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| A fully developed, mature rabbit of breeding age. |
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| A group of colors displaying 3 bands of color on the hair shaft, with a contrasting guard hairs. Sould have eye circles, belly, jowels, tail, and nape of a lighter color. Should not be ticked. |
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| A white rabbit with pink eyes, also referred to as 'Ruby Eyed White' |
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| A gentle curvature of the spine, from the neck (or shoulders) to the rear. |
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| The soft, crimped intermediate wool fibers ending in a straight tip. |
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| The strong, staight guard hair protruding above the undercoat in Giant Angoras. |
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| The top portion of the rabbit's shoulders, loin, and hindquarters. |
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| Define 'Balance' (2 definitions) |
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1. Type - a pleasing arrangement of physical characteristics as to present a harmonious apperance.
2. Markings - equal distribution of corresponding markings. Like the banding on the harlequin or the side markings of the english spot. |
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| Define 'Banding' (2 definitions) |
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1. A hair shaft having multiple colors, such as an agouti color.
2. An unbroken verticle circle of marking color, extending around the body of the Harlequin. |
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| The longer wool at the front base of the ears, and the top of the head in some wool breeds. |
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| Define 'barred' (3 meanings) |
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1. Elongated spots that should be round.
2. Light colored streaks or bars on the feet.
3. A semicircle of marking color, running vertically on the side of the harlequin. |
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| The fur color next to the skin. |
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| Ears that have large, heavy tips with a distinctive fall or lop. |
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| The abdomen, from the last rib to the pelvis, containing the primary organs of digestion. |
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| The color on the underside of the rabbit, from the forelegs to crotch. |
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| The white marking on the head of the dutch. It covers the nose, wisker bed, and runs along the jowels. The shape is a wedge that tapers from the nose to the base of the ears. |
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| A defect or fault which detracts from the apperance. |
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| The vitality and finish of a coat in good condition. |
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| A localized area of inflammation caused by an infection under the skin, in a gland or fair follicle. |
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| The marking on the feet and legs of the himilayan breed and variety. |
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| Legs curved outwardly or inwardly from the middle. |
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| A class of domestic rabbits which reproduces itself wiuth distinctive characteristics, such as fur, markings, shape, and size. |
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| Define 'breeder' (2 meanings) |
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1. Anyone who raises a breed or variety of rabbits which complies with the Standard of Perfection.
2. A rabbit used primarily to produce offspring. |
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| Define 'breeding certificate' |
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| A written certificate, issued by the owner of a stud buck, showing its pedigree and the date of breeding to a particular doe. |
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| Define 'brindling' (2 meanings) |
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1. The longer tipped guard hairs carried up the sides of Tans.
2. An intermixture of two colors without definite pattern. |
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| Fur with the guard hairs missing or broken, which exposes the under coat. Also refers to areas where the coat is affected by molt, which exposes the undercoat. |
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| Define 'buck teeth' or 'wolf teeth' |
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| Elongated incisors in the upper or lower jaw. |
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| A short, broad, bold head with a definite masculine appearance. |
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| A nose marking found on some marked breeds and broken varieties. The wings cover the wisker bed and upper lip, with the body extending up the center of the face. |
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| A form of maloclussion, where the incisors meet evenly. |
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| Engorgement of a doe's mammary gland and teat with abundant milk supply. |
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| The marking line where lower ear color stops and joins head color. Checkered Giant marking. |
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| Define 'carriage' (2 meanings) |
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1. The way a rabbit carries itself.
2. The style in which a rabit carries it's ears. |
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| The side markings of the english spot, a chain of spots from the neck to the abdominal area. |
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| An extremely lightly marked animal in marked breeds or broken varieties. |
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| The front portion of the body, between the forelegs and neck. |
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| Define 'cheeks' (2 meanings) |
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1. The sides of the face below the eyes.
2. The rounded color head marking that forms the blaze and carries down along the jaw line of a dutch. |
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| A condition of body type in which there is a sudden and sharp vertical fall from the top of the hip to the tail. Not well filled out and rounded. |
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| A system of arranging the judging within different breeds. |
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