AGROCALIDAD Resolution No. 0125 - Animal Health Regulation for the Operation of Production Animal Concentration Centers

Regulation that governs and controls the health status of production animal concentration centers in Ecuador, such as commercial livestock fairs, auctions, exhibition fairs, sporting and recreational events and bovine supply centers, in order to strengthen the health conditions of national livestock and improve the quality and safety of food products of animal origin for human consumption. It requires a sanitary operating permit, subject to prior inspection, and sets requirements for infrastructure, biosecurity programs, waste management and contingency plans for officially controlled or notifiable diseases. It also defines species-specific health requirements for the entry of cattle, buffalo, horses, pigs, sheep and goats, including the sanitary movement certificate, vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease and classical swine fever, and diagnostic tests for brucellosis, tuberculosis and equine infectious anemia.