Mouton color
Noir
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 Mouton breeds list Noir. It is in a club standard for 17 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 4 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Noir
| Breed | BBSAI | DORPER SA | LSZV MV | KHSI | LLSBA US | AMERICAN ROMNEY | SCHSB | SCHSIA | ASBA SOUTHDOWN | SOUTHDOWN SS | USSA | BRIT TEXEL | BLUE TEXEL SS | WLSBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados Blackbelly | Standard (“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 BlackbellySabots | Standard (“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 |
| DorperTête noire | No ruling | Standard (“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 |
| Frison de l'Est | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“einheitlich schwarzbraun”) | 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 | No ruling | Standard (“any color or pattern”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Leicester à longue laine | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Leicester à longue laineSabots | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black”) | 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 | Standard (“natural colored (black)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RomneyPeau et écailles | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RomneyTruffe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“solid black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RomneySabots | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Sainte-Croix | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black”) | Éliminatoire (“Body color spot larger than a US quarter dollar”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SouthdownTruffe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SouthdownSabots | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black”) | Standard (“Horn of hoof black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SuffolkSabots | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“jet black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| TexelTruffe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“nose preferably black”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| TexelBleu · Sabots | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“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 | Alternative (“black / pure black”) |
| WensleydalePeau et écailles | 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 | Alternative (“black skin”) |
Breeds where Noir is a fault
| Breed | HAMPSHIRE DSBA |
|---|---|
| Hampshire | Défaut (“Black wool”) |
Breeds where Noir is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | COTSWOLD SS | LINCOLN LLSBA | MERINO SA | ASBA SOUTHDOWN | USSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold | Éliminatoire (“Any black fibres in the fleece or black wool”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mérinos | No ruling | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“Brown or black fibres in fleece”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Southdown | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“Black Sheep”) | No ruling |
| Lincoln | No ruling | Non reconnu (“No coloured wool within the fleece”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Suffolk | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Non reconnu (“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 |
| CotswoldTruffe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CotswoldSabots | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dorper | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DorperSabots | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| HampshireTruffe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| HampshireSabots | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lacaune | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Leicester à longue laineTruffe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LincolnSabots | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| TexelSabots | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Color changes
How Noir can appear or change over an animal's life.
Noirchanges toGris
Pelage · Avec l'âge
Noirchanges toBrun foncé
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 0 to 52 weeks
Noirchanges toGris
Pelage · Progressif
Noirchanges toMarron
Pelage · Au soleil · can change back
Noirchanges toBlanc
Pelage · Avec l'état corporel · can change back