BRC STANDARD F0R ANGORAS
F 1 Angora (English)
Ring Size E
Points
1) Wool Quality 30
2) Wool Quantity and length 25
3) Front 10
4) Head and Ears 10
5) Size and Shape 10
6) Feet 5
7) Condition 10
Total 100
WHITE ANGORA
1. Wool Quality - Texture as silky as possible
2. Wool quantity and length - Even and full all over and clear to the skin.
3. Front - Full and prominent on chest and sides of neck. 4. Head and Ears - Broad short head, short well woolled and tufted ears.
5. Size and Shape - Round and snowball-like. Weight at 5 months ideally in the region of 2.494kg (5.1/2lb). An adult ideally not to exceed 3.402kg (7.1/2lb). Type and quality always to be taken into account.
6. Feet - Thickly covered with long wool, well furnished.
7. Condition - Clean, well nourished and well groomed. Eyes - Ruby, bright and bold. Legs - Straight and heavily woolled. Tail - Large and well woolled. Head - Wide across nostrils, bold appearance, densely furred, wool to be long and thick between and behind the ears.
SERIOUS FAULTS - Narrow wedge head, long plain ears, plain feet, matted coat, coarse coat, bad condition, lop ears.
COLOURED ANGORA
NOTE: The Judges are requested to judge the Coloured Angora to the Breed Standard laid down by the Specialist Club and not to confuse the colours with any other breed standard for short-haired varieties. Points the same as for Whites except that five points each are deducted from Quality and Quantity of Wool to be allocated to: Solid colour – 10 Points. Angoras are unique in the fact that they possess a multi-layered coat. The tips of each new coat are therefore darker than the previous coat, which lightens, as it gains length. This produces BANDING IN ALL COLOURS. Rabbits should not be excessively penalised for lighter bands of the top colour appearing in the coat, but the more uniform the colour the better. WHITE BANDS are unacceptable, with the exception of the GOLDEN, which is of yellow origin and therefore has a CREAMY-WHITE band at the base of the coat.
COLOURS:
Golden (formerly Golden-Fawn)
Head, feet and tips a rich, clear orange gold. Wool lighter with colour carried down as far as possible shading to a creamy-white base. Belly creamy-white, eyes brown.
Sooty fawn
Mask and feet brown-black, wool as for golden but with brown/black shadings on lower flanks and ears. Belly creamy-white, eyes brown.
Cream
Head and feet cream, wool lighter cream with tips to match the head. Creamy white belly, eyes blue-grey.
Blue-cream
Mask and feet blue, wool as for cream but with blue shadings on ears and flanks, with the colour extended across belly, a blue tinge to the wool and blue tipping is desirable but NOT essential. Eyes blue-grey.
Sable
Light shade - A medium sepia colour similar to fur breed. Ears, face and tail a deep sepia. Body wool shaded from medium sepia on back to lighter on chest and flanks. Undercolour fawn.
Medium shade - As for light sable except for dark sepia colour instead of medium.
Dark shade - Very dark plum brown, can be almost black on mask, in place of sepia. Often mistaken for a smoke, but coat colour of dark sable has distinct rusty tones in the wool. Eyes for all shades to glow ruby red in subdued light but brown eyes acceptable.
Marten
Light Shade - A Medium sepia colour similar to fur breed. Ears face and tail a deep sepia. Body wool shaded from a medium sepia to lighter on chest and flanks. Undercolour fawn. The chest, flanks, rump and feet to be well ticked with white hairs, any extension of white ticking over sides and rump to be added beauty and not a fault. (It will be difficult to find the ticking in the longer parts of the coat, so it will not be considered a fault if not seen). Light nape of neck to be confined to the triangle behind the ears, and this should be as small as possible. Eye circles, inside of ears, line of jaw, inside of nostrils, inside feet and legs, belly and underside of tail to be white. White belly can have sepia undercolour.
Medium shade – As for light shade except that medium sepia colour to read rich dark sepia.
