Annex

NOTE: Veterinary certificates are negotiated directly between relevant government authorities. In cases where a veterinary certificate has not been negotiated, this annex can be used as the basis for developing a suitable document.

The official veterinarian must certify:

1. All pre-export quarantine (PEQ) requirements have been met.
   The PEQ facility was inspected before commencement of PEQ and the date of inspection is recorded in the health certificate.
   

2. During PEQ:
   2.1. The animal was not vaccinated.
   2.2. All animals in the PEQ facility remained free from evidence of infectious or contagious disease, and had no contact with animals except those that meet all the conditions described in the import permit.
   2.3. All samples for testing were taken by the official veterinarian or a veterinarian authorised by the official veterinarian.
   2.4. All testing must be conducted in a laboratory recognised by the veterinary authority of the country of export.
   

3. 3.1. On arrival at the PEQ facility, the animal was examined under the direct supervision of the official veterinarian, and there was no evidence of ticks. The animal was then treated immediately, under the direct supervision of the official veterinarian, with a long acting parasiticide effective against ticks.
   and
   3.2. The animal was treated 21–28 days after initial treatment with a long acting parasiticide effective against ticks to provide continual protection against tick infestation beyond the day of export. The final treatment occurred within seven days of export.
   and
   3.3. If any animal in the PEQ facility was found to have ticks, all animals in the facility were treated again seven days later with a long acting parasiticide effective against ticks.
   

   Dates of parasite treatments, active ingredients and the dose rate are recorded in the health certificate.
   

4. During the first seven days of PEQ, the animal was treated with a broad spectrum anthelmintic (or combination of anthelmintics) effective against nematodes and cestodes, and was tested by appropriate parasitological techniques 14 days later. The animal was re-treated if there was evidence of parasites on testing.
   

   Dates of parasite treatments, active ingredients and the dose rate are recorded in the health certificate.
   

5. Since birth, or for at least 12 months immediately before export, each animal for export was continuously resident in an approved government licensed or registered zoological institution or wildlife park in this country.
   

6. No clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of glanders has occurred in the country of export during the previous three years before export and the disease is compulsorily notifiable.
   

7. No clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of African horse sickness, Rift Valley fever or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has occurred in the country of export during the previous two years before export and the diseases are compulsorily notifiable. The animal was not vaccinated against African horse sickness or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the 60 days before export.
   

8. No clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of screw-worm-fly myiasis, surra or Trypanosoma vivax has occurred in the country of export during the previous 12 months before export.
   

9. For 180 days immediately before export the animal has not resided on any premises in the country of export where clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of rabies has occurred in the previous 12 months before export and the disease is compulsorily notifiable.
   

10. For 90 days immediately before export the animal has not resided on any premises in the country of export where clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of anthrax, equid herpesvirus-1 (abortigenic and neurological strains), equid herpesviruses 6 or 9, equine infectious anaemia, equine influenza, equine piroplasmosis, equine viral arteritis or Lyme disease has occurred in the previous 90 days before export.
    

11. The animal has not resided on any premises in the country of export where clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of dourine has occurred in the previous 12 months before export.
    

12. Equine influenza
    12.1. The animal (other than foals under six months of age) was vaccinated against equine influenza 14–90 days before commencement of PEQ with either a complete primary course, the final of a primary course, or a booster to a primary course, using a registered vaccine.
    Note: Vaccines containing the most up-to-date equine influenza strains available should be used.
    12.2. A nasopharyngeal sample (nasal sample for foals under six months of age) was taken from the animal at least four days after commencement of PEQ and tested using a validated type A influenza pan-reactive real time polymerase chain reaction assay targeting the matrix gene, with negative results.
    

13. Equine piroplasmosis
    13.1. During PEQ there was no opportunity for iatrogenic transmission.
    

    and
    

    13.2.1. The animal was tested for both Babesia caballi and Theileria equi using both an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) as described in the OIE Manual on a single blood sample, which was taken at least four days after commencement of pre-export quarantine, with negative results for all tests.
    or
    13.2.2 After consultation with the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, the animal was confirmed negative for equine piroplasmosis (B. caballi and T. equi) by an OIE reference laboratory using both an IFAT and cELISA as described in the OIE Manual on a single serums sample which was taken at least four days after commencement of pre-export quarantine.
    

14. Vesicular stomatitis
    14.1. No clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of vesicular stomatitis occurred in the country of export during the previous two years before export and the disease is compulsorily notifiable.
    

    Or
    

    14.2. For 30 days immediately before export the animal has not resided on any premises in the country of export where clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of vesicular stomatitis occurred in the previous 90 days before export and the disease is compulsorily notifiable.
    

15. Glanders
    If the equid (including unweaned equids under six months of age) has been resident in Europe* after 26 November 2014, then during the sixty days before export to Australia a blood sample must be taken from the equid during pre-export quarantine and tested using a complement fixation test for glanders as described in the OIE Manual with negative results.
    *Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
    

16. The animal was held in PEQ for at least 30 days immediately before export. During this time the animal was isolated at least 50 metres from other equids except those that meet all the conditions described in the import permit.
    

17. The official veterinarian has inspected each animal within 24 hours prior to export and found it to be:
    

    17.1. free from evidence of infectious or contagious disease
    

    17.2. visibly free from fleas, ticks and other external parasites
    

    17.3. healthy and fit to travel.
    

18. After due enquiry, the official veterinarian is satisfied that the vehicles and transport containers used for transporting animals from the PEQ facility to the port of export, and to Australia, were new or were cleaned and disinfected before entering the PEQ facility to load the animals.
    

19. The official veterinarian was present during loading of the animal when leaving the PEQ facility to supervise sealing of the vehicle for transporting the animal, with tamper-evident seals.
    

20. At the port of export a government officer authorised by the veterinary authority of the country of export must certify:
    

    20.1. After due enquiry, that during transport to the port of export, the animals had no contact with other equids except those that meet all the conditions described in the import permit.
    20.2. The seals on the vehicles were intact on arrival at the port of export.
    20.3. The compartment of the aircraft or vessel to be occupied by the animals and all removable equipment, penning and containers including loading ramps were satisfactorily cleaned and disinfected before loading.
    

21. Each animal has been individually identified with an International Standards Organisation (ISO) complaint microchip, and the site of implantation and the identification number of each animal has been recorded on the veterinary certificate.