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Codici Colori EMS Codici Colori EMS Razze Pelo lungo (gruppo1) British Longhair BLH Highland Straight (Scottish Longhair Straight) SLH Bohemian Rex** BRX Original Longhair TLH Deutsch Langhaar (German Longhair) DLH Persian (Colourpoint / Himalayan) PER Highland Fold (Scottish Fold Longhair) SFL Selkirk Rex Longhair SRL Pelo semilungo (gruppo2) American Curl Longhair ACL Minuet (former Napoleon) Longhair MIL* American Bobtail Longhair ABL* Nebelung(Russian Blue Longhair) NEB* American Tiffany (Burmese Longhair) AMT* New Zealand Longhair NZL* Aphrodite Longhair APL Norwegian Forest Cat NFO Australian Tiffany AUT* Ojos Azules Longhair OHL* Balinese BAL Oriental Longhair (Javanese) OLH Birman (Sacred Birman) SBI Pixie-Bob Longhair PBL* Bombay Longhair BOL* Polycoon PCO Burmilla Longhair BML* Ragamuffin RMF Cashmere (Bengal Longhair) CAM* Ragdoll RAG Cheetoh CEE** Siberian / Neva Masquerade SIB Clipper Cat Shorthair CLS** Seychellois Longhair(Bicolour BAL and OLH) SYL* Cymric (Manx Longhair) CYM Skookum Longhair SKL* Foreign White Longhair (BAL white) FOS Somali SOM Japanese Bobtail Longhair JBL St.Helen Longhair STL** Karelian Bobtail Longhair KAL Thaiyao (Thai Longhair) THL** Kurilian Bobtail Longhair KBL Tasmanian Cymric TCY** Lambkin Longhair LAL** Tibetan (Tonkinese Longhair) TOL* LaPerm Longhair LPL* Tiffany (European Burmese) TIF* Lykoi Longhair LYL*** Turkish Angora TUA Maine Coon MCO Turkish Van / Van Kedisi TUV Mandalay Longhair (non pointed Burmese) MLL* Ural Rex Longhair URL Munchkin Longhair MKL* York YOR Non recognized Longhair XLH*** Razze Pelo corto (gruppo3) Abyssinian ABY Kurilian Bobtail (Shorthair) KBS American Bobtail ABS* Lambkin Shorthair LAS* American Burmese AMB* LaPerm (Shorthair) LPS American Curl Shorthair ACR Li Hua (Chinese Dragon Cat) LIH* American Shorthair ASH Lykoi Shorthair LYS*** American Wirehair AWH* Mandalay (non pointed Burmese) MLS* Anatoli (Turkish Van Shorthair) ANA Manx MAN Aphrodite Shorthair APS Minuet (former Napoleon) MIS* Arabian Mau ARM Munchkin (Shorthair) MKS Australian Mist AUM New Zealand Shorthair NZS** Bambino BAM** Ocicat (Classicat; Jungala) OCI Bengal BEN Ojos Azules (Shorthair) OHS** Bombay (Shorthair) BOS Pixie Bob (Shorthair) PBS* Brazilian Shorthair BRA Russian RUS British Shorthair BRI Savannah SAV* Burmese BUR Scottish Fold SFS Burmilla (Shorthair) BMI Scottish Straight SSH California Spangled CAS* Selkirk Rex SRX Celtic Shorthair ( European Shorthair) KKH Serengeti SER*** Ceylon CEY Singapura SIN Chartreux CHA Skookum SKS* Chausie CHS* Snowshoe SNO* Clipper Cat Longhair CLL* Sokoke SOK* Devon Rex DRX Sphynx (Canadian Sphynx) SPH Don Sphynx (Donskoy) DSX St.Helen Shorthair STS** Egyptian Mau MAU Tasmanian Manx TAX** Elf ELF*** Templecat (Birman Shorthair) SBS* Exotic Shorthair EXO Toyger TOG* German Rex GRX Ukranian Levkoy UKL** Kanaani KAN Ukranian Levkoy Straight UKS** Karelian Bobtail (Shorthair) KAB Ural Rex URX Korat KOR Non recognized Shorthair XSH*** Siamesi/Orientali (gruppo4) Cornish Rex CRX Seychellois (Bicolour SIA and OKH) SYS* Foreign White (SIA white) FOS Siamese SIA Havana Brown HAV Suphalak SUP** Japanese