Veterinary Certificate for Import of Rabbits Into India

VETERINARY CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORT OF RABBITS INTO INDIA

Exporting country: ______Ministry of: ______Department: ______Province or District, etc.: ______

I. Identification of the animal/s

Number Breed Sex Age

II. Origin of the animal/s

Name and address of the exporter: ______Place of origin of the animal/s: ______

III. Destination of the animal/s Country of destination: ______Name and address of consignee: ______Nature and identification of means of transport: ______

IV. Sanitary information

The undersigned Official Veterinarian certifies that the animal/s described above and examined on this day:

(a) shows/show no clinical sign of diseases viz Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Myxomatosis, Aujeszky’s Disease, Tularemia, Pasturellosis, Leptospirosis, Chlamydiosis, Brucellosis, Tuberculosis, Rabbit Syphillis, Necrobacillosis, Toxoplasmosis and Rabbits Pox.

(b) Satisfies/satisfy the following requirements:

1. The country is free from Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) and Tularemia.

2. In case, the country of origin is considered infected with RHD – the animals

(i) were kept in a RHD - free establishment where no clinical case of RHD was found when inspected by an Official Veterinarian prior to shipment; OR

were kept in an establishment where no case of RHD was reported during the 60 days prior to shipment and no clinical case of RHD was found when inspected by an Official Veterinarian immediately prior to shipment; and

were kept in an establishment where no animal has been vaccinated against RHD;

were kept in an establishment where breeding rabbits (at least 10% of the animals) were subjected to the serological test for RHD with negative results during the 60 days prior to shipment; and

have not been vaccinated against RHD.

3. In case the animals are imported from Tularemia infected country:

were not kept in a Tularemia infected zone, have been treated against parasites (ticks); and were kept in a quarantine station for 15 days prior to shipment.

4. The animals were kept since birth or for the six months prior to shipment in an establishment where no case of Myxomatosis was officially reported during that period.

5. The rabbits were subjected to serological tests as indicated in brackets against the disease with negative results for Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (HI/ELISA), Tularemia (ELISA/Tube Agglutination), Pasturellosis (Agent identification), Leptospirosis (MAT), Chlamydiosis (CF), Brucellosis (CF).

6. The rabbits were subjected for serological test (Compliment Fixation/ELISA) to Myxomatosis 15 days prior to shipment and found negative.

Official Stamp: Issued at ______on ______Name and address of Veterinarian ______Regional/Quarantine Officer Signature: ______

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POST IMPORT REQUIREMENTS: 1. On arrival in India the consignment and the documents will be examined by the Regional Officer/ Quarantine Officer.

2. The rabbits shall be kept under quarantine in Government Quarantine premises for a period of 30 days. They shall be subjected to clinical examination and other tests by Quarantine Officer for evidence of any contagious and infectious diseases and ectoparasites.

3. The hay, straw and feed accompanying the rabbits must be destroyed by incineration on arrival in India.

4. In case of positive findings, appropriate action shall be taken by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government of India at the cost of importing agency.

Australia’s proposal for export of rabbits into India

Sl. No. Clauses as India’s Health Protocol Clauses proposed in 2010 by Clauses proposed in Australia which was 12nov,2012 letter accepted 01 The undersigned Official Veterinarian certifies that the , an authorized Government an authorized Government animal/s described above and examined on this day: Veterinary Officer certify that: Veterinary Officer** certify that, based on documents presented to me: 02 (a) shows/show no clinical sign of diseases viz The establishment from which The establishment from which Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Myxomatosis, the rabbits will be exported the rabbits were exported was Aujeszky’s Disease, Tularemia, Pasturellosis, was visited by a veterinarian visited by a registered Leptospirosis, Chlamydiosis, Brucellosis, within 72 hrs prior to veterinarian within 72 Tuberculosis, Rabbit Syphillis, Necrobacillosis, shipment. The rabbits for hrs(preferably 24 hours) Toxoplasmosis and Rabbits Pox. export were examined and prior to shipment. The showed no clinical signs of the rabbits for export were following: examined and showed no rabbit haemorrhagic clinical signs of the following disease diseases: myxomatosis, rabbit haemorrhagic Aujeszky’s disease, disease tularemia, myxomatosis, pasturellosis, Aujeszky’s disease, leptospirosis, tularemia, chlamydiosis, pasturellosis, brucellosis, leptospirosis, tuberculosis, chlamydiosis, rabbit syphillis, brucellosis, necrobacillosis, tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis rabbit syphillis, rabbits pox. necrobacillosis, toxoplasmosis rabbits pox. 03 (b) Satisfies/satisfy the following requirements: Australia is free from The rabbits for export have been tularemia treated against external parasites 1. The country is free from Rabbit Haemorrhagic OR (including ticks) and were kept in Disease (RHD) and Tularemia. The rabbits for export were not an establishment approved by

