ACBA
Descriptions
Coats
Breeds
Facts
100

This is what the ACBA stands for.

What is American Cavy Breeders Association?

100

A medium body length, with broad shoulders, Roman nose, and a high full crown.

What is an American?

100

One color with no other colors mixed in.

What is Self?

100

These are the names of the 7 short haired breeds.

What is Abyssinian, Abyssinian Satin, American, American Satin, Teddy, Teddy Satin, White Crested?

100

The amount of points possible for color on an American Satin.

What is 25 points?

200

The number of cavy breeds recognized by the ACBA.

What is 13?

200

A medium body length, with broad shoulders, Roman nose, and one white rosette with a clearly defined center.

What is a White Crested?

200

The correct name for a cavy with different patches of color.

What is Marked?

200

These are the names of the 6 long haired breeds.

What is Coronet, Peruvian, Peruvian Satin, Silkie, Silkie Satin, Texel?

200

This is the shape a cavy should be similar to.

What is a rectangle or brick?

300

This is what the ARBA stands for.

What is The American Rabbit Breeders Association?

300

The coat is to be dense, and of sufficient length to form deep rosettes and ridges, but not to exceed 1 1/2 inches in length. The coat is to be harsh in texture, having a firm feeling when the ridges are patt with the palm of the hand.

What is an Abyssinian?

300

A cavy with black, white, and red patches.

What is a Tortoiseshell and White or TSW?

300

The correct number of rosettes on an Abyssinian.

What is 8?

300

The most important feature on any cavy.

What is the coat?

400

The name of the ARBA book of standards.

What is The Standards of Perfection?

400

The coat is to be very dense, in combination with the overall texture of the coat to be soft and silky. With full sweeps on the head, sides and the rear.

What is a Peruvian?

400

Two colors of hair mixed together.

What is Roan?

400

The number of rosettes on a White Crested and a Coronet.

What is 1?

400

The number of points possible for the coat on an Abyssinian.

What is 70 points?

500

The names of the five long haired breeds recognized by the ARBA and the ACBA.

What is Peruvian, Peruvian Satin, Silkie, Silkie Satin and Coronet?

500

The only breed that calls for a cobby body, with well developed shoulders and ringlet like kinky long curls.

What is a Texel?

500

One color covering the tips of another colored hair.

What is Agouti?

500

The 3 kinds of Agouti hair.

What is Dilute Agouti, Golden Agouti, and Silver Agouti.

500

The differences in these three long haired breeds; the Silkie, Coronet, and Peruvian.

What is a main on the Silkie, a main with one center rosette on the Coronet, and a head furnishing on the Peruvian?