Bobtail JBT Thai (Wichianmat) THA Mekong Bobtail MBT Tonkinese TON Oriental Shorthair (Javanese) OKH Toybob TOB*** Peterbald PBD Gatti di casa Domestic Shorthair DOS Domestic Longhair DOL Colori Black/Normal/Ruddy/Seal n Cacao-Tortie (chocolate-tortie-based- hm caramel) Blue a Lilac-Tortie j Indigo (blue-based-caramel) am Caramel-Tortie (lilac-tortie-based- jm caramel) Chocolate b Cinnamon/Sorrel o Cacao (chocolate-based-caramel) bm Muscat om Lilac c Fawn p Caramel (lilac-based-caramel) cm Mauve pm Red d Cinnamon/Sorrel-Tortie q Cream e Muscat-Tortie qm Apricot (cream-based-caramel) em Fawn-Tortie r Black-Tortie f Mauve-Tortie rm Blue-Tortie g White w Indigo-Tortie (blue-tortie-based-caramel) gm Unrecognised colour in certain breeds x Chocolate-Tortie h Variazioni ai colori base Amber***** t Golden y Silver s Sunshine u Disegni Van 01 Mackerel Tabby 23 Harlequin 02 Spotted Tabby 24 Bicolour 03 Ticked Tabby 25 Mitted 04 Marbled Tabby 26 Unspecified amount of white 09 Rosetted Tabby 27 Shaded 11 Sepia (Burmese Pointed CbCb) 31 Shell/Chinchilla 12 Mink (Tonkinese Pointed CbCs) 32 Agouti/Unspecified Tabby 21 Colourpoint (Siamese Pointed/Himalayan 33 Pointed CsCs) Classic/Blotched Tabby 22 Colore occhi Blue Eyed 61 Golden Eyed (Burmese / Sepia cbcb) 65 Orange Eyed 62 Aqua Eyed (Mink cbcs) 66 Odd Eyed 63 Pointed Blue Eyed (White Colourpoint 67 cscs) Green Eyed 64 Dimensione coda (per le razze che lo prevedono nello standard) Rumpy 51 Stumpy (up to 3 cm) 53 Rumpy Riser 52 Long (more than 3 cm) 54 Dita / zampe Normal number of Toes 90 Polydactyl all 4 legs 93 Polydactyl front legs 91 Long Legs 97 Polydactyl hind legs 92 Short Legs 98 Ulteriori informazioni al codice EMS La ripartizione delle categorie 1-4 verrà presentata per la votazione nella prossima Assemblea Generale. Adesso non è vincolante. *Razze / colori riconosciuti in una delle associazioni membri del World Cat Congress, ma non ancora presenti negli standard WCF (Razza accettata). Devono essere registrati nel registro sperimentale, aggiungendo ex. Dietro il numero di registrazione o nel registro RIEX. Possono essere iscritti a WCF e ricevere tutti i titoli. ** Nuove razze sperimentali. Sono in fase di riconoscimento in WCF e sono in un livello provvisorio di punti. Possono ricevere genealogie sperimentali, possono essere registrate ed esposte, partecipare ai ring WCF, ma non possono ricevere titoli. ***Nuove razze sperimentali in fase di riconoscimento in qualsiasi altro membro del World Cat Congress. Non possono ricevere i pedigree in WCF. Possono essere esposti in WCF ma non ricevere titoli. La norma provvisoria dei punti dell'associazione che lavora per il riconoscimento di questa razza deve essere presentata al giudice prima del giudizio. **** La razza tailandese può anche chiamarsi "Wichianmat" che è il nome originale di questa razza in Thailandia. ***** Ambra e Sunshine solo per le razze, dove determina il colore: tutti i colori riconosciuti o dove l'ambra è esplicitamente riconosciuta. La varietà di colore "Sunshine" sarà convalidata nella prossima Assemblea Generale dopo la proposta della commissione dei giudici. .
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