Breeding & Stud Operations

For studs, breeders and organisations involved in equine breeding and youngstock. AM3 follows the horse from responsible breeding decisions through reproduction, pregnancy, foaling and youngstock development, while addressing the environmental, social and economic responsibilities of breeding operations.

18 CML Criteria + 29 Activity Specific Criteria = 47 Criteria for Compliance

Criteria

What AM3 assesses

AM3-1Legal Authority and Applicable Breeding Requirements

AM3-2Breeding Programme Scope and Operational Capacity

AM3-3Responsible Breeding Decision and Breeding Purpose

AM3-4Genetic, Hereditary and Health Suitability for Breeding

AM3-5Mare Suitability and Reproductive Welfare

AM3-6Stallion Suitability, Management and Welfare

AM3-7Reproductive Methods and Veterinary Oversight

AM3-8Pregnancy Management and Broodmare Care

AM3-9Foaling Preparation and Monitoring

AM3-10Neonatal Foal Care and Colostrum Management

AM3-11Foal Development, Movement and Socialisation

AM3-12Weaning Management

AM3-13Youngstock Management and Development

AM3-14Identification, Parentage and Breeding Traceability

AM3-15Biosecurity and Reproductive Disease Control

AM3-16Transport and Movement of Breeding Horses

AM3-17Sale, Transfer and Responsible Placement of Horses

AM3-18End-of-Life and Long-Term Breeding Responsibility

AM3-19Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Performance

AM3-20Water Use, Wastewater and Water Protection

AM3-21Manure, Bedding, Waste and Circular Resource Management

AM3-22Veterinary Products, Reproductive Substances and Environmentally Harmful Materials

AM3-23Pasture, Land, Soil and Biodiversity Management

AM3-24Competence, Workforce Safety and Breeding-Specific Training

AM3-25Social and Cultural Responsibility in Breeding Operations

AM3-26Economic Responsibility and Long-Term Breeding Resilience

AM3-27Performance Measurement and Benchmarking

AM3-28Corrective Action and Continual Improvement

AM3-29Communication, Transparency and Responsible Breeding Claims

SEI AM3 — Full Module

Purpose, scope of responsibility, assessment hierarchy and every criterion with its evidence requirements. PDF · V3-2026.

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