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PROGRAM TO ALLOW ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
1. Permits for the use of A.I. will and must be issued for stallions participating in the program prior to any breeding via A.I. taking place.
2. Stallion permits are a one-time fee of $100.00 to the stallion owner. *DNA typing of the stallion must accompany the application for a permit to use A.I. When ownership of a stallion changes, a $10.00 permit transfer fee is charged.
3. Purebred mares and foals must be *DNA typed prior to the application for registration being processed by the WPCSA. Registration of the foal will only be made if the foal’s DNA type is in harmony with that of the listed sire and dam. In addition, standard registration procedures will be followed.
4. Stallion owners must file the standard Stallion Service Report with the WPCSA and designate which mares were bred via A.I.
5. Stallion and mare owners must be a member of the WPCSA in order to participate in this program. +
6. Permits and the rules published by the WPCSA must have a liability clause stating that all agreements, guarantees and representations are strictly between the stallion owner and the mare owner. The WPCSA does not endorse nor guarantee the use nor participation in any particular A.I. program.
7. The approval of Artificial Insemination will allow the use of A.I. on and off the farm.
8. If AI and natural service are used within 42 days of each other, the resulting foal will be considered an AI foal unless proved otherwise by ultrasound.
9. Foreign stallions must be registered with the Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America in order to participate in the AI program.
Frozen Semen:
1. The use of frozen semen will be allowed under the following rules:
2. All requirements for AI permits must be completed before an additional permit for frozen semen use can be issued at a one-time fee of $15.00. When ownership of frozen semen changes, a $5.00 permit transfer fee is charged.
3. Owners of frozen semen must be members of the WPCSA.
4. All other rules and regulations pertaining to AI are applicable to the use of frozen semen.
5. * DNA typing for Welsh Ponies and Welsh Cobs can only be done through the Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America, Inc. A DNA typing kit can be obtained for $40.00, which includes the DNA typing fee, by contacting the WPCSA, P.O. Box 2977, Winchester, VA 22604. DNA typing will be done via the University of California at Davis, Serology Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine or any other source approved by the Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America.
6. + For Half-Welsh registrations in the A.I. program, the owner of the non-Welsh parent is not required to be a member of the WPCSA or have the non-Welsh parent DNA typed in order to register the Half-Welsh foal. However, the Welsh parent and the Half-Welsh foal must be DNA typed in order to register the Half-Welsh foal through the A.I. program. These rules are approved by the Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America Board of Directors and will be amended by the Board as needed.