Top 100 Cavy Breeders

Poppy · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject: Tort and White Standard

What is the Tort and White Standard that the judge look out for? bit like the dutch breed standard thread..

smithsville stud · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: tort and white standard

Patches - to be clean cut and distinct 25 points

equal distribution and uniform placing of patches 25 points

colour - the colour to be black , red and white in square cut patches of equal size and placed alternatively on each side of the cavy. Each colour must be clear and distinct without being intermixed one with another 20 points

shape and size 15 points

eyes and ears 5 points

condition and coat 10 points

total 100 points

a split head is preferable / 3 colour head is acceptable / a solid head is a minor fault.

eye to be dark

faults
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brindling, banding, cavies being short of any coloured patches on either side . any colour overlapping the centre line tip and under

hope this helps it is from the southern cavy standard book for judges and breeders

from debs

Poppy · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:47 pm Post subject:

yes great help..

what is.. brindling, and banding Question

smithsville stud · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:04 pm Post subject:

Brindling - different colours intermixed in the patches

banding - a patch of colour going more than half way round the body

Hope that helps

Debs

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