Embryos, semen and pedigree breeding cattle  for export to mainland Europe and beyond.

Now that health certification allows, breeders have the opportunity to export from UK.

Embryos allow the complete genetic package to be exported.  As well as regular shipments leaving for all parts of Europe, Canada and USA, Eggs-Port recently arranged for a consignment of almost 200 Charolais embryos to be exported from UK to Australia.  The donors were selected by Eggs-Port and the embryos collected over a four-month period by Paragon Veterinary Group, before direct export.  

If you are thinking of export possibilities, then it is essential that your ET operator is aware of this before any collections take place.  Embryos must be washed in an enzyme solution – a “biological disinfectant” to comply with export regulations . This has to be done before freezing. 

An agreed health certificate must be available between UK and the destination country, otherwise export simply isn’t possible. Combine this with the complexities of shipping genetic material, it can be seen why this is a specialist operation.  

Only semen collected from bulls at an approved residential centre can qualify for export.  On-farm collected semen can be sold only in the mainland UK and unfortunately health certification means this doesn’t include Northern Ireland.   Let us know what semen you have to take advantage of the market opportunities we can offer.

Eggs-Port has hosted a number of incoming buyers’ groups for pedigree cattle in recent years.  The majority of cattle sold have been Aberdeen-Angus bulls and heifers to European clients. A growing trade with Poland now includes Galloway and South Devon, both breeds being very suitable for Poland’s variable climate. 

Dealing with the complicated arrangements for shipping and documentation is our speciality – a  consignment of Aberdeen-Angus cattle sent 2008 from Ireland to the Azores was a testing shipment, given the number of breeders involved and the distances and route.

We continually receive enquiries for new genetics of many breeds of cattle so please let us know about your stock.