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IAGARB Testing & Registration
The purpose of IAGARB testing is to objectively identify angora
rabbits with quantitatively superior traits. By including these
rabbits in our breeding programs, it is hoped that improvement
of the breed will continue.
Any angora rabbit may be tested in the IAGARB system. There
are two levels of IAGARB Testing: Registration Testing and Wool
Testing.
Registration Testing is a benefit of membership. Only rabbits
that can demonstrate wool production minimum of 1300 grams per
annum and earn more than 80 points during evaluation may be registered
with IAGARB. Rabbits presented for registration testing must
be tattooed in accordance with IAGARB protocol.
Registration is awarded on the basis of individual merit. Each
rabbit to be registered must be performance tested and evaluated
by an IAGARB judge. Registration of parents does not automatically
confer the same status to offspring.
The second level of testing is a non-registration wool test.
This is available to any angora, tattooed in any manner. This
option is available to non-members.
While this sounds very formal, the actual experience is supportive,
educational and fun.
HOW TO HOST A SHEARING PARTY
or IAGARB REGISTRATION
Shearing parties are a lot of fun. You have to clip your rabbits
anyway, so why not do it with friends with whom you can learn,
share, and socialize? Best of all, 91 days later, you can do
it all again at the registration.
1. To book a party, the first step is to contact the Registration
Secretary (registration@iagarb.com).
It is the Registration Secretary's job to verify that the right
number of days is in the proposed shearing interval between shearing/certification
party and the registration. Because not all of our months have
the same number of days, the dates don't always work out to 90/91
days. The Registration Secretary will confirm your dates.
Because the Registration Secretary is the one person everyone
needs to contact, she will know if there are any date conflicts
with other parties. She will also know which judges might be
available in your area for the registration 90/91 days later.
It is really important that everyone in the association be
notified of your party. That's why a notice needs to be posted
either on our web site, newsletter or on our chat list at least
100 days before registration will take place. People need time
to prepare. The Registration Secretary can help you with that
too.
2. If you have not already done so, notify the District Director
in your area about your party. The director is there to assist
you by notifying the members and helping to organize your event.
3. Let everyone know what you expect. Are you making lunch? Would
you like to make lunch pot-luck? Would you prefer that everyone
bring a brown bag? It's your party, it's up to you.
You decide on the schedule, the location and the meeting plans.
Please make sure that the Registration Secretary is aware of
these details so she can assist you in posting them to the membership.
4. Print up extra certification papers. Someone always forgets.
There is an template on the website for a member
certificate and a vet
certificate you can download.
Make sure that each certified rabbit is already tattooed before
the certificate is signed.
Gather up all the certification papers and send them to the Registration
Secretary. You may FAX them, email them, or mail them. Either
way, they must be sent at least 80 days prior to the registration
event.
Summary:
1. Book with Registration Secretary
2. Invite the Membership
3. Be responsible for sending the completed shearing certificates
to the Registration Secretary.
TESTING
Testing involves an examination by an IAGARB judge and the
removal of a rabbit's 90 wool coat, which is then graded and
weighed. For specific details, see Guidelines for Registration.
With the exception of the wool testing at the IAGARB Annual General
Meeting, there will be no prizes and no ribbons. The IAGARB system
is more about testing the production of our rabbits than creating
the pressure to win over another breeder.
Each rabbit is judged individually against the IAGARB Standard
and awarded points. No rabbit is allowed to earn a perfect score
of 100 points. The judge is obliged to find something that could
be better. In this system, forward direction is constant.
When an IAGARB judge is examining a rabbit, he or she is looking
not for faults but for opportunities to improve the next generation.
The judge works in partnership with the breeder.
After examination by the judge, the rabbit is returned to
the owner for shearing. The purpose of this part of the test
is to remove and grade the wool so it can be weighed. This much
is obvious.
There is a second factor that is indirectly evaluated and that
is the shearing skill of the breeder/owner. Although no points
are given for shearing ability, the grading and the weight of
the wool taken off the rabbit will be directly affected by the
expertise of the owner.
Rabbits are weighed before shearing and again after shearing.
The wool is weighed. All of these figures are recorded on the
evaluation sheet and will be checked for agreement.
Even in warm weather it is often necessary to protect closely
shorn rabbits from a chill. Many members make little coats for
their rabbits. The German angora replaces its wool very quickly.
