Export Live Animals to Nigeria
Summary of Requirements
- Bovine - Embryos - Health Certificate (480.97 KB) - September 2024
- Bovine - Semen - Health Certificate (1.02 MB) - December 2024
- Cattle - Health Certificate (375.31 KB) - December 2024
- Poultry - Day-Old Chicks & Hatching Eggs - Health Certificate (273.04 KB) - December 2024
- Sheep & Goats - Health Certificate (328.27 KB) - September 2024
- Sheep & Goats - Embryos - Health Certificate (251.11 KB) - September 2024
- Sheep & Goats - Semen - Health Certificate (205.85 KB) - September 2024
- Swine - Semen - Health Certificate - June 2020 (207.96 KB)
If your species is not listed, the requirements for that species are not known. Exporters who want to ship livestock or germplasm whose requirements are not listed above should have the importer or buyer in the destination country apply for an import permit at the appropriate ministry. This import permit will most likely outline the specific requirements.
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USDA-Accredited Veterinarians
Contact a USDA-accredited veterinarian for questions about your destination country's entry requirements for animals (including any needed vaccinations, tests, or treatments) and for issuance of health certificates.
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USDA Endorsement Offices
Contact the appropriate email below for questions about endorsing an export health certificate for live animals.
In-person appointments and drop-off endorsement services are not available. For best results, accredited veterinarians should submit certificates electronically through the Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS).
For VEHCS help see the VEHCS help page. Routine APHIS VEHCS processing services are staffed Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM Central Time (CT) excluding federal holidays, the time listed in VEHCS reflects GMT.
Questions about endorsing an export health certificate for live animals?
| Pets | AskVETS@usda.gov |
| Livestock, including equine, poultry, and wildlife/zoo animals | LivestockExport@usda.gov |
| Semen, embryos | GermplasmExport@usda.gov |
| Aquaculture | VETS.RAEF@usda.gov |