Dark shade – As for light shade except that medium sepia colour to read very rich dark plum brown. Darker, almost black colour on face, ears and tail. Coat colour has distinct rusty tones in the wool. Eyes for all shades to be brown and to glow ruby red in subdued light.
Chocolate
Rich chocolate on head, ears, legs and tail. Body lighter shade with tips to match head. Undercolour pale chocolate. Eyes to glow ruby red in subdued light, but brown eyes acceptable.
Smoke
Head and feet black. Wool dark bluish-grey without white base. Tips to match head. Nose and ears to be free of silvering. Eyes blue, but brown acceptable.
Lilac
Head, ears and feet dove grey with a very distinct warm tone. wool pale dove grey, the tips (guard hair) to match the head and ears. Eyes blue or shades of brown from dark to pale ochre, often with a warm glow. Undercolour to match top colour. Nails horn coloured in keeping with the dilute nature.
Brown-grey (Known in other breeds as Agouti)
Head, ears and feet wild grey, a mixture of black and gold. Tips to match head, wool colour to match the head with depth of colour and banding essential. Eyes brown. White belly with blue undercolour.
Blue-grey (Known in other breeds as Opal)
Head, ears and feet a mixture of blue and cream. Tips to match head, wool colour to match the head with depth of colour and banding essential. White belly with blue undercolour. Eyes blue-grey.
Chinchilla
Head, ears and feet similar to fur breed, a mixture of black and silver. Tips to match head, wool colour to match head with depth of colour and banding essential. White belly with blue undercolour. Eyes blue, brown or brown-grey.
Cinnamon
Head, ears and feet a mixture of chocolate and cinnamon. Tips to match head, wool to match head with depth of colour and banding essential. White belly with or without pale cinnamon under colour. Eyes brown or glowing ruby red in subdued light.
FAULTS - Silvered ears and nose in smokes and blues, putty nose.
SERIOUS FAULTS - White toenails. White patches on any part of the body, but white flashes under tail in agouti are not a fault
F 1 Angora (English)
Ring Size E
Points
1) Wool Quality 30
2) Wool Quantity and length 25
3) Front 10
4) Head and Ears 10
5) Size and Shape 10
6) Feet 5
7) Condition 10
Total 100
WHITE ANGORA
1. Wool Quality - Texture as silky as possible
2. Wool quantity and length - Even and full all over and clear to the skin.
3. Front - Full and prominent on chest and sides of neck. 4. Head and Ears - Broad short head, short well woolled and tufted ears.
5. Size and Shape - Round and snowball-like. Weight at 5 months ideally in the region of 2.494kg (5.1/2lb). An adult ideally not to exceed 3.402kg (7.1/2lb). Type and quality always to be taken into account.
6. Feet - Thickly covered with long wool, well furnished.
7. Condition - Clean, well nourished and well groomed. Eyes - Ruby, bright and bold. Legs - Straight and heavily woolled. Tail - Large and well woolled. Head - Wide across nostrils, bold appearance, densely furred, wool to be long and thick between and behind the ears.
SERIOUS FAULTS - Narrow wedge head, long plain ears, plain feet, matted coat, coarse coat, bad condition, lop ears.
COLOURED ANGORA
NOTE: The Judges are requested to judge the Coloured Angora to the Breed Standard laid down by the Specialist Club and not to confuse the colours with any other breed standard for short-haired varieties. Points the same as for Whites except that five points each are deducted from Quality and Quantity of Wool to be allocated to: Solid colour – 10 Points. Angoras are unique in the fact that they possess a multi-layered coat. The tips of each new coat are therefore darker than the previous coat, which lightens, as it gains length. This produces BANDING IN ALL COLOURS. Rabbits should not be excessively penalised for lighter bands of the top colour appearing in the coat, but the more uniform the colour the better. WHITE BANDS are unacceptable, with the exception of the GOLDEN, which is of yellow origin and therefore has a CREAMY-WHITE band at the base of the coat.
