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2018 USDA APHIS Equine Import/Export Update

2018 USDA APHIS Equine Import/Export Update. Dr. Jack Taniewski National Director, Live Animal Imports and Exports USDA APHIS VS Strategy and Policy 4700 River Road, Unit 39 Riverdale, Maryland 20737. FY2018 Imports. Total Equine Imp orts 28,060 animals Total Semen Shipments :

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2018 USDA APHIS Equine Import/Export Update

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  1. 2018 USDA APHIS Equine Import/Export Update Dr. Jack Taniewski National Director, Live Animal Imports and Exports USDA APHIS VS Strategy and Policy 4700 River Road, Unit 39 Riverdale, Maryland 20737

  2. FY2018 Imports Total Equine Imports 28,060 animals Total Semen Shipments: 22,735 Straws or Doses

  3. Total Number of Equine Imports By Use: • Breeding and Genetic Stock: 3,310 • Companion: 2,897 • Competition, Exhibit and Show (excluding Rodeo): 43 • Competition, Exhibit or Show: 6,297 • Consignment Sale: 96 • Diagnostic: 175 • In-Transit (Country of Origin - Foreign Country - U.S.): 91 • Not Inspected (temporary Canadian imports): 6 • Offspring With Dam 28 • Racing: 5,973 • Rodeo: 846 • Sale: 1,745 • Training: 2,516 • Transit (Country of Origin – U.S. – Foreign Country): 4,040

  4. Equine Imports Through Animal Import Centers (AIC) • Los Angeles – 1,511 • Miami – 3,474 • New York – 3,455

  5. Equine Imports through LandSouthern Border Ports: • Colombia Bridge (Nuevo Leon)/Laredo, TX – 649/32 (5%) • Del Rio, TX – 575/173 (30%) • Presidio, TX – 23/0 (0%) • Santa Teresa, NM – 1,318/132 (10%) • Columbus, NM – 653/653 (100%) • Douglas, AZ – 31/2 (6%) • Nogales, AZ – 197/49(25%) Total/Micro-chipped Horses: 3,446/1,041(30%)

  6. Equine Imports through Land Border Ports: Northern Border Ports Total 14,908 Niagara Falls, NY – 4,197 Oroville, WA – 314 Pembina, ND – 398 Port Huron, MI – 1,210 Portal, ND – 441 Raymond, MT – 215 Sault St. Marie – 4 Sumas, WA – 716 Sweetgrass, MT – 3,493 • Alexandria Bay, NY – 736 • Anchorage, AK - 61 • Champlain, NY – 63 • Derby Line, VT – 28 • Detroit, MI – 2,117 • Dunseith, ND – 201 • Eastport, ID – 253 • Highgate Springs, VT – 171 • Houlton, ME – 282 • International Falls – 8

  7. Equine Semen Imports, by Country • Germany: 6,219 straws • Netherlands: 4,779 straws • Belgium: 2,796 straws • United Kingdom: 1,833 straws • Israel: 1,470 straws • France: 1,467 straws • Spain: 981 straws • Italy: 800 straws • Portugal: 600 straws • Australia: 512 straws • Sweden: 440 straws • UAE: 320 straws • Denmark: 300 straws • Austria: 118 straws • Switzerland: 100 straws Total; 22,735 Straws

  8. Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) Data FY 2018

  9. CEM Imports: FY2018 (Q. 1- 3) CEM Imports Completing CEM Quarantine Mares 1,043 Stallions 111 Total 1,154 • USDA currently oversees CEM testing facilities in 20 States. • Each State must report federal fiscal year quarterly data.

