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Expert: - 3/12/2009


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Can you tell me if research has been carried out on using a Ragdoll with a Birman and what impact does the dominant white spotting gene of the Ragdoll have on the less dominant white gene of the Birman.

Denise

Answer
I'm not sure if there has been any official research done, but as you are aware the white spotting gene is totally different in the two breeds and the impact on the Birman would be random white spotting (which is undesirable and difficult to eradicate) instead of restricted to the paws.

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Marcia Owen

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I can give answers on cat breeding and showing having 'served' over 30 years in this particular field. I head up a Yahoo Group and also a cat club (NBA Cat Club) devoted to educating novices in the correct way to breed, and also show with both GCCF and TICA on a regular basis, and am well versed with the show world, having been involved in the management of the major GCCF Supreme Show in the UK for over 25 years. Genetics however is not my strong point.

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30 years of continuous cat breeding and showing with two major organisations.

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GCCF (UK) TICA Various UK cat clubs

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Our Cats, Cat World, Club magazines

Education/Credentials
Normal middle school education, and college. Best education credentials I have are raw experience of 30 years

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