NPS RULES & REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE USE OF AI
(ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION)
1. Stallions must be owned by Breeder Members of the National Pony Society, be registered and licensed by the NPS, or their own Breed Society, and be DNA tested.
2. The Stallion must have an NPS Permit for use in connection with AI, for which a fee will be charged. The Society will record a list of all Stallions available for AI.
3. The mare must be DNA tested either before or at the time of insemination.
4. If frozen semen is taken, a record of which countries the semen is exported to should be forwarded to the National Pony Society at the end of the covering season.
5. The following forms must be completed:
FORM A Certificate of Collection of Semen to be completed by a veterinary surgeon, or
BEVA AI Technician, (to accompany the semen in the Equitainer.)
FORM B Insemination Certificate stating
(i) Veterinary certified confirmation of the insemination dates and name of inseminator
(ii) Registered name of mare and breed society registration number
(iii) If chilled/fresh semen, signed label by veterinary surgeon stating registered name of donor stallion. If frozen semen, code number of collector and code number of straws.
(iv) Where the insemination was carried out.
FORM C A pregnancy document stating the confirmed appearance of a pregnancy by Ultrasound Scan, before 42 days, correlating with the estimated age of the stated last date of insemination. All documents must be signed by the veterinary surgeon and stamped with the address.
6. Please ensure that:
(a) Form A Collection of Semen document is completed by the veterinary surgeon or BEVA Technician and accompanies the semen in the Equitainer
(b) FormB must be handed to the mare owner ready completed by the veterinary surgeon or BEVA Technician
(c) Form C is handed to the mare owner for completion by a veterinary surgeon.
Forms A and B/C must accompany any applications to register the foal with the National Pony Society and replace the Service Certificate.
7. The resulting live foal must be DNA tested between 3-6 months of age.
N.B. DNA TESTING KITS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE NPS. THEY COST £45, THIS INCLUDES THE PARENTAGE TEST.
Application for stallion AI Permit