2014 ACF GM – Ap P10a
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EMS BREED CODING SYSTEM (ACF) SRS = Selkirk Rex Shorthair The FIFe’s Easy Mind System (EMS) simplifies and SRL = Selkirk Rex Longhair replaces the combination of letters and numbers SIN = Singapura SNO = Snowshoe used to identify cats. In the EMS the codes are SOM = Somali uniform across breeds. A genetic black cat, for SPH = Sphynx example, is always identified by the small letter “n” TOS = Tonkinese no matter what its breed. A bi-coloured cat, regardless of breed, is always identified by a “03” in Recognised Colours: its code. The first part of the EMS code, written in The second part of the EMS code, which identifies a uppercase letters, denotes the breed. cat’s colour, is always written in lower case letters. a = blue Recognised Breeds b = chocolate Group 1: c = lilac EXO = Exotic d = red PER = Persian e = cream MCO = Maine Coon f = black tortie NFO = Norwegian Forest g = blue tortie RAG = Ragdoll h = chocolate tortie SBI = Birman (breed is actually ‘Sacred Birman’) j = lilac tortie SIB = Siberian m = caramel or apricot (The “m”, when added to TUV = Turkish Van EMS-codes for diluted colour varieties indicates that the cat is a Dilute modifier (Dm) colour based on Group 2: one of the dilute colours: caramel - blue, lilac, fawn BAL = Balinese + “m”- or apricot- cream, blue-tortie, lilac-tortie or OLH = Oriental longhair fawn-tortie + “m”. So lilac based caramel is cm, OSH = Oriental shorthair while a blue based is am). SIA = Siamese n = black (“n” comes from the French noir, meaning PEB = Peterbald black, including full expression burmilla) seal (in Group 3: Himalayan-patterned cats), brown (Burmese, some ABY = Abyssinian Burmillas – n 31 - and Tonkinese – n 32) tawny (in ACS = American Curl Shorthair Abyssinians and Somalis) ACL = American Curl Longhair o = cinnamon AMS = American Shorthair p = fawn AUM= Australian Mist q = cinnamon tortoiseshell BEN = Bengal r = fawn tortoiseshell BOM = Bombay (Shorthair. USA derived.) s = silver BRI = British w = white BUR = Burmese (“European” style) x = any unrecognised colour BMS= Burmilla Shorthair (pending FIFe approval) y = golden BML = Burmilla Longhair (pending FIFe approval) nt = amber (only NFO) CHA = Chartreux at = light amber (only NFO CRX = Cornish Rex CYM = Cymric Recognised Patterns DRX = Devon Rex This part of the EMS code, which identifies a cat’s MAU = Egyptian Mau pattern, is also written in lower case letters. EUR = European Shorthair 01 = van GRX = German Rex 02 = harlequin (not an ACF pattern) JBS = Japanese Bobtail Shorthair 03 = bicolour JBL = Japanese Bobtail Longhair 04 = mitted (applicable only to the Ragdoll) KOR = Korat 09 = unspecified amount of white (eg: locket) LPS = LaPerm Shorthair 11 = shaded LPL = LaPerm Longhair 12 = tipped (shell) MDY = Mandalay (pending FIFe approval) 21 = unspecified tabby pattern MAN = Manx 22 = classic (blotched) tabby OCI = Ocicat PXS = Pixiebob (shorthair) (pending FIFe 23 = mackerel tabby approval) 24 = spotted tabby PXL = Pixiebob (longhair) (pending FIFe 25 = ticked tabby approval) 31 = Burmese pattern (cbcb) RUS = Russian 32 = Mink (FIFe ‘Tonkinese’) pattern (cbcs) SFS= Scottish Fold Shorthair (73) 33 = Himalayan pointed pattern SFL = Scottish Fold Longhair (73): add ear code 71 Note Tonkinese: In ACF, we recognise this breed, for Scottish Short/Longhairs whereas FIFe does not and uses the breed name to indicate mink pattern in the breeds in which it to write the eye-colour code with the white cats— occurs. Persians and British and some other breeds, where Coding Tabbies they are separated for judging according to eye Coding the various tabby patterns can present a colour. So a blue-eyed white Persian is written: problem, especially in the pointed breeds or the Van “PER w 61”; an orange-eyed white British would be varieties where only small areas of the body display “BRI w 62”; and an odd-eyed white Maine Coon the pattern. Cats such as these are identified by the would be “MCO w 63.” A white Devon with code “21” which indicates that the cat is tabby, with- Siamese blue eyes would be DRX w 67, or a white