You will need this registration if you intend to perform artificial breeding procedures on livestock.
An artificial breeding procedure means:
- veterinary procedures directed at fertilisation of livestock ova by artificial means, including artificial insemination, collection of livestock embryos and implantation in other livestock, in vitro fertilisation
- collecting, processing, handling, storing or distributing livestock semen, ova or embryos for the purposes of such procedures.
Livestock includes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and horses.
Registered veterinary surgeons who work in a licensed artificial breeding centre do not need registration.
