Requesting input from breeders: Terminology

[TinysMom]

We're already working on a listing of show terms (like "legs", "BIS", etc).

What I'd like to do is get a list of terms (and maybe definitions?) of other terms that frequently come up in breeding - here are a few that come to mind immediately.

Peanuts

REW

BEW

BUB / BUD

Max Factor babies

pedigree

pure-bred


Can y'all suggest other terms and even give definitions?

(Non-breeders - feel free to ask terms too - just know this isn't for "show-related" terms like "leg" or "BIS", etc. - there will be another listing for that).



Thanks! I hope to put together an article/topic on this for reference!

 

[mistyjr]

I need them all for showing and breeding!! I just got into it and need to know them all...hehe

 

[sweetrose]

Cull- Removing memebers of you her that are "unsuitable"

 

[TinysMom]

Thanks Holly.

I'm going to point out (so that a discussion does not get going about it)...that while cull means to remove - breeders will do it different ways. Some will put down an animal (euthanize it) - others will pet it out, etc.

So to "cull" isn't always to kill - it is mainly to remove it from your herd.

And with that - more terms? definitions?

 

[Starlight Rabbitry]

wean, kindle, kit, ear #, sire, dam, registration, grand champion, type, body, markings on different breeds, variety, depth, balance, cow-hocked, pinched, undercut, disqualification, fault, mangy, length, flyback, rollback, maloclussion, peg teeth, weepy eye, nestbox, gestation, line breeding, inbreeding, still-born....

I am sure i can think of a lot more but I am tired.

Peg, how about an article about the importance of keeping good records?

Sharon

 

[Pipp]

There's a bit of a glossary in the Library... something to build on.

http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=12077&forum_id=17

 

[lstmousery]

I know this is an older topic, but I am looking for the definition of the term "legs" in a rabbit's pedigree, and this topic is the closest I have found, although the definition is not actually posted.

If someone could either pm me the meaning or respond on here i would appreciate it!!

 

[TCRabbitry]

Hope this helps.

Peanuts : Only happen in Dwarf breeds. Dwarfs are required to have one normal gene and one dwarfing gene to be proper dwarfs. A peanut is a baby that has inherited two dwarfing genes, which is fatal. This is fatal because the animal will not develop like it should. Even though peanuts are hard to see in a litter, they are a good sign if you are working with a dwarf breed, because it means that both your buck and doe are proper dwarfs. Being that if either your doe or buck were to be a normal, and not a dwarf, you wouldn't have a chance of a baby inheriting two dwarfing genes.

REW : Ruby Eyed White. Body color is to be pure white with NO color. Toenails are to be clear. Eyes are to be a ruby pink/red color. What most people refer to as an Albino.

BEW : Blue Eyed White. Body color is to be a pure white with NO color. Toenails are to be clear. Eyes are to be a brilliant ocean blue.

BUB / BUD : BUB = Big Ugly Buck, Usually culled into the pet market, although, some breeders have been known to keep one or two for breeding and have done well with them. It is a buck that is a normal. So, in a dwarf breeding program, a true dwarf has one normal gene and one dwarfing gene, a BUB has two normal genes and will go overweight and size.

BUD = Big Ugly Doe. Same thing as a BUB, but kept more frequently. BUD's can be used very successfully in a dwarf breeding program, as they make great brood does, and when bred to a true dwarf buck will produce large litters with dwarf babies.

Max Factor babies : Not 100% sure how these work, but it seems to happen in dwarf breeds (ND's, HL's, Polish). It seems to be the opposite of a Peanut. Where the fetus is too large and deformed, usually appearing like a hippo.

pedigree : A written record of 3 or 4 generations of the animals family tree. Usually contains Names, ear numbers, weights, colors, registration and grand champion numbers.

purebred (There is no line between the two words): To be of pure heritage. Meaning to be of three generations or more of one breed.

Melinda

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

Lstmousery, a "leg" of grand championship is simply a certificate that is awarded to an owner/breeder by ARBA, for a rabbit that has won BOB, BOSB, BOV, BOSV, BOG, BOSG, etc. in a class of 5 or more, with 3 different exhibitors. Oncea rabbit gets three legs of Grand Championship, they can then be granded. One has to be an ARBA member in order to grand their rabbit.

