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Cavy Round Robin Questions

Breeds and Information

  1. How many breeds are currently accepted by the ACBA?
    • 13
  2. What does ACBA stand for?
    • American Cavy Breeders Association
  3. Name three general disqualifications
    • Visible illness, external parasites, coat faults, bare spots where there should be hair, broken or missing teeth, pregnant sows, incorrect color variety
  4. Which breed of cavy has rosettes?
    • Abysinnian
  5. What is the difference between a fault and a disqualifiation?
    • A fault is a defect in the animal that will result in subtraction of points.
    • Disqualification is a feature/aspect/characteristic/requirement that is not met or should not be present and results in the animals disqualification from show.
  6. What are the 5 color groups?
    • Self, agouti, solid, marked, tan
  7. What is a crest?
    • A rosette found on the forehead of a crested cavy
  8. Name three breeds of cavy
    • American, American Satin, Abyssinian, Abyssinian Satin, Coronet, Peruvian, Peruvian Satin, Silkie Satin, Silkie, Teddy, Teddy Satin, Texel, White Crested
  9. What is a pedigree?
    • A document that shows the ancestry of your cavy back three generations
  10. Name the four long haired breeds
    • Peruvian, silkie, texel, coronet

Anatomy

  1. What is a male cavy called?
    • A boar
  2. What is a female cavy called?
    • A sow
  3. What is a baby cavy called?
    • A pup
  4. How many toes do cavies have on their front and back feet?
    • Four on their fronts and three on their backs
  5. Show me the crown on the guinea pig
  6. Show me where the crest woudl be on a white crested cavy.
    • Forehead
  7. List two anatomical/structural disqualifications for all cavy
    • Deformities, eye ailments, teeth deformities/problems, testicular abnormalities, toenail discontinuities
  8. How many eyelids does a cavy have and what are they called
    • Three – upper, lower and inner

Health and Diseases

  1. What is the lifespan for a cavy?
    • 5 – 7 years
  2. What is it called when a sow gives birth to her pups?
    • Farrowing
  3. What age is it usually safest to breed a cavy?
    • 3-6 months (12-24 weeks)
  4. What are the symptoms of illness? List three
    • Off feed, off water, listlessness, sitting hunched in the corner, eyes half closed, hair ruffled, any discharge, dull coat and eyes, sudden weight loss, excessive thinness.
  5. What is bacteria?
    • Tiny one-celled organisms; some are helpful to digestive process and some cause diseases
  6. What are some symptoms of heatstroke, the cause and how you control it?
    • Symptoms: drooling, weakness, heavy breathing
    • Cause: exposure to heat or direct sun
    • Control: get out of the sun, provide water, keep cavy cool
  7. What is scurvy?
    • A disease caused by lack of vitamin C in the body
  8. What is the ideal temperature for a cavy’s cage?
    • 55 – 75 degrees Fahrenheit
  9. List two external parasites
    • Lice, mites, selnick mites, sarcoptic mange mites, ear mites
  10. List two internal parasites
    • Roundworm, coccidiosis, tapeworms, hookworms

4-H Lore

  1. Give me two examples of show etiquette
    • Never touch another exhibitor’s animal. Never talk out of turn at the show table. Respect the show venue. Do not complain about the judging. Never speak ill of another breeder/jedge/exhibitor. Be a gracious winner.
  2. In what year was the Smith-Lever act established?
    • 1914
  3. What is the 4-H slogan?
    • Learn by doing
  4. What is the sportsmanship motto?
    • Keep your head when you win and your heart when you lose
  5. In San Juan County, what are the three contests that all animal project members must participate in?
    • Herdsmanship, showmanship, and judging
  6. True or false? The 4-H clover emblem originally had three leaves
    • True
  7. Why was the 4-H youth program originally started?
    • To educate the young people so they would share their new farming techniques with their parents
  8. If you are a CloverBud 4-H member, name two projects you cannot enroll in
    • Swine, sheep, cattle, horse, large breed goats, llama/alpaca, shooting sports, food preservation using hot water or pressure canning, any project using motorized vehicles, livestock sales and shows
  9. What federal agency oversees 4-H?
    • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  10. Where is the annual National Teen Conference held?
    • Chevy Chase, Maryland; Washington D.C. is also an acceptable answer
  11. What is the 4-H motto?
    • To make the best better
  12. What do the 4-H colors symbolize?
    • Green for springtime, growing things, youth and life – white for purity
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