(i) were kept in a RHD - free establishment kept in a Tularemia infected zone, DAFF for at least 15 days prior where no clinical case of RHD was found have been treated against to shipment during which period when inspected by an Official Veterinarian parasites (ticks) and were kept in they were isolated from all other prior to shipment; a quarantine station fro 15 days rabbits not of similar health OR prior to shipment* status.  Delete whichever is not were kept in an establishment where no case of applicable. There were no reported clinical RHD was reported during the 60 days prior to cases of rabbit haemorrhagic shipment and no clinical case of RHD was found There were no reported clinical when inspected by an Official Veterinarian cases of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) in the immediately prior to shipment; and disease (RHD) in the premises of establishment of origin for the origin for the period of 6 m period of 6 months before were kept in an establishment where no animal months before export* export* has been vaccinated against RHD; OR OR The rabbits for export were kept The rabbits for export were kept were kept in an establishment where breeding in a premise where no case of in a establishment where no rabbits (at least 10% of the animals) were RHD was reported during 60 days reported clinical cases of RHD subjected to the serological test for RHD with prior to shipment and were kept in was reported during 60 days prior negative results during the 60 days prior to a premise where no animal has to shipment; and were kept in a shipment; and been vaccinated against RHD; establishment where no animal and were kept in a premise where has been vaccinated against have not been vaccinated against RHD. at least 10% of the breeding RHD; and were kept in a

rabbits were tested negative for establishment where at least 10% RHD during the 60 days prior to of the breeding rabbits were shipment. No clinical case of tested negative for RHD during rabbit haemorrhagic disease was the 60 days prior to shipment* found*  Delete which ever not Note: COUNTRY FREEDOM applicable FROM TULARAEMIS HAS BEEN DELETED. 04 In case the animals are imported from Tularemia infected country:

were not kept in a Tularemia infected zone, have been treated against parasites (ticks); and were kept in a quarantine station for 15 days prior to shipment.

05 The animals were kept since birth or for the six The rabbits for export were The rabbits for export were months prior to shipment in an establishment kept since birth or the 6 kept since birth or the 6 where no case of Myxomatosis was officially months prior to export in a months prior to export in an reported during that period. premise where there were no establishment where there reported cases of myxomatosis were no reported cases of for the period of 6 months myxomatosis for the period of before export. 6 months prior to shipment. 06 The rabbits were subjected to serological tests as Within 15 days prior to export Within 18 days (preferably 15 indicated in brackets against the disease with the rabbits were tested days) prior to shipment the negative results for Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease negative of the following rabbits were tested negative of (HI/ELISA), Tularemia (ELISA/Tube diseases: the following diseases: Agglutination), Pasturellosis (Agent rabbit haemorrhagic rabbit haemorrhagic identification), Leptospirosis (MAT), Chlamydiosis disease(Rabbit calicivirus) disease(Rabbit calicivirus) (HI (CF), Brucellosis (CF). ( ELISA or HI*), or ELISA*),

Pasturellosis ( P. multocida Pasturellosis ( P. multocida haemolytica type A) (Culture haemolytica type A) (Culture and agent identification) and agent identification)

Leptospirosis (L. hardjo, Leptospirosis (L. hardjo, pamona, Copenhageni, pamona, tarrasovi) (MAT) copenhageni,tarrasovi) (MAT

Chlamydiosis(C. psittaci, felis, Chlamydiosis(C. psittaci, felis, pecorum, pneumonia, abortus pecorum, pneumonia, abortus caviae) (CFT), caviae) (CFT),

Brucellosis (B. abortus) (CFT), Brucellosis (B. abortus) CFT, Myxomatosis (Myxoma virus)ELISA or CFT* Myxomatosis (Myxoma virus) CFT or ELISA* Tularemia (ELISA/Tube Tularemia (Tube Agglutination Agglutination)**, or ELISA*), *Delete whichever is not *Delete whichever is not applicable applicable ** Delete if Australia is ** Delete if Australia is Tularaemia free. Tularaemia free. *Delete whichever is not applicable ** A veterinarian employed by DAFF

07 The rabbits were subjected for serological test (Compliment Fixation/ELISA) to Myxomatosis 15 days prior to shipment and found negative. IV. Sanitary information

The undersigned Official Veterinarian certifies that the animal/s described above and examined on this day:

(b) Satisfies/satisfy the following requirements:

1. The country is free from Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) and Tularemia.

2. In case, the country of origin is considered infected with RHD – the animals

(i) were kept in a RHD - free establishment where no clinical case of RHD was found when inspected by an Official Veterinarian prior to shipment; OR

were kept in an establishment where no animal has been vaccinated against RHD;

were kept in an establishment where breeding rabbits (at least 10% of the animals) were subjected to the serological test for RHD with negative results during the 60 days prior to shipment; and

have not been vaccinated against RHD.

3. In case the animals are imported from Tularemia infected country:

were not kept in a Tularemia infected zone, have been treated against parasites (ticks); and were kept in a quarantine station for 15 days prior to shipment.

4. The animals were kept since birth or for the six months prior to shipment in an establishment where no case of Myxomatosis was officially reported during that period.

6. The rabbits were subjected for serological test (Compliment Fixation/ELISA) to Myxomatosis 15 days prior to shipment and found negative.

Official Stamp: Issued at ______on ______Name and address of Veterinarian ______Regional/Quarantine Officer Signature: ______

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POST IMPORT REQUIREMENTS: 1. On arrival in India the consignment and the documents will be examined by the Regional Officer/ Quarantine Officer.

3. The hay, straw and feed accompanying the rabbits must be destroyed by incineration on arrival in India.

4. In case of positive findings, appropriate action shall be taken by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government of India at the cost of importing agency.