Emily

 

[lstmousery]

Ohhh ok, thank you so much. So a rabbit with a sire who has 6 legs in his pedigree... that would be considered a good kit? I suppose it would depend on the doe and on the kit itself..hmm

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

No, that means the sire was good enough to earn 6 legs, and perhaps if bred to a doe of superior type, could also produce good kits.

What breed is the rabbit in question?

Emily

 

[OakRidgeRabbits]

Even the general buck, doe, kit would be useful terms.

 

[lstmousery]

The buck is a Purebreed Holland Lop, broken cream and he's fuzzy.

 

[woahlookitsme]

BlueCamasRabbitry wrote:

Lstmousery, a "leg" of grand championship is simply a certificate that is awarded to an owner/breeder by ARBA, for a rabbit that has won BOB, BOSB, BOV, BOSV, BOG, BOSG, etc. in a class of 5 or more, with 3 different exhibitors. Oncea rabbit gets three legs of Grand Championship, they can then be granded. One has to be an ARBA member in order to grand their rabbit.

Emily

To add. One leg must be won as a junior.

 

[Kadish Tolesa]

Peg, as far as pure-bred ; a few years back now, I'd purchased 2 lionheads with papers , and the breeder said that although they were hybrids, they're still considered pure lionheads because one of them was 1/4 nethie and the other was half nethie. I believe some of this was done to make the breed smaller and a bit more compact....

To my newbie eyes, their manes looked like double-manes and they were gorgeous. Both the bun's parents were pure-bred nethies and lionheads, and the pedigree went back for 5 or 6 generations. One of them did well at shows and the other was DQ'd for a white toenail. I didn't breed them so I don't know what their offspring would have looked like.

Couldn't sleep at all tonight and took some time to read your bunnie blog ( Peg's Place ) ; interesting to read - - - and can't believe all the attention you give your bunnies .... not just the care and feeding of them , but getting to know their personalities and needs.

 

[RAL Rabbitry]

At least one leg must be won as a senior. They do not need a junior leg.

 

[TCRabbitry]

"Even the general buck, doe, kit would be useful terms."

Buck - Male, same as a deer or a goat.

Doe - Female, same as a deer or goat.

Kit - A newborn or very young baby

Junior - a Kit that is over 8 weeks, but younger than 6 months.

Intermediate - In large breeds, rabbits that are 6 months to 8 months.

Senior - In large breeds, animals that are over 8 months old. In smaller breeds, animals that are over 6 months old.

Kindle - To give birth.

Leg - A certificate for winning a class with at least 5 rabbits and 3 breeders exhibiting. Example, your doe won 1st Senior Doe out of 5, with three breeders exhibiting, it would receive a leg, so long as the show is sanctioned. It works the same with Best Of Breed. There must be 5 rabbits in the breed, with 3 breeders exhibiting. In order to get a leg for Best Opposite of Breed, there must be 5 in the same sex as the rabbit in the breed.

Registered - Taking a rabbit to an ARBA Registar, providing a complete pedigree with weights, colors, names, and ear numbers. The registar will look the rabbit over, make sure it is not overweight, an has no other DQ's. If it has a fully pedigree, is free of DQ's, and has a tattoo, then the registar will assign it a number, and the rabbit will be entered into a data base in the ARBA.

Grand Champion - A rabbit that has won three legs, with at least one as a senior, and is registered. You send a copy of the legs to the ARBA, along with it's registration, and they send you a certificate of Grand Champion, along with a number.

 

[OakRidgeRabbits]

Kadish Tolesa wrote:

Peg, as far as pure-bred ; a few years back now, I'd purchased 2 lionheads with papers , and the breeder said that although they were hybrids, they're still considered pure lionheads because one of them was 1/4 nethie and the other was half nethie. I believe some of this was done to make the breed smaller and a bit more compact....

To be considered purebred, I believe that a full 4 generation pedigree must be full of the same breed. For instance, every ancestor in a Netherland Dwarf's 4 generation pedigree must a Netherland Dwarf in order for him to be considered a purebred Netherland and able to be registered with the ARBA.

 

[RAL Rabbitry]

I believe that to be considered purebred a rabbit needs a 3 generation pedigree of all the same breed.

When sending in for a GC certificate you cannot send copies of the legs. They need to be the original leg sent by the show secretary. You should keep a copy of them though.

 

[woahlookitsme]

RAL Rabbitry wrote:

At least one leg must be won as a senior. They do not need a junior leg.

lol. I should have remembered it was senior because my californians had tons of junior and 6/8 legs but none as a senior. Sorrryyy

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