Thread: importing Frozen Semen i

Who is up on the play with importing frozen dog semen from around the world for either Setters or Pointers ? I do believe to bring stuff into NZ one does need to go about it in a special way for NZ MAF or one of the other department or she will be binned at the gate

Kawhia on here would be able to give you a run down

great - Its a future plan and it would be good to understand the finer points

Importing Frozen Canine Semen from Specified Countries | MPI Biosecurity New Zealand

Originally Posted by Munsey

Importing Frozen Canine Semen from Specified Countries | MPI Biosecurity New Zealand

Oh sorry didn't see that, it's in part B about the banned breeds.

From a customs point of view there is some paperwork involved - there are certain breeds (fighting breeds) banned so you need to prove that the semen is not from them.

Originally Posted by Dougie

From a customs point of view there is some paperwork involved - there are certain breeds (fighting breeds) banned so you need to prove that the semen is not from them.

these seamen are banned (fighting breeds)

thank god they have banned those breeds to Dougie

Semen from where El Borracho? I wish someone would try to keep the NZ lines going first

I haven't really made a decision about that but thought I would look in the States -just thinking aloud really but I once with dollars again things usually happen

UN-registrable as they mongrels

i will be blunt with my own opinion on importing frozen semen.

forget it................................ semen vrs the whole dog it's actually cheaper to import the whole dog.

you can get a dog landed in nz for 10k or less if you use the right people and have a good contact overseas to look after the dog while it serves it's rabies stand down period, the freight costs are pretty good now the euro and us dollar is quite good.
buying the actual dog over seas is also a little cheaper too.
buy the dog, pay for it's keep for 6 mths and a the maf test fees, frieght, gst and 10 day jail time and you are way better off or
pay for vet tests of stud, collection and freezing,shipping,gst,storage, testing of bitch and insemination fee's and it will quickly add up to 5k plus and the chance it might not take or give you a very small litter.

Good advice Kawhia but now I am depressed LOL

Kawhia does it make a differance how old the semen is , my bitch was out of imported frozen semen, sire had been pushing up daisys for years. She was 1 of only 3. Pretty sure cost all of 5 k all up

Originally Posted by Munsey

Kawhia does it make a differance how old the semen is , my bitch was out of imported frozen semen, sire had been pushing up daisys for years. She was 1 of only 3. Pretty sure cost all of 5 k all up

i think the last litter of setters whelped was with 15 year old frozen, also for 3 pups and one of those was exported back to the uk.
if it was collected and stored right and the quality/numbers of the swimmers was good then it should keep for decades.