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Birman

Breed Name	Birman	Birman	Birman		Birman	Birman	Birman	Birman
Recognition status	full	full	full	see Sacred Birman	full	full	full	full	see Sacred Birman
Breed code	SBI				13c	SBI	BIR	BI
Allowable outcrosses	none	None, unless in a recognised registered experimental breeding program.	none		chocolate, lilac, red, seal tortie, cream, blue cream, seal tabby and blue tabby colourpoint Persians chocolate, lilac, red, tortoiseshell, cream, blue-cream, brown tabby and red tabby Persians.	none	none	none
Recognised colours	pointed: seal blue chocolate lilac red cream carmel apricot. tortoiseshell, tabby and tortie tabby in those base colours.) Silver tabby points and smoke points recognized in all applicable variations above. (Silver derived from outcross to silver Persians to acquire tabby point.)	solid pointed seal blue chocolate lilac red cream Tortie pointed in all the above colours. Tabby pointed in all the above colours. Smoke point in all the above solid and tortie colours. Silver tabby point in all rthe above colours.	solid colours: seal point blue point chocolate point lilac point red point cream point lynx point colours: seal lynx point blue lynx point chocolate lynx point lilac lynx point red lynx point cream lynx point seal-tortie lynx point chocolate-tortie lynx point blue-cream lynx point lilac-cream lynx point parti-colours: seal-tortiepoint blue-cream point chocolate-tortiepoint lilac-cream point		seal point blue point chocolate point lilac point red point seal tortie point cream point blue cream point chocolate tortie point lilac cream point seal tabby point blue tabby point chocolate tabby point lilac tabby point red tabby point seal tortie tabby point cream tabby point blue tortie tabby point chocolate tortie tabby point lilac tortie tabby point	seal point blue point chocolate point red point cream point caramel point apricot point tortie point (in all recognized colour combinations) tabby point (in all recognized colour combinations) silver tabby point smoke point	all pointed colours including smoke points, silver and tabbies	all pointed colours
Breeding restrictions	none	none	none		It is recommended that cats with a Persian or Siamese type head or with any evidence of spotting (white areas on the body, other than the gloves and gaunt-lets) should not be bred from. In add-ition, it is recommended that cats that exhibit behavioural or skeletal abnormalities (spinal deformities or any abnormality of the bone structure of the tail) should not be bred from. The use of cats from lines that exhibit extreme Persian type should be avoided: all Persian cats selected for outcross purposes should hold a FAB clearance certificate (either issued after the cat is 10 months old, and scanned by an approved individual stating that the cat is free from PKD (Polycystic Kidney Decease), or issued following genetic testing at an earlier stage). Outcrosses are not now permitted between Birmans 13c1 to 13c20 and any variety of short haired cat or their variants, or non-pedigree cats, or most of the breeds within the Persian breed section. Turkish Van cats are also excluded by this Breeding Policy. Out-crossing to any Preliminary or Provisional status breeds is not allowed. In addition, the following breeds are specifically excluded as they are known to carry the white spotting gene and/or silver: Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest, Ragdoll, Siberian, Somali and Ragamuffin. It is emphasised that the introduction of the inhibitor (silver) gene is deemed as wholly undesirable.	none		none
Special notes	none	none	none		The F1, F2 and F3 generations from an allowable outcross are placed on the reference register and may not be shown in competition but can be bred from. Kittens resulting from these matings and being sold as pets should be placed on the non-active register. The F4, F5 and F6 generations are placed on the supplemental register and can be shown in competitions. Subsequent generations are placed on the full register.	none	none	none