  10. CEM Imports by Country FY2018 (Q. 1- 3): • The Netherlands 391 • Germany 352 • Belgium 125 • United Kingdom 105 • Ireland 70 • Spain 19 • Sweden 18 • France17 • Denmark 11 • Czech Republic 6 • Italy 4 • Japan 4 • Austria 2 • Poland 2 • Hungary 1 • Portugal 1 • Slovakia 1 • Luxembourg 1 • Israel 1 Total: 1,154

  11. CEM Imports: FY2018 (Q. 1- 3), by State Individual State CEM Data: MaresStallionsTotal Florida: 363 35 398 New Jersey: 146 - 146 Kentucky: 130 12 142 California: 116 6 122 Maryland: 84 26 110 Oregon: 55 2378 Virginia: 41 1 42 New York: 41 - 41

  12. CEM Imports: FY2018 (Qtr. 1- 3), by State cont Individual State CEM Data (cont.): Mares StallionsTotal Rhode Island: 25 3 28 North Carolina: 18 422 Wisconsin: 17 1 18 Ohio: 5 - 5 Tennessee: 1 - 1 Georgia: 1 - 1 AL, CO, IN, LA, MA, OK: no CEM testing data to report

  13. Imports FY 2018: CEM Waivers Issued 212 CEM Waiver Permits Issued • North Carolina – 182 (2018 World Equestrian Games) • California - 20 • New York – 5 • Kentucky – 2 • Wisconsin – 2 • Florida - 1

  14. CEM Imports: FY2018 One tested horse exceeded the current 60-day CEM region visitation rule and required CEM quarantine (New York).

  15. Southern Border Ports (SBP) Equine Exports and Imports Between Mexico and the United States

  16. Export of Horses to Mexico: (Including requirements for slaughter horses) • Horses (other than slaughter) exported to Mexico must be identify by: marks (silhouette), tattoo or microchip. • The health certificate must include the testing laboratory, and the date the equine infectious anemia (EIA) blood sample was obtained from the horse (within 60 days prior to exportation). • Slaughter horses to Mexico must be free of ticks; horses with ticks will be rejected. Health certificate and an affidavit must be presented to Mexican officials at the port of entry. • Animals must be identify by microchip. • No EIA test

  17. Protocols for Export of Horses to Mexico:(Available at IRegs for Animal Exports) • Protocol/Health Certificate for horses for reproduction/sport/exhibition/work/transit for permanent entry into Mexico • Horses for temporary entry Cavalia Company • Horses returning to Mexico after temporary entry to the United State (less than 60 days) • Horses for 3-day resident import from New Zealand  • Horses for temporary export to Mexico for competition • European horses for export to Mexico after temporary stay in US for competition  • Health Certificate (horses for slaughter) • Horses (slaughter) – Affidavit https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/export/iregs-for-animal-exports/ct_iregs_animal_exports_home

  18. EIA Testing for Horses Imported through Southern Border Ports • EIA testing done by NVSL; samples at point of entry • Reviewing biosecurity standards for quarantine stations • No authority to require identification of animals rejected for entry

  19. Microchip Identification of Imported Horses • Identification requirements for import follow domestic movement requirements • Acceptable forms of identification include: microchips, tattoos, and descriptions (including markings). • Use VSPS to capture microchip numbers when present

  20. OIE Map of EIA Prevalence, May 2018

  21. Illegal Horses Identified Moving From Mexico to the United States • FY 2018 – one case of alleged illegal import – closed, with no violation found. • Currently, 4 open cases ongoing; additional 3 open cases that may involve illegal import..

  22. Equine Import Regulation Changes • 60- 90 Day CEM Region Visitation Rule: the proposed rule change is being drafted. • considering options to address this in advance of a rule change

  23. Saudi Arabia Review • APHIS has evaluated and recognized Saudi Arabia as free of AHS. • No indication additional review is needed at this time. • OIE current status for Saudi Arabia is no incidence of AHS.

  24. Equine Testing Working Group, 2018 Testing of Equines During Import Quarantine (VS Guidance 13407.1) was finalized to detail the official disease testing methods and protocol for the approval of equine imports to the United States.

  25. QUESTIONS? Dr. Jack Taniewski National Director, Live Animal Imports and Exports jacek.taniewski@aphis.usda.gov 301-851-3352

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