Sanitary Requirements for Export of Yak (Bos Grunniens) or Water Buffalo (Bubalis bubalis) for Breeding from Canada to the United States of America
HA3171 (2022-11-03)

21. Zoosanitary Certification Statements

I hereby certify that following, after due enquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the animals identified below comply with the following statements:

21.1 The countryFootnote 1, regionFootnote 1 or zoneFootnote 1 of Canada from which the animals originate and are exported, is officially free, in livestock, without vaccination, from the following contagious diseases:

  • 21.1.1 foot-and-mouth disease;
  • 21.1.2 rinderpest;
  • 21.1.3 surra; and
  • 21.1.4 contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.

21.2 The animals were:

  • 21.2.1 born in the United States or Canada or were legally imported into Canada from a region recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a region not restricted due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and have been under no movement restrictionsFootnote 2 or quarantineFootnote 2 within Canada or the United States for at least 60 days prior to importation into the United States.
  • 21.2.2 Any animals imported from a third country (other than the USA), have been free of any import restrictions and able to move freely within Canada's national herd for a minimum of 90 days prior to start of the isolation period for export.
  • 21.2.3 born on or after March 1, 1999, which is the date determined by APHIS to be the effective enforcement of a ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban.
  • 21.2.4 isolated and held apart by a minimum distance of 10 meters from the rest of the herd and other livestock for a period of at least 60 days prior to the date of exportation to the U.S.
  • 21.2.5 inspected within 3 days (72 hours) prior to start of loading for exportation to the U.S. and found be free from any evidence of communicable disease and that, as far as can be determined, they have not been exposed to any such disease during the preceding 60 days.
  • 21.2.6 individually identified with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) or ultra-high frequency (UHF) ear tagFootnote 3, applied prior to each animal's entry into the United States. In addition to the RFID or UHF ear-tag, the animals exported must be identified with a secondary dangle tag bearing a unique number which is also identified on the table above.

21.3 For Brucellosis, either:

  • 21.3.1 The animals are from a brucellosis-free province or territory or from a brucellosis free herdFootnote 4 or
  • 21.3.2 All animals while in isolation have tested negative to a brucellosis test using a Serum AgglutinationFootnote 4 or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)Footnote 4 or Complement FixationFootnote 4. Test performed no more than 30 days prior to presentation at the port of arrival to the U.S.Footnote 4

21.4 For Tuberculosis, either:

  • 21.4.1 The animals have continuously resided in a tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) free province or territory or region in Canada, or their U.S. equivalent e.g. tuberculosis accredited free or modified accredited advanced State or from a tuberculosis free herdFootnote 4; or
  • 21.4.2 All animals while in isolation tested negative on a caudal fold test for tuberculosis performed no more than 30 days prior to presentation at the port of arrival to the U.S.Footnote 4

21.5 Any transport vehicles or containers in which the animals were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading.

21.6 The animals were handled during assembly and at the time of loading in accordance with part XII of the Health of Animals Regulations and, when examined by me, they were fit for the entirety of the intended journey until unloading at the final destination.

This certificate is valid for thirty (30) days after the date of inspection by the accredited veterinarian.

 
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