Grade Quality Guide
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Grade 1
- Perfect skin
- No scratches.
- Even symmetrical cut.
- Maximum length.
Grade II
- Slightly imperfect.
- Small hole.
- Noticeable shortage due to lack of tail or flipper holes
Grade III
- Holes.
- Scratched fur.
- Skin is incomplete or asymmetrical.
- Flipper holes too large or uneven.
- Skin is nicked.
Grade I
- No holes below the upper shoulder line.
- No more than 2 holes in the neck area.
- Pelting is uniform and straight cut down the belly.
- Flipper holes are uniform and as small as possible – i.e. skinned to the paw.
- No hair side defect showing in the hair
Grade II
Skin as in condition # 1 + not more than one of the following:
- One hole smaller than 1cm/0.4” in the main body.
- Not more than two very small holes (less than 3mm/0.1”) in the main body at or below
the shoulder line. - A hair side defect less than 2.5cm/1″ long anywhere below the shoulder line.
- Pelting off centre – greater than 1.25cm/ 0.5” off centre line.
- Over sized flipper holes (less than 2.5cm/ 1” sleeve on grading table).
- Only one (1) flipper hole intact.
Grade III
Same condition as # 1, with two of the following conditions:
- One hole smaller than 1cm/0.4” in the main body
- Not more than two very small holes (less than 3mm/0.1”) in the main body at or below
the shoulder line. - A hair side defect less than 2.5cm/1″ long anywhere below the shoulder line.
- Pelting off center – greater than 1.25cm/ 0.5” off center line.
- Over sized flipper holes (less than 2.5cm/ 1” sleeve on grading table)
- Only one (1) flipper hole intact.
Or one of the following:
- Not more than three small holes (less than 3mm/0.1”) below upper shoulder line.
- Not more than two holes below upper shoulder line, one hole 1.5cm/0.6” and the other
2.5cm/1”. - Two hair side defects less than 2.5cm / 1” inch long below the upper shoulder line.
- One hair side defect greater than 2.5cm/1” and less than 5cm/2” below upper shoulder
line.
Grade III
Color A
- Fully natural.
- Completely clean.
- No yellowing on pelt.
Color B
- Clean.
- Near natural.
- Light yellow cast or hue.
- Slight yellowing on the pelt in 1 or more locations.
Color C
- Distinct overall yellow.
- Yellow staining in one or more locations.
Definitions
Shoulder : 12cm/4.75 inch band above the flipper holes (base on hand’s width).
Neck: 12cm/4.75 inch band above shoulder band.
Sleeve: Band of skin surrounding flipper, past edge of armpit.
Hair side defect: Knife mark, scar, scratch, bite mark or hole.
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