Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points System for a Bull Semen Production Centre

K L Goularte; E M Madeira; C E R Ferreira; E H Duval; A D Vieira; R G Mondadori; T Lucia Jr

doi:10.1111/rda.12617

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points System for a Bull Semen Production Centre

Reprod Domest Anim. 2015 Dec;50(6):972-9. doi: 10.1111/rda.12617. Epub 2015 Oct 18.

Authors

K L Goularte^{1

2}, E M Madeira^{1

2}, C E R Ferreira^{1

2}, E H Duval^{2

3}, A D Vieira^{1

2}, R G Mondadori^{1

4}, T Lucia Jr^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ ReproPel, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
² Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
³ Lipoa, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
⁴ Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

PMID: 26477334
DOI: 10.1111/rda.12617

Abstract

Bull semen production centres (SPC) generally present satisfactory quality control for sperm processing, but non-standardized hygiene procedures. This study describes a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system developed for bull SPC and subsequently implemented in a commercial SPC. After the identification of hazards at each step of semen processing and the determination of their risk and severity, monitoring and corrective procedures were designed to assess the system's efficiency. The HACCP system identified six microbiological hazards, 10 physical hazards, four chemical hazards and three critical control points. After the establishment of Good Processing Practices, Standard Operating Procedures and Standard Sanitizing Operating Procedures, the system was validated through an audit, to identify eventual failures and to define measures to correct them.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cattle*
Guidelines as Topic
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points*
Male
Reproductive Medicine / standards*
Semen Preservation / standards*
Semen Preservation / veterinary*