Schaap color
Zwart
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 Schaap breeds list Zwart. It is in a club standard for 17 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 4 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Zwart
| 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 | Standaard (“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 BlackbellyHoeven | Standaard (“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 |
| DorperZwartkop | No ruling | Standaard (“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 | Standaard (“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 | Standaard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Leicester LongwoolHoeven | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oost-Friese Melkschaap | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“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 | Standaard (“natural colored (black)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RomneyHuid en schubben | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RomneyNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“solid black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RomneyHoeven | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SouthdownNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SouthdownHoeven | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“black”) | Standaard (“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 | Standaard (“black”) | Diskwalificerend (“Body color spot larger than a US quarter dollar”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SuffolkHoeven | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“jet black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| TexelaarNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“nose preferably black”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| TexelaarBlauw · Hoeven | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“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 | Alternatief (“black / pure black”) |
| WensleydaleHuid en schubben | 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 | Alternatief (“black skin”) |
Breeds where Zwart is a fault
| Breed | HAMPSHIRE DSBA |
|---|---|
| Hampshire | Fout (“Black wool”) |
Breeds where Zwart is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | COTSWOLD SS | LINCOLN LLSBA | MERINO SA | ASBA SOUTHDOWN | USSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold | Diskwalificerend (“Any black fibres in the fleece or black wool”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Merino | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Brown or black fibres in fleece”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Southdown | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Black Sheep”) | No ruling |
| Lincoln | No ruling | Niet erkend (“No coloured wool within the fleece”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Suffolk | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Niet erkend (“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 |
| CotswoldNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CotswoldHoeven | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dorper | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DorperHoeven | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| HampshireNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| HampshireHoeven | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lacaune | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Leicester LongwoolNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LincolnHoeven | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| TexelaarHoeven | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Color changes
How Zwart can appear or change over an animal's life.
Zwartchanges toGrijs
Vacht · Met de leeftijd
Zwartchanges toDonkerbruin
Vacht · Met de leeftijd · from 0 to 52 weeks
Zwartchanges toGrijs
Vacht · Progressief
Zwartchanges toBruin
Vacht · In de zon · can change back
Zwartchanges toWit
Vacht · Met de lichaamsconditie · can change back