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Written question asked by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Monday, 28 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 March 2005. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Thursday, 10 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of testing a bull for the purpose of artificial insemination is (a) in Great Britain and (b) in Northern Ireland.
Answer

David Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost of testing a bull for the purpose of artificial insemination is (a) in Great Britain and (b) in Northern Ireland. [219505] Mr. Bradshaw: The information requested is as follows: (a) The cost of testing a bull for artificial insemination in Great Britain is governed by the Artificial Insemination (Cattle and Pigs) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1992. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Category First animal Each additional animal Approval of a bull for semen collection for 207 144 domestic purposes at a domestic centre/on-farm Approval of a bull in accordance with the 152 95 tests specified in Directive 88/407/EEC for semen collection at an EU centre _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (b) The cost of testing a bull for artificial insemination in Northern Ireland is charged under the powers laid down in the Artificial Reproduction of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 (as amended). Domestic centres/on-farm collections are not permitted. Bulls are sampled by private veterinary practitioners with financial arrangements agreed between the bull owner and the veterinary practice concerned. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Category £ Approval of a bull in accordance with the tests specified in Directive 88/407/EEC for semen collection at an EU centre Fee for certificate of approval 41 Charge for laboratory tests 28.82 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All fees are currently under review as part of the exercise to update controls on the production of bovine semen.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
431 c1925-6W;431 c1917-8W; 219505
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Artificial insemination Animal breeding Costs Cattle Northern Ireland Testing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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