Breeds of chinchillas

As has long been established, chinchillasthere are 14 breeds, as well as 12 interbreeding mixtures. As the breeding activity develops, these figures are constantly growing. On farms where these animals are grown, it is common to divide them into three colors: dark, light and gray. Very appreciated are those animals that have a light zone on the roots of the hairs (up to 1 mm).

So, let's start a guide on the breeds of chinchillas:

Not agouti. Zoning color is not expressed, while the color of chinchillas is gray monophonic. This is a recessive form of color.

Charcoal. Chinchilla is almost black, eyes are also black. The form of color is recessive.

Albino. The fur of the animal is white, and the eyes are red. This is such a breed of chinchillas, when pigments are absent in the animal's body, while the color form is recessive.

White recessive - a form of chinchilla color that looks likerecessive, but the eyes very often have a different form. The offspring of this chinchilla and the standard have a large spotting, their eyes are ruby-tinged. This kind is called "white stone".

Foggy. The skin of the animal is dark gray, but there is some blurry pattern. The form of color is recessive.

Beige Sullivan. At animals of this breed beige skin and red eyes.

Beige Wellman. The same animals as the Sullivan, but the eyes are black. When crossing these beige rocks, a compound form is obtained.

Sapphire. Animals are similar to representatives of the breed of chinchillasagouti, but do not have a brownish hue on the fur. The breed is famous for its gentle pubescence. It was opened in 1960, it has the names "blue carat" and "blue powder".

Variegated. The color form is recessive, in which the gene gives a small spot of white in the standard form and in other forms of color.

Black corduroy. This breed has a dominant form of color, indifference from all the above breeds. It is a pity, but the chinchilla embryos, which received the gene of "black corduroy" from their mother and father, perish. The animals of this species are bred by crossing different genes: one parent must have the gene "agouti" and "black velvet", and the second must be a standard "agouti". Color is very original, as there is a clear side of the black back and white tummy. This breed is also called "artillery corduroy".

Beige dominant. The homozygous form of this breed is characterized by white fluff and light beige fur color. Heterozygous - a weakened color of "agouti", a fluff of light-chocolate color.

White dominant. This species has the same propagation problem as the "black corduroy". The fur has a slight yellowness. This species was identified in 1955 in the United States. The color of this species is white with light silvery.

Brown velveteen. The animals have the genes of "black corduroy" and "beige dominant".

Velveko. Chinchillas combine two genes: "black corduroy" and "charcoal".

Corduroy blue. This is already a mutation of three genes, such as "blackcorduroy "," charcoal "and" sapphire ". The animals of this breed of chinchillas have a color that is close to the color of these three species, and especially the dignity of the color of "black corduroy" is appreciated.

Light pastel. Combination of genes of "charcoal" and "beige dominant".

Dark pastel. Also combining, but already three genes: two from the breed "light pastel" and the standard chinchilla.

Pink-white. The combination of "beige dominant", ""White dominant" and the standard breed has pinkish-beige wool. This breed is also known under the name "apple color", "yellow powder" and "starlight".

Now you know a little about the breeds of chinchillas. At this time, new breeds are brought out by animal by mutation of genes of different species.