Ottawa, ON — Equine Canada wishes to notify the Canadian equine industry that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) stated at close of business on Friday, April 24, 2009, that import protocols for fresh equine semen from the United States are based on the January 30, 2009, requirements. While it is expected that revised procedures will be announced shortly, new procedures cannot take effect until the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) officially mandates all of its regional offices to comply.

Equine Canada will continue its ongoing discussions with the CFIA and will issue further press releases to industry whenever changes to import procedures are confirmed. 

Canadians seeking timely information regarding import requirements are advised to use the CFIA’s Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) at 

http://airs-sari.inspection.gc.ca/Airs_External/Default.aspx.

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