Kursen genomförd 2013

 

Course content

Responsibility, keeping breeding cats – Breeder responsibility. Owning breeding cats. Contraceptives.

Mentorship, breeding programme – Mentorship. Goals and priorities. Limits for your cattery/breeding. Planning the outlines for your cattery. Health programmes.

Genetics, diseases – Cells and chromosomes. Dominant and recessive. Locus. Cell division. Mutations. Checkerboard diagrams for one locus. Genetic diseases and defects. Infectious diseases.

Genetics of the appearance – The genetics of colours and patterns. Checkerboard diagrams for more than one locus. Pedigrees. Fur types. Gene tests.

Determining colour and coat length – Determining coat length. Determining colour and pattern. Tapetum lucidum and eye shine. Fever coat. EMS codes.

Mating, pregnancy, delivery – Reproduction of male and female cats. Choosing breeding cats. Blood type. Stud contract. Mating. Pregnancy. Embryology. Delivery preparations. Delivery. Post-delivery. If the mother dies.

Development of the kittens – Weekly development. Sex determination. Hand-raising kittens. Birth defects and diseases. Verifying parentage. Registering the kittens.

Selling the kittens – Evaluation of the kittens. Advertising and price. Prospective buyers. Contracts and payment. Exports, imports and frauds.

Special project – Participants work on a project on a selected topic from a provided list.