Regulations for Breeders
Keep up-to-date with the latest rules and regulationsIntravaginal artificial insemination ruling
Over the past 12 months the RCVS has ruled that canine intravaginal artificial insemination must now only be performed by a qualified veterinary surgeon or a veterinary nurse under direct supervision by a qualified vet.
Concerns about Canine Fertility Clinics
The BVA & BSAVA have expressed many concerns surrounding canine fertility clinics and some of their illegal practices.
Clarity
Let’s be absolutely clear…
CANINE ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
– legally can only now be performed by a vet or vet nurse under direct veterinary supervision.
BLOOD SAMPLES
– for progesterone testing can only be taken by a qualified vet or vet nurse under direct veterinary supervision. Qualifications in phlebotomy are not good enough!
CAESAREAN SECTION
– strictly a veterinary surgeon procedure.
