Sole equine species with AENOR Certification in Spain
ANCCE, the National Purebred Spanish Horse Breeders’ Association of Spain, has, by means of its annual audit, updated its quality management certificate for the management of the PRE Stud Book, according to UNE-EN ISO 9001:2008 rules and regulations. Transparency, an increase in the services provided, the lab work and the application of a pioneer management program have all been essential to renew this certification.
To this end, AENOR has borne in mind the measurement, verification and compliance of the established plans and objectives for the Stud Book. These aspects cover all areas of activity and the services offered, including the registration of horses in the Stud Book, assessments for Basic Breeding Stock, the issuing of Certificates, requests for genetic analysis, issuing and changes in Ownership Cards, Change of Name and request for Breeder Catalogues, among others.
The renewal of the quality guarantee consolidates ANCCE at the forefront of the equestrian sector in an effort to improve the services for PRE breeders the world over. Thus, the ANCCE Stud Book office is the only equine species to achieve such a guarantee in Spain.
This annual inspection has recognized improvements in the organizational structure of the Stud Book Office. These improvements include the veterinarian representatives and laboratories, the creation of documents based upon breeder requests, the new selection and assessment process for suppliers, the new controls to subcontract veterinarian representatives and laboratories as well as corrective actions for internal tasks such as the filing and registration of documents, the management of merchandise, etc.
The PRE Stud Book office registered 13,137 new inscriptions in 2011, with which the total herd stood at 199,159 horses registered as of December 31. Of these, 108,547 are mares and 90,612 are stallions.
In terms of other services offered by the Stud Book office, 6725 assessments for Basic Approval as breeding stock were processed. Likewise, there were 10,749 changes of ownership, which is a 3.4 % increase over 2010 and 1548 new breeder codes were issued. It is noteworthy to mention that some of these new breeder codes were for countries such as Russia, China, Peru, Slovenia and Slovak Republic. Thus, the PRE Stud Book has Purebred Spanish Horse breeders in more than 60 countries.
Since ANCCE took over the management of the PRE Stud Book in 2007, a task entrusted by the government of Spain as the maximum representative of the breed, the indexes for quality, efficiency and dependability have increased. This has, in turn, earned the organization international recognition and it is currently considered as a role model for other equine breeds, especially in Europe.