The coats may be necessary for
about a week or two.
REGISTRATION
In order to be eligible for IAGARB registration, the rabbit's
90-day wool coat must be at least 325 grams. The projected annual
production, 1300 grams, is determined by multiplying the 90-day
total by a factor of four. The rabbit must earn at least 80 points
during evaluation for body type, wool qualities and condition.
GRADING THE WOOL
After the wool is graded, we record the weights in two different
ways. The first figure, the GW, records the actual or gross weight
of each grade: Prime, 2nd and 3rd.
The second figure is the AW or Adjusted Weight. This figure accounts
for the approximate difference in the values of each grade.
Prime or 1st grade is weighed at 100% of its actual weight.
Second grade wool, which is clean but short, is recorded at 75%
of its actual weight. Third grade wool is recorded at only 25%
of its weight.
Stained and nasty bits are not weighed at all.
The GW and AW provide us with an opportunity to compare actual
wool weights with the usable value of the wool. What good is
a coat that weighs 350 grams but is one big matt? What we want
to aim for is a coat that is comprised of as much prime angora
fiber as possible. We want the GW and AW figures to be as close
as possible.
REGISTRATION RECORDS
The following table is a record of IAGARB registration figures
to date. Rabbits that did not achieve the 1300gram total are
not included.
Because of the similarity of genetic background, data collected
during testing gives us valuable information about management,
and the effects of diet, age and climate on coat growth. As this
database increases, we will be able to interpret trends that
will assist the membership in improved husbandry techniques.
*Note: Blue
text in the chart below denotes the Current
North American Record Holder for Wool Production.
| OWNERxxxxxx |
RABBITxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
JUDGINGxx
AGE |
SEX |
C |
WOOL PERFORMANCE
GW |
WOOL PERFORMANCE
AW |
DATE JUDGED |
| G. Smith |
Windsor Farm's Platinum
Prize |
2 ys 2 mo. |
Doe |
4 |
1304 grams |
1213 grams |
2/22/2003 |
| G. Smith |
Samson's Onceupon
A. Time |
9 mo. |
Buck |
4.5 |
1328 grams |
1220 grams |
2/22/2003 |
| G. Smith |
Samson's Sara Dipendy |
7.5 mo. |
Doe |
4.5 |
1432 grams |
1376 grams |
2/23/2003 |
| G. Smith |
Samson's Ivana Hug |
9 mo. |
Doe |
4 |
1346 grams |
1316 grams |
2/22/2003 |
| G. Smith |
Windsor Farm's Prize
Package |
3 yrs. 5 mo. |
Buck |
4.5 |
1312 grams |
1207 grams |
2/22/2003 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Once Ina Blue Moon |
19 mo. |
Buck |
3.5 |
1716 grams |
1484 grams |
2/20/2005 |
| E. Maclean |
Samson's Fantasy |
20 mo. |
Doe |
4.5 |
1792 grams |
1687 grams |
11/5/2005 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Orion |
9 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1640 grams |
1431 grams |
11/5/2005 |
| E. Maclean |
Windsor Farm's Northern
Star |
2 ys. 3 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1696 grams |
1600 grams |
11/5/2005 |
| E. Maclean |
Samson's HSD |
2 ys. 3 mo. |
Doe |
4.5 |
1744 grams |
1543 grams |
11/5/2005 |
| E. Maclean |
Samson's Winona |
11 mo. |
Doe |
4 |
1372 grams |
1252 grams |
11/5/2005 |
| D. Thompson |
Samson's Atlas |
11 mo. |
Buck |
4 |
1300 grams |
1124 grams |
11/5/2005 |
| L. Samson |
Samson's Clementine |
9.5 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1644 grams |
1579 grams |
1/21/2006 |
| L. Samson |
Samson's Adeline |
1 yr 5 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1432 grams |
1340 grams |
1/21/2006 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Felix |
10 mo. |
Buck |
4 |
1540 grams |
1362 grams |
2/5/2006 |
| G. Smith |
Windsor Farm's Norma
Jean |
8 mo. |
Doe |
3.5 |
1500 grams |
1398 grams |
2/5/2006 |
| S. Whitman |
Raspberry Farm's
Picabo Street |
11 mo. |
Doe |
4 |
1760 grams |
1658 grams |
2/5/2006 |
| G. Smith |
Bungalow Farm's
California Dreamin' |
13.5 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1396 grams |
1353 grams |
2/5/2006 |
| D. Thompson |
Samson's Atlas Mountain |
13.5 mo. |
Buck |
4 |
1300 grams |
1124 grams |
2/5/2006 |
| M. Golter |
Windsor Farm's Harmony |
11 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1384 grams |
1345 grams |
4/30/2006 |
| J. Scallorn |
