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| Picture | AOV (badger, chinchilla, roan, striped roan) | Class Nos. |
| Submit photo | BADGER (previously blazed Berkshire) - As much of the underside of the rat as possible to be white, including belly, chest, throat and underside of the legs, the white not to extend up the sides of the body. Back feet to be white to the ankle, forelegs to be white to the elbow. Tail to be white to half its length. the body colour shall conform to a recognised colour variety. the white area shall be pure and devoid of any colour or staining. The defining feature of this variety is the blaze. This is to be a wedge shaped symmetrical blaze of white starting at the nose and extending up the face to the forehead. The blaze to cover the whisker bed and taper to a fine point midway between the eyes and the ears. Markings not to extend onto the cheeks or the eyes. | AOV Marked 29 & 30 |
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CHINCHILLA
- Top colour grey, caused by the intermingling of black guard hairs over a
pearl white ground. The whole to give a sparkling appearance. Undercolour dark slate blue, intermediate portion pearl, tips black.
All the underside to be white with a clear demarcation between top colour and
belly. Head markings may be present or absent. Where present, either a blaze or
a spot to be acceptable. The standard for both is as follows: Head spot to be centrally placed on the rat's forehead and no bigger than the rat's eye. Blaze to be a wedge shaped symmetrical blaze of white starting at the nose and extending up the face to the forehead. The blaze to cover the whisker bed and to taper to a fine point midway between the eyes and the ears. Markings not to extend onto the cheeks or the eyes. Forelegs to be white to half their length, back feet white to the ankle (hock or tarsal bone). Tailes to be pied. Faults: drags, yellow or brown tinge to the top colour, skewed or misshapen blazes, uneven or over large head spots. Genetics: not known but probably caused by the interaction of at least two marked genes, at least one of which is a lethal dominant. |
AOV Marked 29 & 30 |
| Submit photo | ROAN (HUSKY) - A strikingly
marked bi-colour variety, with roan colouration, symmetry and contrast
being important impressions. Clearly distinct from existing marked
varieties. Roans are born solid coloured, but from the age of about
4-6 weeks they start to exhibit roaning. This is a steady increase
in the amount of white hairs intermingled with the solid colour, starting
with the face sides and tail root on the juvenile, then working its way up
to the nape of the neck with the moult. With each moult the rat
becomes progressively lighter, the final effect not really complete until
the rat is well into adulthood. The roan effect is most pronounced
on the face, around the rump and the sides. Pattern: The Roan
shall have as symmetrical markings as possible. The underside should
be completely white. Head: A wide inverted V shaped blaze, including the whisker bed, coming as close to the eyes as possible without touching the eyes, and coning to a point between the ears. Jaw line and underside of the head must be white. Eye colour to conform to base colour standard. Body: From the head, the colour runs back covering the ears and continues along the body extending down the sides. Belly to be white. Tail: Unmarked tail preferred. Faults: White spots in coloured fur/ coloured spots in white fur. Brindled demarcation line. Lack of white on face and head or a completely white face or head. |
AOV Marked 29 & 30 |
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STRIPED ROAN (BANDED HUSKY)
- A strikingly marked bi-colour variety with roan colouration, symmetry
and contrast being important impressions. Clearly distinct from
existing marked varieties. Pattern: The striped Roan shall have as symmetrical markings as possible. The chest, belly, sides and all the legs to be completely white. Head: A wide inverted V shaped blaze including the whisker bed, coming as close to the eyes as possible without touching the eyes, and coming to a point between the ears. Jaw line and underside of the head must be white. Eye colour to conform to the standard for the base colour. Body: From the head, the colour runs back covering the ears and continues along the body with no suggestion of a hood, in an unbroken horizontal stripe, symmetrical and as straight as possible. The stripe to be approximately 5cm wide. Demarcation shall be as clear cut and even as possible. Tail: Unmarked preferred. Faults: White spots in coloured fur/coloured spots in white fur. Brindled demarcation line, demarcation line too low. Lack of white on face or a completely white face. Stripe too narrow or broken, any suggestions of a hood. |
AOV Marked 29 & 30 |
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