Schaf color
Schwarz
Solid black pigment. In birds often with a green or purple sheen; on skin, legs, beak, comb and tongue the dark pigment some standards call for.
37 Schaf breeds list Schwarz. It is in a club standard for 17 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 4 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Schwarz
| Breed | BBSAI | DORPER SA | KHSI | LLSBA US | LSZV MV | AMERICAN ROMNEY | ASBA SOUTHDOWN | SOUTHDOWN SS | SCHSB | SCHSIA | USSA | BRIT TEXEL | BLUE TEXEL SS | WLSBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados Blackbelly | Standardgemäß (“contrasting black belly / black facial bars”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Barbados BlackbellyHufe | Standardgemäß (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DorperSchwarzköpfig | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“black confined to the head and neck”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Katahdin | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“any color or pattern”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Leicester Longwool | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Leicester LongwoolHufe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ostfriesisches Milchschaf | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“einheitlich schwarzbraun”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Romney | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“natural colored (black)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RomneyHaut und Schuppen | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RomneyNase | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“solid black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RomneyHufe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SouthdownNase | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SouthdownHufe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“black”) | Standardgemäß (“Horn of hoof black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| St. Croix | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“black”) | Disqualifizierend (“Body color spot larger than a US quarter dollar”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SuffolkHufe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“jet black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| TexelNase | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“nose preferably black”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| TexelBlau · Hufe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“black”) | No ruling |
| Wensleydale | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Alternativ (“black / pure black”) |
| WensleydaleHaut und Schuppen | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Alternativ (“black skin”) |
Breeds where Schwarz is a fault
| Breed | HAMPSHIRE DSBA |
|---|---|
| Hampshire | Fehler (“Black wool”) |
Breeds where Schwarz is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | COTSWOLD SS | LINCOLN LLSBA | MERINO SA | ASBA SOUTHDOWN | USSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold | Disqualifizierend (“Any black fibres in the fleece or black wool”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Merino | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifizierend (“Brown or black fibres in fleece”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Southdown | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifizierend (“Black Sheep”) | No ruling |
| Lincoln | No ruling | Nicht anerkannt (“No coloured wool within the fleece”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Suffolk | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Nicht anerkannt (“dark or black or colored fleece”) |
| Awassi | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cormo | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CotswoldNase | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CotswoldHufe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dorper | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DorperHufe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| HampshireNase | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| HampshireHufe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lacaune | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Leicester LongwoolNase | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LincolnHufe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| TexelHufe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Color changes
How Schwarz can appear or change over an animal's life.
Schwarzchanges toGrau
Fell · Mit dem Alter
Schwarzchanges toDunkelbraun
Fell · Mit dem Alter · from 0 to 52 weeks
Schwarzchanges toGrau
Fell · Fortschreitend
Schwarzchanges toBraun
Fell · In der Sonne · can change back
Schwarzchanges toWeiß
Fell · Mit dem Körperzustand · can change back