Standardi

HUOM!Tämä artikkeli on kopioitu Ruotsin Marsuyhdistyksen englanninkielisestä standardista, koska Suomen Marsuyhdistys ei ole antanut lupaa kopioida standardiaan.Suomen ja Ruotsin standardit ovat kuitenkin niin lähellä toisiaan, että tästä ymmärtää kyllä rodusta paremmin kuin hyvin.Ainoastaan pisteet ovat hiukan erilaiset ja olen laittanut ne verrattaviksi sivun alaosaan.Tack Svenska marsvinsforeningen!Ruotsin standardi / Swedish Standard:

ABYSSINIAN

An abyssinian is a cavy breed with coarse coat and specific coat features existing in no other

cavy breed. The abyssinian should have gently curving outlines with a harmoniously built

body. There should be nice proportions between body and head. Rosettes and ridges should

form a square pattern on the body. The abyssinian impression should be robust, brushy,

coarse and prickly. The most characteristic features are ridges and rosettes. These features

must be of high quality for an abyssinian to be considered a good representative of its breed.

Well balanced and well placed rosettes, straight and high ridges together with coarse and

rough coat makes a good abyssinian.

Body

The body should be short and compact, with firm muscles. The head should give a triangular

impression with convex profile, both from above and from the side. The head should be in

proportion to the rest of the body, at least ¼ of the cavy. The size of the animal should

correspond to its age.

Common faults: Head: flat forehead, narrow head, pointed nose, long head or too small head.

Body: marked waist, angular, narrow shoulders, incorrect position of limbs, broad bottom

(pear shaped), high and/or steep angle of behinds. Size not corresponding with age.

Disqualifying faults: Skeletal defects and malformations.

Ears

Ears should be large, flat and drooping. They should be placed horizontally and set far apart.

Common faults: Wrongly placed and/or set, lifting/flying, hem, too small, flaps, damaged

Disqualifying faults: Missing ear

Eyes

Eyes should be large, bold, round and bright.

Common faults: Incorrect form, small, different sizes, runny, damages, hanging eyelids,

tendency of fatty eye

Disqualifying faults: Serious damages to eyes like cataract, glaucoma, visible fatty eye,

blindness

Coat texture

The coat should be coarse and dense. The coat should feel stiff and prickly to touch and

individual hairs should be thick. Ideal length is 4-5 cm.

Common faults: Greasy, non-elastic, woolly, wavy, thin, too long (more than 5 cm) too short

(less than 4 cm), dry, scurfy/dandruffy, missing coat in patches <0,5 cm.

Disqualifying faults: Coat length more than 7 cm or less than 2 cm.

Ridges

High, erect, distinct, non-interferred ridges between the rosettes. Center ridge should follow

the spine. Collar ridge and back ridge should be parallel and in 90 degree angle towards

center ridge. On each side, below saddle and rump rosettes, there should be side ridges

parallel to the center ridge. The head should give a brushy impression. There should be a full

mane in front, in line with the centre ridge. The moustache should be dense and impressive.

Common faults: Ridges thin, interfered, not distinct, not straight. Indistinct mane and/or

moustache.

Disqualifying faults: Missing any of the five main ridges. Missing mane or moustache.

Rosettes

There should be eight large, deep, symmetric rosettes with pinpoint centres. There may be

additional rosettes only if they are placed in front of the mane ridge, i.e. nose rosettes and/or

shoulder rosettes. These must not however interfere with the mane ridge. Rosettes should be

in line: centres of side- and saddle rosettes in line, hip and rump rosettes in line. These lines

should be in 90 degrees angle to the line side – hip rosettes.

Common faults: Extra, double, oblong, asymmetric, flat, open (wide centres), split rosettes.

Lifters in rosettes. Non-distinct rosettes. Irregularly placed rosettes. Rosettes out of line.

Disqualifying faults: Missing any of the eight main rosettes.

Condition/presentation

The cavy should be well built with a firm, muscular body. A well cared for and fit, clean and

nicely presented animal should be given 10 points.

Common faults: Nails not trimmed, not clean, losing hairs, breaks in skin, scars, skinny or

fat, greasy gland, damaged teeth, active fungal infection on muzzle, discoloured coat.

Disqualifying faults: Missing nails, extra nails/toes, all kinds of parasites, pregnancy,

sickness, any additives in the coats, missing teeth, poor condition caused by negligence.

Points (Ruotsin standardi/Swedish Standard)

Body                          15

Ears                           10

Eyes                           10

Coat texture               15

Ridges                        20

Rosettes                     20

Condition                    10

Total                          100

Pisteet (Suomen standardi/Finnish Standard)

Ruumiinmuoto             15

Korvat                         10

Silmät                         10

Turkin laatu                 15

Rusetit                        15

Harat                          15

Pään koristelu ja harja 10

Kunto                          10

Yhteensä                    100