Cats can be categorized into two types according to their pedigree, one is purebred cats, which are cats made up of a single bloodline; and the other is mixed-breed cats, which are cats made up of two or more bloodlines. Here is a detailed explanation of these two types of cats: Purebred cats refer to cats that have been registered in a purebred registry.
Based on the information of the cat that is registered, time goes upwards for at least five generations, and the information of the family members of these five generations is also registered in the same way, and it is easy to check who the grandparents of the cat were. So here’s the problem – if the cat is just as similar in appearance to a purebred cat, but there is no information on the family members of that cat in the purebred cat registry, then it is not a purebred cat. Since its inception, the International Cat Lovers’ Federation (CFA) has only recognized 42 pedigrees of purebred cats.
To make it easier to understand, let me give you an example here, if two American Shorthair cats mate and give birth to an American Shorthair cat, this American Shorthair is not necessarily a purebred cat, why? This is because, although its parents are American Shorthair, but we can not prove that the cat’s ancestors are five generations of what lineage of cats, it is possible that its grandfather’s mother was mated with other breeds of cats to give birth to its grandfather, although it looks similar to the American Shorthair cat, but it still can not be considered a purebred cat.
The process by which purebred cats are produced:
1. New breeds of cats are produced by mating two different kinds of cats, through genetic reorganization and alteration, and then through many years of breeding, only the genetically excellent new breeds of cats will be retained, and such cats will have formed a stable character and outward appearance with independent features.
2. Breeders apply to the International Cat Friendship Federation, and after observation and research by professionals, a vote will be taken to determine whether the new breed of cat can be registered as a new purebred cat; if the vote is passed, the new purebred cat will be officially created, and if it is not, it will be declared as a failure of breeding.
It can be seen that the breeding of purebred cats requires more time and effort, which is why purebred cats are expensive and scarce.
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