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AFRMA - Fancy Rat & Mouse Acronyms and Abbreviations
| Breeding Terms | |
|---|---|
| Buck | Male rat or mouse |
| Doe | Female rat or mouse |
| Kitten | baby rat or mouse |
| Stud | Male rat or mouse; collection of animals owned by a breeder |
| Rattery | Collection of rats owned by a breeder |
| Mousery | Collection of mice owned by a breeder |
| Show Terms | |
| Ad. | Adult |
| Am. | American |
| AOC | Any Other Color |
| AOCP | Any Other Color Pattern |
| AOV | Any Other Variety |
| B. “Self” | Best “Self” |
| BB | Bareback |
| BC | Bristle Coat |
| BCD | Bristle Coat Dumbo |
| B.E. | Black-Eyed |
| Berk. | Berkshire |
| BES | Black-Eyed Siamese |
| BEW | Black-Eyed White |
| BIS | Best In Show |
| Blk. | Black |
| Blz. | Blaze |
| BOA | Best Opposite Age |
| BPS | Blue Point Siamese |
| BSS | Blue Siamese Sable |
| Burm. | Burmese |
| B/W | Black/White |
| Ch. | Champion |
| Chp. | Champagne |
| Cinn. | Cinnamon |
| cond. | condition |
| conf. | conformation |
| Dal. | Dalmatian |
| D.E. | Dark-Eyed |
| dk. | dark |
| DNF | did not finish |
| DQ/disq. | disqualification |
| DU | Down Under |
| e/d | Elim./Disq. |
| EI | English Irish |
| EI/I | English Irish/Irish |
| elim. | eliminated |
| EX | Excellent |
| F | Fair |
| fem. | feminine |
| FEO | For Exhibition Only |
| FG | Fairly Good |
| FP | Fairly Poor |
| FR | Frizzie |
| FRS | Frizzie Satin |
| FRZ | Frizzled |
| ft. | foot/feet |
| G. Ch. | Grand Champion |
| G or GD | Good |
| hd. | head |
| Himi | Himalayan |
| HR | Hairless |
| HRD | Hairless Dumbo |
| hs | head spot; also known as a star |
| hvy. | heavy |
| kit. | kitten |
| L | left |
| LH | Long Hair |
| LHS | Long Hair Satin |
| line under | line down the center of the belly where the hairs meet |
| lt. | light |
| Mkd. | Marked |
| mkgs. | markings |
| mzl. | muzzle |
| MV | Multi-Variety |
| NA | Not Applicable |
| NP | Not Placed |
| nrw. | narrow |
| o/b | owner/breeder; owned by/bred by |
| O-E | Odd-Eye |
| P | Poor |
| P.E. | Pink-Eyed |
| PEB | P.E. Blue |
| PB | Powder Blue |
| PEW | Pink-Eyed White |
| Plat. | Platinum |
| Pot. Breeder or Pot. Br. | Potential Breeder |
| pt./pts. | point/points |
| R | right |
| RB | Russian Blue |
| RBA | Russian Blue Agouti  |
| RBIS | Reserve Best In Show |
| RBPS | Russian Blue Point Siamese |
| R-up | Runner-up |
| sm. | small |
| SPS | Seal Point Siamese |
| sq. | square |
| Std. | Standard |
| thin under | lacking thick belly fur |
| u/8 | under 8; under eight weeks of age |
| u/c | undercolor; color of hair next to skin |
| Unstd. | Unstandardized |
| v. | very |
| Var. | Variegated |
| VG | Very Good |
| wht. | white |
| wtt | white tail tip |
| xw | age in weeks; e.g. 7w=7 weeks |
| xwxd | age in weeks, days; e.g. 7w3d=7 weeks 3 days |
| dog bone shape | big shoulders, skinny middle, big rear O=O |
| hat ears | normal ears that point at an angle to the side rather than forward |
| key shape | same width shoulders and middle with big rear <3==O |
Updated October 20, 2025