The American Cavy Breeders Association (ACBA) is considered a specialty

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under the America Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA). Like many other specialty

s under ARBA, the ACBA maintains a membership, awards sweepstakes points, provides special awards, publishes a

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and contributes to developing new standards. Some may consider the ACBA to have greater responsibilities than other specialty clubs under ARBA because it is the only specialty

for

cavies Caviidae, the cavy family, is composed of rodents native to South America and includes the domestic guinea pig, wild cavies, and the largest living rodent, the capybara. They are found across South America in open areas from moist savanna to tho ...

(

Guinea Pig The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (''Cavia porcellus''), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus ''Cavia'' in the family Caviidae. Breeders tend to use the word ''cavy'' to describe the ani ...

s) and supports all currently recognized

breeds A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slight ...

, whereas most of the other ARBA specialty clubs are devoted to a single

rabbit breed As of 2017, there were at least 305 breeds of domestic rabbit in 70 countries around the world. A rabbit breed is a distinct variety created through selective breeding (or occasionally natural selection) for specific characteristics, including si ...

. The official acceptance of

and varieties, the requirement for permanent earmarking and other show requirements are regulated by ARBA.

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