COLOURS:
Golden (formerly Golden-Fawn)
Head, feet and tips a rich, clear orange gold. Wool lighter with colour carried down as far as possible shading to a creamy-white base. Belly creamy-white, eyes brown.
Sooty fawn
Mask and feet brown-black, wool as for golden but with brown/black shadings on lower flanks and ears. Belly creamy-white, eyes brown.
Cream
Head and feet cream, wool lighter cream with tips to match the head. Creamy white belly, eyes blue-grey.
Blue-cream
Mask and feet blue, wool as for cream but with blue shadings on ears and flanks, with the colour extended across belly, a blue tinge to the wool and blue tipping is desirable but NOT essential. Eyes blue-grey.
Sable
Light shade - A medium sepia colour similar to fur breed. Ears, face and tail a deep sepia. Body wool shaded from medium sepia on back to lighter on chest and flanks. Undercolour fawn.
Medium shade - As for light sable except for dark sepia colour instead of medium.
Dark shade - Very dark plum brown, can be almost black on mask, in place of sepia. Often mistaken for a smoke, but coat colour of dark sable has distinct rusty tones in the wool. Eyes for all shades to glow ruby red in subdued light but brown eyes acceptable.
Marten
Light Shade - A Medium sepia colour similar to fur breed. Ears face and tail a deep sepia. Body wool shaded from a medium sepia to lighter on chest and flanks. Undercolour fawn. The chest, flanks, rump and feet to be well ticked with white hairs, any extension of white ticking over sides and rump to be added beauty and not a fault. (It will be difficult to find the ticking in the longer parts of the coat, so it will not be considered a fault if not seen). Light nape of neck to be confined to the triangle behind the ears, and this should be as small as possible. Eye circles, inside of ears, line of jaw, inside of nostrils, inside feet and legs, belly and underside of tail to be white. White belly can have sepia undercolour.
Medium shade – As for light shade except that medium sepia colour to read rich dark sepia.
Dark shade – As for light shade except that medium sepia colour to read very rich dark plum brown. Darker, almost black colour on face, ears and tail. Coat colour has distinct rusty tones in the wool. Eyes for all shades to be brown and to glow ruby red in subdued light.
Chocolate
Rich chocolate on head, ears, legs and tail. Body lighter shade with tips to match head. Undercolour pale chocolate. Eyes to glow ruby red in subdued light, but brown eyes acceptable.
Smoke
Head and feet black. Wool dark bluish-grey without white base. Tips to match head. Nose and ears to be free of silvering. Eyes blue, but brown acceptable.
Lilac
Head, ears and feet dove grey with a very distinct warm tone. wool pale dove grey, the tips (guard hair) to match the head and ears. Eyes blue or shades of brown from dark to pale ochre, often with a warm glow. Undercolour to match top colour. Nails horn coloured in keeping with the dilute nature.
Brown-grey (Known in other breeds as Agouti)
Head, ears and feet wild grey, a mixture of black and gold. Tips to match head, wool colour to match the head with depth of colour and banding essential. Eyes brown. White belly with blue undercolour.
Blue-grey (Known in other breeds as Opal)
Head, ears and feet a mixture of blue and cream. Tips to match head, wool colour to match the head with depth of colour and banding essential. White belly with blue undercolour. Eyes blue-grey.
Chinchilla
Head, ears and feet similar to fur breed, a mixture of black and silver. Tips to match head, wool colour to match head with depth of colour and banding essential. White belly with blue undercolour. Eyes blue, brown or brown-grey.
Cinnamon
Head, ears and feet a mixture of chocolate and cinnamon. Tips to match head, wool to match head with depth of colour and banding essential. White belly with or without pale cinnamon under colour. Eyes brown or glowing ruby red in subdued light.
FAULTS - Silvered ears and nose in smokes and blues, putty nose.
SERIOUS FAULTS - White toenails. White patches on any part of the body, but white flashes under tail in agouti are not a fault