out specifying the pattern. Cornish with aqua eyes (masking mink pattern) In other breeds or varieties where the pattern can would be CRX w 66. be seen, a number that corresponds to a specific Eye colour must also be encoded for silver tabby pattern usually designates them. A British black Persians and British because they are judged in two classic (blotched) tabby would be written “BRI n 22.” classes according to their eye colour, green or The British silver spotted tabby is “BRI ns 24.” The orange. Thus, a black silver classic tabby Persian Abyssinians/Somalis and Singapuras are all ticked with orange eyes is “PER ns 22 62.” The EMS code tabbies, so it is not necessary to add “25” after the for a green-eyed black silver tabby classic Persian colour code; but in the orientals and other breeds in would be written “PER ns 22 64.” (In these which ticked tabby is recognised, which have notations the breed code, “PER,” is followed by “n” different colours and patterns, a ticked tabby must for black, “s” for silver, “22” for a classic tabby be identified by a pattern code. A chocolate ticked pattern and, finally, “62” for eye colour). tabby Oriental would be written “OSH b 25.” Breed Specific Codes Cats With White These codes have been developed for breeds that Cats with white on them present interesting cases. have particular characteristics: A black-and-white bicolour is “n 03,” for example; but a Turkish van, because it always shows the van Tail Codes pattern, needn’t be identified by the code for that Codes that apply to only the Manx and its pattern, “01.” We simply write “TUV” for the breed, longhaired counterpart, the Cymric to indicate the followed by the colour code and the eye-colour amount of tail. code because this is a breed that may have more 51 = rumpy (no tail) than one eye colour. (The code for unspecified 52 = rumpy riser (a tiny rise in the bone at the end white, “09,” is confined to those breeds where it is of the spine) allowed, i.e. Maine Coons, Norwegian Forest Cats, 53 = stumpy (a rudimentary tail not longer than 3-4 the Rex varieties, Manx, etc.). cm—1.2 to 1.6 inches) 54 = longie (a regular or near regular tail—these One special case among Siamese is the all-white cats are used for breeding but may not be shown) genetic Siamese cat known as the Foreign White. The code for this cat is “SIA w 67.” Ear Codes Recognised Eye Colours Codes that designate the ear type on two breeds. The next element of the EMS code is a numerical The first one being the American Curl in both short designation for eye colour, which must be used with and long haired versions which although having a breeds that are judged in separate classes “curled ear” may produce straight eared offspring. according to eye colour. In white Persians and The other breed, as yet unrecognised by FIFe, is British, for example, there are blue-eyed, orange- the Scottish Fold—again in both short and long eyed and odd-eyed white colour classes. The blue eye colour that results from the Himalayan gene in haired versions—which may produce straight eared Siamese cats is also different from that of other offspring although it has a folded ear itself. blue-eyed white cats. Therefore, Himalayan blue 71 = straight ears (Scottish Shorthair/Longhair) eyes are given a different code. The orange or 72 = curled ears yellow eye colour of most Persian and British cats is 73 = folded ears also different from the yellow eye colour of This information makes it possible to easily identify Burmese. Thus, yellow eyes in Persian and British cats are given a different code. the breed and/or variety of a cat from its code. 61 = blue eyed 62 = orange eyed Coat Codes: 63 = odd eyed 81 LH (only applicable to PEB) 64 = green 82 SH (only applicable to PEB) 65 = Burmese eye colour 83 Brush (only applicable to PEB) 66 = Mink (Tonkinese cbcs) eye colour 67 = Siamese eye colour Toe code: The code for eye colour can be omitted when a 91 = Polydactyl (Pixiebob only) (pending FIFe breed, the Burmese, for example, is limited to one approval) eye colour. The same applies to Siamese and to most Persians and British. It is, however, necessary Oct 2013.