AFRMA

American Fancy Rat & Mouse Association

AFRMA - Fancy Rat & Mouse Acronyms and Abbreviations
Breeding Terms
BuckMale rat or mouse
DoeFemale rat or mouse
Kittenbaby rat or mouse
StudMale rat or mouse; collection of animals owned by a breeder
RatteryCollection of rats owned by a breeder
MouseryCollection of mice owned by a breeder
Show Terms
Ad.Adult
Am.American
AOCAny Other Color
AOCPAny Other Color Pattern
AOVAny Other Variety
B. “Self”Best “Self”
BBBareback
BCBristle Coat
BCDBristle Coat Dumbo
B.E.Black-Eyed
Berk.Berkshire
BESBlack-Eyed Siamese
BEWBlack-Eyed White
BISBest In Show
Blk.Black
Blz.Blaze
BOABest Opposite Age
BPSBlue Point Siamese
BSSBlue Siamese Sable New!
Burm.Burmese
B/WBlack/White
Ch.Champion
Chp.Champagne
Cinn.Cinnamon
cond.condition
conf.conformation
Dal.Dalmatian
D.E.Dark-Eyed
dk.dark
DNFdid not finish
DQ/disq.disqualification
DUDown Under
e/dElim./Disq.
EIEnglish Irish
EI/IEnglish Irish/Irish
elim.eliminated
EXExcellent
FFair
fem.feminine
FEOFor Exhibition Only
FGFairly Good
FPFairly Poor
FRFrizzie
FRSFrizzie Satin
FRZFrizzled
ft.foot/feet
G. Ch.Grand Champion
G or GDGood
hd.head
HimiHimalayan
HRHairless
HRDHairless Dumbo
hshead spot; also known as a star
hvy.heavy
kit.kitten
Lleft New!
LHLong Hair
LHSLong Hair Satin
line underline down the center of the belly where the hairs meet
lt.light
Mkd.Marked
mkgs.markings
mzl.muzzle
MVMulti-Variety
NANot Applicable
NPNot Placed
nrw.narrow
o/bowner/breeder; owned by/bred by
O-EOdd-Eye
PPoor
P.E.Pink-Eyed
PEBP.E. Blue
PBPowder Blue
PEWPink-Eyed White
Plat.Platinum
Pot. Breeder or Pot. Br.Potential Breeder
pt./pts.point/points
Rright New!
RBRussian Blue
RBISReserve Best In Show
RBPSRussian Blue Point Siamese
R-upRunner-up
sm.small
SPSSeal Point Siamese
sq.square
Std.Standard
thin underlacking thick belly fur
u/8under 8; under eight weeks of age
u/cundercolor; color of hair next to skin
Unstd.Unstandardized
v.very
Var.Variegated
VGVery Good
wht.white
wttwhite tail tip
xwage in weeks; e.g. 7w=7 weeks
xwxdage in weeks, days; e.g. 7w3d=7 weeks 3 days
  
dog bone shapebig shoulders, skinny middle, big rear O=O
hat earsnormal ears that point at an angle to the side rather than forward
key shapesame width shoulders and middle with big rear <3==O

Updated June 9, 2024