Download Pig semen - Final import risk analysis (December 2012)

In March 2012, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) released a draft import health standard (IHS) for the importation of pig semen into New Zealand from all countries. This was developed from the 2011 draft import risk analysis (IRA) for pig semen from Australia, the USA, Canada, the European Union, and Norway. The 2011 draft IRA identified six organisms of potential concern in porcine semen (blue eye disease virus, foot and mouth disease virus, Nipah virus, Teschovirus serotype 1, Venezuelan encephalitis virus, and vesicular exanthema virus) but did not assess the risk due to these since Australia, the USA, Canada, the European Union and Norway claim freedom from these diseases.

Following stakeholder consultation on the draft IHS for the importation of porcine semen into New Zealand, this final IRA has been amended to assess the risks associated with porcine semen imported from all countries.

Twelve disease agents have been assessed to be risks in the commodity. Options for risk management are presented for each of these: Aujeszky's disease virus, blue eye disease virus, classical swine fever virus, bovine viral diarrhoea virus, foot and mouth disease virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, porcine myocarditis virus, swine vesicular disease virus, Brucella suis, Leptospira spp., and Salmonella spp.