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Import Conditions for Horses from European Union Member States for Temporary Stay in Canada: Horses for Competition or Racing, Training and Stallions for Non-Competitive Entertainment

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TAHD-DSAT-IE-2011-6-4
April 23, 2015

Amendments

Note

Canada does not recognize Germany to be free from Glanders anymore. Please refer to the specific section for this disease, below.

The import conditions outlined in this documentFootnote 1 also apply to the following domestic equids:

Note

To change a temporary status to a permanent-entry status, the imported horse must meet all conditions mentioned below and must have been submitted to a complete contagious equine metritis (CEM) procedure,Footnote 2 including, for stallions, mating to 2 test mares.

In addition to the import conditions outlined below, some categories of horses have specific conditions that are described in the appendices.

Documentation instructions

Conditions of import

Residency

The residency of the horse(s) being presented for importation must be certified as follows:

Disease-free status

The disease-free status of any country or zone (as previously approved by the CFIA) must be confirmed:

African horse sickness

The horse(s) must be certified against African horse sickness (AHS) as follows:

and

Dourine

The horse(s) must be certified against Dourine as follows:

and

Glanders

The horse(s) must be certified against Glanders as follows:

For all Member States (except Germany):

and

For Germany, the following must be certified:

During post entry quarantine in Canada, the horses must be retested for Glanders using a complement fixation test negative at 1/5 or, where applicable, an alternate test acceptable to CFIA.

Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis

The horse(s) must be certified against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE) as follows:

and

Equine piroplasmosis

The horse(s) must be certified for Equine piroplasmosis (EP) as follows:

and

Note

For horses participating in a competition or a race in Canada, please refer to Appendix 1 for the EP-related post-import conditions.

Equine infectious anemia

The horse(s) must be certified against Equine infectious anemia (EIA) as follows:

and

Note

For horses participating in a competition or a race in Canada, please refer to Appendix 1 for the EIA-related post-import conditions.

Contagious equine metritis

Refer to the appendices 1 to 3.

Identification requirement

The horse(s) must be identified by:

The importer is responsible for providing the CFIA with a reader capable of reading the microchip, unless the microchip is an ISO chip.

and

Pre-export isolation

Pre-export isolation is required as follows:

The required pre-export isolation is not a quarantine. Minimum requirements for pre-export isolation are as follows:

Additional certification

Post-entry import conditions

Appendix 1 - Horses participating in a competition or in racing (short term) in Canada

Note

These conditions do not apply to horses in "special training status." See Appendix 2 for the appropriate conditions for this category of horses.

Pre-export isolation

No officially approved pre-export isolation is required for this category of horses. However, the expectation is that horses being exported will have no direct contact with horses, or equipment used on horses, of an unknown or lesser health status during the time it takes to complete testing requirements.

CEM import conditions

The horse(s) must be certified for contagious equine metritis (CEM) as follows:

CEM testing is not required (neither in the country of origin nor during the temporary stay in Canada).

EP and EIA post-entry conditions

Equine piroplasmosis (EP) and equine infectious anemia (EIA) post-entry testing is not required.

Additional conditions

Appendix 2 - Horses in special training status

These conditions apply to thoroughbred horses over 2 years of age, imported into Canada for training purposes and possible subsequent racing for a maximum period of six months, from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, or the Republic of Ireland.

If less than 2 years of age or gelded, thoroughbreds from the above designated countries imported for training purposes and possible subsequent racing must meet the import conditions for permanent stay in Canada.

The horses must not be bred nor exposed to breeding equines, other than equines participating in the equine events, during their stay in Canada. The imported horses must not be catheterized nor have any examination of the urogenital tract conducted while in Canada.

and

either

or

CEM import conditions

The horses being presented for importation must be thoroughbreds in training and must be able to be certified as having been only in training or racing status as follows:

Stallions over 2 years of age

The horse(s) must be certified as free from CEM as follows:

and

Note

The stallions must not have been bred by natural breeding nor collected for the purpose of artificial insemination. During the 30 days preceding export to Canada, no manipulation and/or treatment of the reproductive tract (except swab collection) was performed.

If the animal is undergoing any form of antibiotic treatment, swabbing for culture must not commence until a minimum of seven days post treatment.

For a stallion that had a positive result in a previous test for CEM

and

and

Mares over 2 Years of Age

The horse(s) must be certified as free from CEM as follows:

and

Note

The mares must not have been bred by natural breeding nor collected for the purpose of artificial insemination. During the 30 days preceding export to Canada, no manipulation and/or treatment of the reproductive tract (except swab collection) was performed.

If the animal is undergoing any form of antibiotic treatment, swabbing for culture must not commence until a minimum of seven days post treatment.

For a mare that had a positive result in a previous test for CEM

and

Appendix 3 - Stallions over 2 years of age for non-competitive antertainment

These conditions apply to stallionsFootnote 3 over 2 years of age, imported into Canada for non-competitive public exhibition and entertainment purposes for an unlimited time period, from the EU. While in Canada, these horses are not allowed to enter competitions and must, unless sick or injured, perform on a regular basis for entertainment or exhibition, or be undergoing training for such activities.

Mares over 2 years of age, geldings, foals under 2 years of age, or stallions over 2 years of age which can meet the entire CEM post-entry conditions (breeding to 2 test mares), imported for non-competitive public exhibition and entertainment purposes must meet the import conditions for permanent stay in Canada.

To change the status of the imported stallions to a permanent-entry status, they must be submitted to the complete CEM procedure,Footnote 2 including the mating by natural service to 2 test mares, or gelded after importation.

For the import permit application, the importer must provide the CFIA with the following information:

CEM import conditions

The horse(s) being presented for importation must be able to be certified as not having been used for breeding purposes.

The horse(s) must be certified as free from contagious equine metritis (CEM) as follows:

and

Note

The stallions must have never been bred by natural breeding nor collected for the purpose of artificial insemination. The stallions must not have undergone manipulation and/or treatment of the reproductive tract (except swab collection) during the 30 days preceding export to Canada.

If the animal is undergoing any form of antibiotic treatment, swabbing for culture must not commence until a minimum of seven days post treatment.

For a stallion that had a positive result in a previous test for CEM

and

During post-entry quarantine in Canada

Following the negative results, the stallion must be treated for five consecutive days as follows:

Additional post-entry conditions

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