title: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points System for a Bull Semen Production Centre.
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.
authors.affiliation: ReproPel, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.|Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Goularte
authors.affiliation: ReproPel, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.|Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Madeira
authors.affiliation: ReproPel, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.|Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: C E R
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.|Lipoa, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Duval
authors.affiliation: ReproPel, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.|Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: ReproPel, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.|Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Mondadori
authors.affiliation: ReproPel, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.|Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lucia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D064088:Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points; D008297:Male; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000592:standards* / Q000662:veterinary*