Samson's Sunny Suzanna |
1 yr |
Doe |
5 |
1836 grams |
1681 grams |
4/22/2006 |
| S. Wiley |
Wiley's Benton |
7.5 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1448 grams |
1309 grams |
4/22/2006 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Hummer |
7 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1484 grams |
1436 grams |
10/13/2006 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Private Reserve |
7 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1584 grams |
1514 grams |
10/13/2006 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Princess Rhea |
7 mo. |
Doe |
4 |
1432 grams |
1354 grams |
10/13/2006 |
| G. Smith |
Bungalow Farm's
Peterbuilt |
7 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1370 grams |
1210 grams |
10/13/2006 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Fur Sure |
10 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1514 grams |
1396 grams |
10/13/2006 |
| C. Lenker |
Bungalow Farm's
Zoltan |
15 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1488 grams |
1372 grams |
3/31/2007 |
| J. Scallorn |
Samson's Holden |
19 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1300 grams |
1105 grams |
2/4/2007 |
| J. Scallorn |
Storm Warning Farm
Tornado |
10 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1568 grams |
1482 grams |
2/4/2007 |
| C. Culliton |
Bungalow Farm's
Mack |
13 mo. |
Buck |
4.5 |
1860 grams |
1716 grams |
4/7/2007 |
| M. Brandon |
Bungalow Farm's
Private Ryan |
13 mo. |
Buck |
4.5 |
1464 grams |
1420 grams |
4/7/2007 |
| C. Johnson |
Samson's Matilda |
19 mo. |
Doe |
4.5 |
1672 grams |
1536 grams |
4/7/2007 |
| J. McMullan |
McMullan's Germone |
9 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1316 grams |
1145 grams |
4/21/2007 |
| L. Samson |
Samson's Kurt |
21 mo. |
Buck |
4 |
1398 grams |
1256 grams |
4/21/2007 |
| D.Deter |
Samson's Ambrosia |
27 mo. |
Doe |
4 |
1508 grams |
1431 grams |
4/21/2007 |
| L. Samson |
Samson's Sue Nami |
11 mo. |
Doe |
4.5 |
1440 grams |
1361.5 grams |
4/21/2007 |
| L. Samson |
Sasmson's Nemo |
15 mo. |
Buck |
4.5 |
1480 grams |
1293 grams |
7/13/2007 |
| D. Thompson |
Raspberry Farm's
Mandy |
|
Doe |
4 |
1392 grams |
1174 grams |
2/3/2006 |
| S. Mezzante |
Samson's Rachelle |
13 mo. |
Doe |
4.5 |
1600 grams |
1488 grams |
6/21/2007 |
| S. Mezzante |
Samson's Zizi |
12 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1550 grams |
1399.5 grams |
6/21/2007 |
| S. Mezzante |
Samson's Oliver |
13 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1526 grams |
1336 grams |
6/21/2007 |
| J. Scallorn |
Samson's Lola |
20 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1558 grams |
1449 grams |
4/21/2007 |
| C. Ware |
Benton View's Klaus |
22 mo. |
Buck |
4.5 |
1472 grams |
1406 grams |
1/6/2007 |
| G. Smith |
Windsor Farm's Gardenia |
11 mo. |
Doe |
2 |
1508 grams |
1352 grams |
10/26/2007 |
| C. Culliton |
Harvest Moon's Aurora
Borealis |
10 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1576 grams |
1428 grams |
10/26/2007 |
| C. Culliton |
Bungalow Farm's
Nina |
19 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1516 grams |
1404 grams |
10/26/2007 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Bellatrix |
12 mo. |
Doe |
4.5 |
1500 grams |
1444 grams |
10/26/2007 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Plenty of Ruckus |
19 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1393 grams |
1332 grams |
10/26/2007 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Knute |
8 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1337 grams |
1215 grams |
10/26/2007 |
| G. Smith |
Windsor Farm's Gideon |
11 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1300 grams |
1111.2 grams |
10/26/2007 |
| S. Wiley |
Wiley's Hinny Girl |
14 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1308 grams |
1241 grams |
11/30/2007 |
| C. Culliton |
Harvest Moon's Amaryllis |
10 mo. |
Doe |
4.5 |
1912 grams |
1767 grams |
1/26/2008 |
| C. Ware |
Windsor Farm's Michelle
(Tundra) |
19 mo. |
Doe |
4.5 |
1500 grams |
1362 grams |
1/26/2008 |
| M. Golter |
Thee Hare's Bobbin |
19 mo. |
Doe |
5 |
1324 grams |
1254 grams |
1/26/2008 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Otto Bahn |
9.5 mo. |
Buck |
5 |
1735 grams |
1488 grams |
3/31/2008 |
| E.
