Welcome to the american poultry associations education and training website. The standard of perfection varieties both the american poultry association apa and the american bantam association aba have the following requirements. Standard of perfection paperback may 14, 2012 by american poultry association author 2. Publication date c1910 topics poultry publisher boston, mass. Published every five years, the standard of perfection is the ultimate resource for the rabbit exhibitor. This is a book from the 1800s which is then reprinted in a modern, tiny pamphlet of a book. Plumage grayishwhite, each feather crossed by regular, narrow, parallel, sharplydefined, dark bars that stop short of positive black. Although classes are broken by weight, weight should not be the only criteria for choosing a. The american poultry association standard of perfection has detailed descriptions and pictures of the ideal type for each breed and is the official reference for show judges.
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