. Cavies, their varieties--how to feed, breed, condition and market them. Guinea pigs. English Cavies The English cavy is distinctive in that it is the only smooth, short-haired breed. It outranks all other breeds in popularity as it is one of the easiest to raise and keep in condition. This holds true of all its numerous varieties, which are distinguished only by their color, as follows: Black, White, Red, Cream, Blue, Chocolate, Tortoise and White, Tortoise Shell, Golden Agouti, Silver Agouti, Hi- malayan, Dutch Marked, Broken Colors, and Brindle. The Black, Red, Tortoise and White, Cream an
. Cavies, their varieties--how to feed, breed, condition and market them. Guinea pigs. English Cavies The English cavy is distinctive in that it is the only smooth, short-haired breed. It outranks all other breeds in popularity as it is one of the easiest to raise and keep in condition. This holds true of all its numerous varieties, which are distinguished only by their color, as follows: Black, White, Red, Cream, Blue, Chocolate, Tortoise and White, Tortoise Shell, Golden Agouti, Silver Agouti, Hi- malayan, Dutch Marked, Broken Colors, and Brindle. The Black, Red, Tortoise and White, Cream and W'hite English predominate in the show room. Perfect Specimens The color requirements of the English are: Solid and even color throughout the body; good lus- tre free from off colored hairs. I have found brush-. A PERFECT SPECIMEN ing the coat with a line, soft brush adds greatly to the lustre. The head and shoulders should be broad and heavy. The nose should be Roman and not pointed or of the rat type. The ears should drop naturally, 12. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Young, James Elmor, 1869- [from old catalog]. [Chicago, W. A. Brown, printer]
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