Sau color
Svart
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 Sau breeds list Svart. It is in a club standard for 17 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 4 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Svart
| 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 | 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 BlackbellyHover | 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 |
| DorperSvarthodet | 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 |
| Katahdin | 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 | No ruling |
| Leicester Longwool | 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 | No ruling |
| Leicester LongwoolHover | 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 | No ruling |
| Østfrisisk | No ruling | No ruling | 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 |
| 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 |
| RomneyHud og skjell | 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 |
| RomneyNese | 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 |
| RomneyHover | 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 |
| SouthdownNese | No ruling | 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 |
| SouthdownHover | 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 | No ruling | No ruling |
| St. Croix | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black”) | Diskvalifiserende (“Body color spot larger than a US quarter dollar”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SuffolkHover | 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 |
| TexelNese | 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 |
| TexelBlå · Hover | 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 | Alternativ (“black / pure black”) |
| WensleydaleHud og skjell | 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 Svart is a fault
| Breed | HAMPSHIRE DSBA |
|---|---|
| Hampshire | Feil (“Black wool”) |
Breeds where Svart is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | COTSWOLD SS | LINCOLN LLSBA | MERINO SA | ASBA SOUTHDOWN | USSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold | Diskvalifiserende (“Any black fibres in the fleece or black wool”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Merino | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown or black fibres in fleece”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Southdown | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Black Sheep”) | No ruling |
| Lincoln | No ruling | Ikke anerkjent (“No coloured wool within the fleece”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Suffolk | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Ikke anerkjent (“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 |
| CotswoldNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CotswoldHover | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dorper | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DorperHover | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| HampshireNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| HampshireHover | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lacaune | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Leicester LongwoolNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LincolnHover | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| TexelHover | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Color changes
How Svart can appear or change over an animal's life.
Svartchanges toGrå
Pels · Med alderen
Svartchanges toMørkebrun
Pels · Med alderen · from 0 to 52 weeks
Svartchanges toGrå
Pels · Progressiv
Svartchanges toBrun
Pels · I sola · can change back
Svartchanges toHvit
Pels · Med kroppstilstanden · can change back