Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies from Colorado and Texas

July 23, 2014

Effective immediately, due to outbreak of VSV in Colorado and Texas, Canada is prohibiting the import of all horses from the States of Colorado and Texas. Canadian horses returning to Canada are allowed to return with additional certifications included on the new protocols posted below.

  • Horses - Protocol - July 2014 (pdf 43kb)
  • Horses - Immediate Slaughter (Protocol) - July 2014 (pdf 80kb)
  • Equine semen - Fillable health certificate - February 2009 (pdf 87kb)
  • Equine embryos - January 2009 (pdf 15kb)

This has been excerpted from a 30 May 2014 notice by United States Department of Agriculture and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/regulations/vs/iregs/animals/animal_canada.shtml

Please note, the 22 July 2014 CFIA AIRS update includes information on this matter.


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