005 (pdf 105kb)
Goats
- Goat and Sheep semen - Health requirements - October 2005 (pdf 105kb)
Swine
- Swine - October 2005 (pdf 120kb)
- Porcine Semen and Embryos - Health Requirements October 2005 (pdf 112kb)
Pets
- Doga and Cats - October 2005 (pdf 90kb)
For species not listed, the requirements are not known. However, exporters wanting to ship livestock or germplasm whose requirements are not listed in the IRRS, should have the interested party (importer/buyer) in the country of destination apply for an Import Permit at the appropriate ministry. This Import Permit will most likely outline the specific requirements.
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