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Ideal Characteristics

A List of the Ideal Characteristics & Faults of the Tunis

Ideal Characteristics:
Calm disposition
Pink skin
Slender face, wider at muzzle
Muzzle deeper than it is wide
Long pendulous ears, which droop forward at rest; pointed forward when alert
Tan to red face
Silky lustrous hair on face and legs
Hind saddle more than ½ of back length
Rear legs wider than front quarters
Height of the pins equal to or lower than the withers
Straight, resilient pasterns
Hooves dark brown or stripped with beige and brown
Fore flank and hind flank free of wool covered with hair similar in color to face and legs
Cheeks free of wool
White on crown of head (poll) and tip of tail
Fat tail
Twinning
Out of season lambing
Faults:
Excessively wide chest
Prominent brisket
Stiff or weak pasterns
White or black hooves
Cow-hocked or bow-legged
Black or brown spots on face, legs or in the wool
Scurs ¾” or less in rams
Wedge shaped head
Brown or grey/brown face and leg color lacking a red hue
Mottled face
Ears other than long & pendulous
Wool on face (except crown of head)
Wool on ears
Red fiber in wool
Heavy wool below the knees and hocks
Dew laps, wrinkles & loose skin
Small testicles for age

 

Disqualifies from Registration:
Undershot or overshot jaw
Rams with scurs over ¾”
Ewes with any horn
White blaze on face below the eye ridges
White or black face
White or black leg(s)
Mottling or white socks on any leg
Spinal deformities (swayback, ridgeback, or lateral curvature)
One or no testicles
Split scrotum
Undersized or too fine boned (reasonable limits of the breed standard to be considered)
Oversized or coarseness (reasonable limits of the breed standard to be considered)
 
 

 

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