Maclean |
Bungalow
Farm's Furrari |
11
mo. |
Doe |
4 |
2052
grams |
1847
grams |
3/31/2008 |
| L. Samson |
Samson's Geronimo |
13 mo. |
Buck |
4 |
1644 grams |
804 grams |
5/31/2008 |
| M. Brandon |
Bungalow Farm's
Divinity |
2 yr, 3 mo. |
Doe |
|
1658 grams |
1522 grams |
5/31/2008 |
| M. Bailey |
Mezzanote's Grapenut |
1 yr, 8 mo. |
Doe |
|
1304 grams |
1184 grams |
10/18/2008 |
| C. Johnson |
CT's Avalanche |
11 mo. |
Doe |
|
1564 grams |
1528 grams |
11/7/2008 |
| E. Maclean |
Samson's Nitro |
10 mo. |
Buck |
|
1460 grams |
1349 grams |
11/7//2008 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Mogul |
1 yr. |
Buck |
|
1684 grams |
1469 grams |
11/7/2008 |
| C. Culliton |
Harvest Moon's Echelon |
9 mo. |
Doe |
|
1504 grams |
1384 grams |
11/9/2008 |
| E. Maclean |
Windsor Farm's Voodoo |
1 yr, 5 mo. |
Doe |
|
1304 grams |
1207 grams |
11/8//2008 |
| C. Culliton |
Samson's Orion |
10 mo. |
Buck |
|
1416 grams |
1286 grams |
11/8/2008 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Blue Moon Rising |
1 yr. |
Doe |
|
1500 grams |
1397 grams |
11/8/2008 |
| C. Culliton |
Harvest Moon's Joi
de Vivre |
9 mo. |
Doe |
|
1552 grams |
1410 grams |
11/9/2008 |
| J. Scallorn |
Ferron's Zelda |
19 mo. |
Doe |
|
1660 grams |
1560 grams |
11/22/2008 |
| S. Wiley |
Wiley's Broomfield |
2 yr, 7 mo. |
Buck |
|
1300 grams |
1120 grams |
11/22/2008 |
| J. Scallorn |
SWF Noreaster |
13 mo. |
Doe |
|
1720 grams |
1635 grams |
11/22/2008 |
| J. Scallorn |
SWF Cumulo Nimbus |
17 mo. |
Buck |
|
1320 grams |
1195 grams |
11/22/2008 |
| T. Herlihy |
Harvest Moon's Rapunzel's
Reverie |
11 mo. |
Doe |
|
1477 grams |
1345 grams |
1/31/2009 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Furminator |
22 mo. |
Buck |
|
1416 grams |
1272 grams |
1/31/2009 |
| M. Brandon |
Raspberry Farm's
She's So Fine |
9 mos. |
Doe |
|
1604 grams |
1468 grams |
4/4/2009 |
| C. Culliton |
Harvest Moon's Stellaluna |
11 mos. |
Doe |
|
2208 grams |
1999 grams |
4/4/2009 |
| C,
Culliton |
Harvest
Moon's Esperanza |
11
mos. |
Doe |
|
2284
grams |
2107
grams |
4/4/2009 |
| C. Culliton |
Harvest Moon's Isabell |
11 mos. |
Doe |
|
2240 grams |
2039 grams |
4/4/2009 |
| C. Culliton |
Harvest Moon's Esmerelda |
11 mos. |
Doe |
|
2088 grams |
1909 grams |
4/4/2009 |
| S. Holtby &
G. Johnson |
Harvest Moon's Kismet |
14 mos. |
Buck |
|
1640 grams |
1433 grams |
4/4/2009 |
| Elizabeth Stover |
Samson's Olga |
17 mos. |
Doe |
|
1436 grams |
1388 grams |
6/6/2009 |
| M. Bailey |
Mezzanote's Ayla |
28 mos. |
Doe |
