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Agouti
- a fur color pattern generally involving rings of color on the hair
shafts. Chinchilla is an example of an agouti color.
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ARBA - American Rabbit
Breeders' Association - umbrella national rabbit club. All rabbit
breeders in the US and Japan should be members of ARBA.
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BEW - Blue-eyed white -
white bunny with blue eyes resulting from two Vienna genes.
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BIS - Best In Show - the
rabbit of any breed judged to be the best at a show
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BOB
- Best of Breed -
judged to be the best Holland at that show.
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BOS
- Best Opposite Sex - judged to be the best Holland of the opposite sex
of the BOB. If a buck is BOB, then a doe is chosen BOS and vice
versa.
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BOSV - Best Opposite Sex of
Variety - judged to be the best broken (or solid) of the opposite sex of
the BOV. Competes for the BOS but not BOB award.
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BOV - Best of Variety -
judged to be either the best broken or best solid at that show.
Competes for the BOB and BOS awards.
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BRIS - Best Reserve in Show
- the rabbit of any breed judged to be second best at a show. This
BRIS does not have to be the opposite sex of the BIS.
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Broken
- a white rabbit with patches of color. A broken black has black
patches, a broken tort has tort patches, etc.
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Buck - male rabbit
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Dam - female rabbit that
produced an offspring. A rabbit's dam is its mother.
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Class - a group of Hollands
that fall into the same gender, pattern and age group. Solid
Senior Bucks and Broken Junior Does are two classes. There are
eight classes of Holland Lops.
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Convention
- the national rabbit show held by ARBA and sponsored by a local club
for all breeds. Held in the fall. Many states hold
conventions as well.
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Crown - the part of a
rabbits head between the ears and behind the brow
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Charlie - a bunny with two
broken-pattern genes which result in a minimally patterned rabbit.
Hollands must have 10% pattern to be showable.
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Doe - female rabbit
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DQ
- disqualification from
showing. DQ's may be either permanent (such as a missing toe,
malocclusion, or nonshowable color) or temporary (illness).
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Enteritis - an often fatal
illness of the digestive system characterized by diarrhea and brought on
by stress, excessive carbohydrate consumption and/or weaning.
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Entry
- entries are rabbits
that will participate in a particular show.
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Gestation - the period of
time between breeding and birthing or kindling.
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Grand Champion - a rabbit
that has earned three or more legs, at least one of them being a senior
leg, under at least two different judges. To obtain a grand
champion number and certificate, the legs must be submitted with a fee
to ARBA.
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Herdsman Points - One
herdsman point is awarded to each HLRSC member for each different
rabbit that wins a Best of Breed or Best
Opposite Sex in sanctioned
shows. Herdsman points are indicators of the depth of the quality
of a particular herd.
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HLRSC - Holland Lop Rabbit
Specialty Club - national specialty club for Holland Lops. All
Holland Lop breeders should belong to HLRSC.
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Junior - in Hollands,
rabbits under 6 months old and over 2 lbs.
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Kindling - giving birth to
young.
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Kindling Box - a box
provided to does so that she can make a nest and have babies in it.
Also called a nest box.
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Kit
- baby rabbit
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Leg
- a leg is earned by
winning in an ARBA-sanctioned show as long as there are three exhibitors
and five rabbits competing for the win. For example, first place
in a class of five or more bunnies showed by three or more different
exhibitors would earn a leg. For classes without enough exhibitors
and/or bunnies, it may be possible to earn a leg by winning BOSV (if
there are sufficient numbers of the related sex in the variety), BOV (if
there are sufficient numbers in the entire variety), BOS (if there are
sufficient number in the related sex of the breed) or BOB (if there are
sufficient numbers in the entire breed). A rabbit may only earn
one leg per judging.
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Malocclusion - The
misalignment of teeth.
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Nationals - a national
specialty show held by a national specialty club (such as the Holland
Lop Rabbit Specialty Club) and sponsored by a local club. The
HLRSC show is in the spring.
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Nest Box - a box
provided to does so that she can make a nest and have babies in it.
Also called a kindling box.
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Open - shows that are open
to exhibitors of all ages.
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Open Coat
- fur that is
beginning to lose its texture and luster and is almost ready to molt.
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Palpation
- feeling a does
abdomen to determine the presence or absence of embryos.
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Peanut - a bunny with two
dwarf genes, which is a fatal combination.
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Pre-Junior - an unofficial
term for rabbits that are old enough to be weaned but not mature enough
to show as a junior.
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Quality Points - HLRSC
members earn two quality points for each Best of Breed and Best In Show
and one quality point for each Best Opposite Sex and Best Reserve (also
Best 4 Class, when available) won in sanctioned shows.
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Registrar
- a person who,
after taking a test and meeting other eligibility requirements, is
certified by ARBA to evaluate rabbits and register them if they meet
standards. ARBA sanctioned shows are required to have a registrar
available.
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Registration - registration
is a process of bringing a rabbit before a registrar to verify that it
meets standards for the breed, supplying pedigree information and paying
a registration fee in order to obtain a registration number, tattoo and
certificate.
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REW - Ruby-eyed white -
white bunny with ruby eyes resulting from two REW (cc) genes.
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Sanctioned
- shows that
abide by ARBA and HLRSC (and perhaps local association) show rules and
pay sanction fees are said to be ARBA sanctioned and/or HLRSC sanctioned
(and perhaps sanctioned by other clubs as well). Sweepstakes
points are accumulated only from sanctioned shows. Only legs
earned at ARBA sanctioned shows can be used to earn a Grand Champion
certification.
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Self
- a fur color pattern where the hair colors are the same on each hair
shaft all over the bunny. The pattern that may be modified by the
c-series gene (such as in sable point). Black is an example of a self color.
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Sire - male rabbit that
produced an offspring. A rabbit's sire is its father.
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Sweepstakes - sweepstakes
contests are conducted by national rabbit clubs such as the
HLRSC and some local clubs as well. For
the HLRSC, sweepstakes points are earned as follows: 6 points per
rabbit shown for first place, 4 points per rabbit for second place, 3
points per rabbit for third place, 2 points per rabbit for fourth place,
and 1 point for rabbit for fifth place. Best of Breed earns two
points per rabbit shown in the breed. Best Opposite Sex earns one
point per rabbit shown in the breed. For Nationals and Convention,
first place through tenth place earn the following points, respectively,
12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2 per rabbit shown.
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Tort - Short for
tortoiseshell, the most prevalent Holland Lop fur color; when used alone
refers to black tortoiseshell rather than blue, chocolate or lilac
tortoiseshell.
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Trio - two does and a buck,
often matched for breeding to begin or expand a rabbitry
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Variety - in Hollands, the
color and the pattern of the fur. For example, solid tort or
broken sable point. If no pattern is mentioned, then solid is
assumed.
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Youth -
exhibitors under age 19.
