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2007-01-16T21:23:01Z

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The '''Scottish Fold''' is a [[cat breeds|breed]] of [[cat]] with a natural mutation to its ears. The ear [[cartilage]] contains a fold so the ears bend forward and down towards the front of their head.

The original Scottish Fold was a long-haired white-haired barn cat named Susie, who was found at a farm near Coupar Angus in [[Perthshire]], [[Scotland]] in [[1961]]. Susie's ears had an unusual fold in their middle, making her resemble an owl. When Susie had kittens, two of them were born with folded ears, and one of the siblings was acquired by William Ross, a neighbouring farmer and cat-fancier. Ross registered the breed with the [[Governing Council of the Cat Fancy]] in [[Great Britain]] and started to breed Scottish Fold kittens with the help of geneticist [[Pat Turner]]. The breeding program produced 76 kittens in the first three years - 42 with folded ears and 34 with straight ears. The conclusion from this was that the ear mutation is due to a simple dominant gene. If one parent provides the gene for straight ears, and one parent provides the gene for folded ears, the kittens will be Folds.

The breed was not accepted for showing in Great Britain and [[Europe]] as it was felt that they would be extremely prone to ear problems such as infection, mites and deafness, but the folds were exported to America and the breed continued to be established there using crosses with [[British Shorthair]] and the [[American Shorthair]].

Scottish Folds can be either long or short-haired, and they may have any coat colour combination except for Siamese-style points. Pointed Folds have been bred but they are not eligible for showing. The original cats only had one fold in their ears, but due to selective breeding they have increased the fold to a double or triple crease that causes the ear to lie totally flat against the head. Scottish Folds are, typically, good-natured and placid, and are known for sleeping on their backs.

There is one medical problem that has been found to be related to Scottish Fold breeding. If both parents have folded ears, their kittens will be extremely prone to developing a painful degenerative joint disease that fuses the tail, ankles and knees. This condition also affects Scottish folds with one copy of the fold gene, to a lesser degree, and is the reason the breed is not accepted by the [[Governing Council of the Cat Fancy]] and the [[Fédération Internationale Féline]].

==Gallery==

<gallery>
Image:Pearl_Laying_on_Couch.jpg|A longhaired Scottish Fold lying on her back.

Image:Scotfoldkitten.jpg |A 4-month old Scottish Fold kitten.

Image:Scottish_fold.jpg|A young "single fold" Scottish Fold.

Image:Scottish_Fold01.jpg|Scottish Fold

Image:Scottish_fold_img.jpg|2 year old Scottish Fold

Image:Fold_sitting.jpg|Scottish Fold "sitting"

Image:Scottish fold goldenears.JPG| Scottish Fold, Calico
</gallery>

== External links ==
*[http://www.fanciers.com/breed-faqs/scottish-fold-faq.html Cat Fanciers Scottish Fold FAQ]
*[http://www.aaceinc.org/pages/breeds/hig.htm AACE: Highland Fold]
*[http://www.aaceinc.org/pages/breeds/sco.htm AACE: Scottish Fold]

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[[zh:苏格兰折耳猫]]

AY Honors/Goat Breeds/Toggenburg

2005-07-11T20:13:30Z

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The '''Toggenburg''' is a breed of goats, named after the region in [[Switzerland]] where the breed originates, the [[Toggenburg (Switzerland)|Toggenburg]] valley. Toggenburgs are medium in size, moderate in production, and have relatively low butterfat content (2-3%) in the milk. The breed standard is brown with white legs, facial stripes, muzzle, ears, and tail patch. Wattles, small rudimentary nubs of skin located one on each side of the neck, are often present in this breed.

The Toggenburg is one of four of the breeds classified as Swiss Breeds:

*Toggenburg
*[[Alpine (goat)]]
*[[Saanen goat]]
*[[Oberhasli]]

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AY Honors/Goat Breeds/Toggenburg

2005-07-11T19:54:14Z

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The '''Toggenburg''' is a breed of goats, named after the region in [[Switzerland]] where the breed originates, the [[Toggenburg (Switzerland)|Toggenburg]] valley. Toggenburgs are medium in size, moderate in production, and have relatively low butterfat content (2-3%) in the milk. The breed standard is brown with white legs, facial stripes, muzzle, ears, and tail patch. Wattles, small rudimentary nubs of skin located one on each side of the neck, are often present in this breed.

The Toggenburg is one of four of the breeds classified as Swiss Breeds:

*Toggenburg
*[[Alpine goat]]
*[[Saanen goat]]
*[[Oberhasli]]

{{Mammal-stub}}
[[Category:Goats]]

[[hu:Toggenburgi_kecske]]
[[nl:Toggenburger]]

AY Honors/Belgian

2005-07-06T06:11:09Z

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[[Image:BelgianDraftHorse.jpg|thumb|250px|Belgian draft horse from the Maryland State Fair]]
The '''Belgian''' [[horse]], '''Belgian Heavy Horse''', or '''Brabant''' is a [[horse breed]] comes from the [[Brabant]] region of [[Belgium]]. They are one of the strongest of the heavy breeds. One large Belgian was called [[Brooklyn Supreme]] and weighed 3,200 pounds. On average the Belgian will grow to be slightly over 1 ton or 2,000 pounds. Colors normally are a blond with a brighter mane, or a brown/ brunette coloring. They have 'feathers' that grow around their feet from the knee down. In history their main use was to work farms, or ranches. They are considered a working horse, and wagon horse. They are able to pull tremendous amounts of weight-up to over 4,500 pounds for a pair. Today however their uses have exponentially increases. They are still used as work horses, wagon horses, but also show horses, gaming horses, and trail riding horses. Although the overall population of American drafts decline, the Belgian percentage increases.[http://www.ruralheritage.com/horse_paddock/horse_large_bs.htm].

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AY Honors/Goat Breeds/Toggenburg

2005-07-03T09:10:33Z

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The '''Toggenburg''' is a breed of goats, named after the region in [[Switzerland]] where the breed originates, the [[Toggenburg (Switzerland)|Toggenburg]] valley.

{{Mammal-stub}}
[[Category:Goats]]

[[hu:Toggenburgi_kecske]]
[[nl:Toggenburger]]

AY Honors/Goat Breeds/Toggenburg

2005-06-16T10:19:35Z

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