Download Import Risk Analysis: Zoo Bovidae, Giraffidae, Tragulidae and their semen

This document is a qualitative biosecurity import risk analysis for zoo Bovidae, Giraffidae, Tragulidae and their semen from Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America conducted by the Ministry for Primary Industries to facilitate a trade request by the Zoo and Aquarium Association of Australasia.
A number of agents were identified as hazards in the commodity and further assessed as risks in the commodity. The risk indicators for the vast majority of the hazards were assessed as very low to low. The main contributing factors to the low risk indicators included the low volume of trade of commodities, the absence of competent vectors in New Zealand and the negligible risk of a zoonotic potential.
The recommended risk mitigation measures included but were not limited to, country freedom declarations, physical examinations, health attestations, diagnostic testing, vaccination, long-term premises freedom, pre-export isolation and treatment.

Keywords: zoo, Bovidae, Giraffidae, Tragulidae, semen, bovine, giraffe, antelope, wildlife