MINIPL STANDARD bij Iris Langstadtler --------------------------------------------- Physique ----------------- Here are the general guidelines for rascavia's valid Ears ------- Here are the general guidelines for rascavia's valid Eye ------- Great brightly and roundt Here are the general guidelines for rascavia's valid Coat ------- The minipli is a long hair guinea pig,The length of the hairs may, however, not exceed the bottom length,longer coat be shortened to bottom length. The coat consists of strong frizzy and many small curls that starts right at the hairline and relinquish from the body, Especially in the undercoat grow a lot of corkscrew curls / or strong frizzy who gives the coat shape and volume . Young minipli have from birth a strong frizzy and curls growth who resembling sugar cotton woolcotton and relinquish of the body. With age the coat is stiffer, the increasing hardness makes the ringlets in the under hair frizzy and the coat in coarser ringlets so that there is no ridge formation arises on the belly is the minipli shorthaired, and the coat is curly to frizzy, on the its sides come, with increasing age, Typical??? and frizzy.
by moult in spring and autumn he coat is always renewed.
Adult animals have a harder and slower moult toward other long-haired breeds, which gives as a cause, that minipli especially during moulting,no uniform hair length on the body has. It is not considered as an error
Single outstanding long hairs, from an almost discontinued moult, may be shortened and adapted to the coat length
example after moulting -------------------------- Single long hair standing after the moult of the body
Desired is full frizzy and curly coat without comb form Downwardly hanging hair in young animals is permitted,This is attributed to the finer coat. However, it is desirable as much as possible to obtain a globular and voluminous appearance,with many tight curls and bouncy frizzy.
The haircolor in white always has a fine yellowish glow,and is in contrast with the white of the alpaca, be appointed as "old white"
The minipli has strong thick sideburns, which due to their hardness, Also stand outwards
Errors: -------- Soft (with increasing age)Lack of density and / or missing curls or frizzy Separation, or only very fine wavy hair and downward hanging without elasticity
Coat Density ----------------- The coat should be dense and strong, across the whole body
transparency to the skin is allowed In young animals as long as the hairs are bundled in small curls.
Number and location of the rosettes -------------------------------------- The minipli has 2 hip rosettes, placed at the same height and close together,Similar to the place of the Peruvian rosettes,
Errors: -------- Dissimilar place of the hip rosettes, missing hip rosettes or extra crowns
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In conclusion, the following differences between the existing varieties Alpaca and Lunkarya
ALPAKA MINIPLI ____________ ____________
Always growing hair Moulting
Soft fine hanging down Stug curly hair with frizzy hair resiliency
Side belly line curly Side belly line extra frizzy
separation middle stripe No separation, no middle stripe
Baby hair wavy Baby hair extraimly frizzy
LUNKARYA MINIPLI ------------ ---------- Bright white Yellowish white
Big curls or waves Small fine frizzy corkscrew curls
Outgrowing curls after Permanent curl growth moulting from the roots
Lush belly line Frizzy belly line
Light undercoat Many fluffy undercoat
Baby Coat curly Baby coat extremely curly and frizzy
thick stiff coat Medium stiff coat
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