|
1500 grams |
1387 grams |
6/6/2009 |
| M. Bailey |
Samson's Fur Real |
29 mos. |
Buck |
|
1464 grams |
1165 grams |
6/6/2009 |
| R. Truong |
Rosalie's Darth
Bunny |
11 mos. |
Doe |
|
1332 grams |
1143 grams |
6/20/2009 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Snowmass |
11 mos. |
Buck |
|
1634 grams |
1493 grams |
10/3/2009 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Oona |
12.5 mos. |
Doe |
|
1763 grams |
1677 grams |
10/3/2009 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Aspen |
11.5 mos. |
Doe |
|
1764 grams |
1657 grams |
10/5/2009 |
| S. Hellebrand |
Bungalow Farm's
Telluride |
11.5 mos. |
Buck |
|
1580 grams |
1496 grams |
10/3/2009 |
| M. Bailey |
Basketful Gustav |
16 mos. |
Buck |
|
1476 grams |
1321 grams |
10/17/2009 |
| Elizabeth Stover |
Samson's Rupert |
14 mos. |
Buck |
|
1332 grams |
1297 grams |
10/17/2009 |
| M. Brandon |
Raspberry Farm's
Temperance |
9 mos. |
Doe |
|
1472 grams |
1345 grams |
11/14/2009 |
| R. Truong |
SWF Cirrus |
18 mos. |
Doe |
|
1404 grams |
1242 grams |
12/12/2009 |
| R. Truong |
SWF Lightning's
Bright |
19 mos. |
Doe |
|
1364 grams |
1180 grams |
12/12/2009 |
| R. Truong |
Bungalow Farm's
Klamath |
11 mos. |
Buck |
|
1312 grams |
1053 grams |
12/12/2009 |
|
IAGARB Top Producing Rabbits |
| |
| OWNER |
RABBIT |
JUDGING AGE |
SEX |
TOTAL PTS |
WOOL GW |
WOOL AV |
DATE JUDGED |
|
| E. Maclean |
Samson's Fantasy |
20 mo. |
Doe |
98.5 |
1792 grams |
1687 grams |
11/5/2005 |
Top Producing Rabbit
2005 |
| J. Scallorn |
Samson's Sunny Suzanna |
1 yr. |
Doe |
98.5 |
1836 grams |
1681 grams |
4/22/2006 |
Top Producing Rabbit
2006 |
| C. Culliton |
Bungalow Farm's
Mack |
13 mo. |
Buck |
99.5 |
1860 grams |
1716 grams |
3/31/2007 |
Top Producing Rabbit
2007 |
| E. Maclean |
Bungalow Farm's
Furrari |
11 mo. |
Doe |
97.5 |
2052 grams |
1847 grams |
3/31/2008 |
Top Producing Rabbit
2008 |
| C. Culliton |
Harvest Moon's Esperanza |
11 mo. |
Doe |
99 |
2284 grams |
2107 grams |
4/4/2009 |
Top Producing Rabbit
2009 |
METRIC CONVERSION
If you are not comfortable with metric measurements, use this
approximate guide.
| Grams |
Ounces |
Pounds |
| 100 |
3.52 |
|
| 200 |
7.04 |
|
| 300 |
10.56 |
|
| 325 |
11.44 |
|
| 400 |
14.08 |
|
| 500 |
17.60 |
1.10 |
| 1000 |
35.21 |
2.20 |
| 1300 |
45.77 |
2.86 |
| 1400 |
49.29 |
3.08 |
| 1500 |
52.81 |
3.30 |
| 1600 |
56.33 |
3.52 |
| 1700 |
59.85 |
3.74 |
| 1800 |
63.38 |
3.96 |
| 1900 |
66.90 |
4.18 |
| 2000 |
70.42 |
4.40 |
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