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A Comparison of Individual Breeds among the member organisations

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Devon Rex
Donskoy
Don Sphynx

Devon Rex

Breed Name	Devon Rex	Devon Rex	Devon Rex	Devon Rex	Devon Rex	Devon Rex	Devon Rex	Devon Rex	Devon Rex
Recognition status	full	full	full	full	full	full	full	full	full
Breed code	DRX			DRX	338	DRX	DRX	DR	DRX
Allowable outcrosses	None, but see ‘Breeding Restrictions’ below	Burmese, Siamese and domestics as per breeding protocol	American Shorthair, British Shorthair. Kittens born on or after 1st May 2013 may have only Devon Rex parents.	None Special breeding programmes with permission for outcrossing to improve the gene pool are allowed.	Abyssinian, Asian Shorthair, British Shorthair, Burmese, Korat. In addition, American Shorthair and European Shorthair are permitted in the pedigrees of imported cats.	Domestic, Mandalay, Tonkinese and Burmese	none	American Shorthair, British Shorthair, European Shorthair, Burmese, Bombay, Sphynx, Siamese.	none
Recognised colours	All colours and patterns	All colours and patterns	All colours and patterns	All colours and patterns	All colours and patterns	All colours and patterns	All colours and patterns	All categories, all divisions, all colours	All colours and patterns are recognized. Any amount of white is permitted.
Breeding restrictions	Outcrossing permitted if subject to an approved experimental breeding programme	none	none	none	Devon Rex are not compatible with Cornish Rex, Selkirk Rex or LaPerm. Such matings are therefore highly undesirable. The product of such matings will be registered on the Reference Register and cannot be considered to be variants. They cannot be used in either Rex breeding programme and should be placed on the non-active register. It is considered to be in the best interest of the Devon Rex breed to keep it entirely separate from other incompatible Rex mutations. All cats resulting from matings between Devon Rex and any other rex coated breed will have no breed number and will be over-stamped 'not recommended for breeding’. Their progeny will remain permanently on the reference register. Any cats of Devon Rex appearance, either Rex or normal coated, with Sphynx ancestry will be registered on the Reference Register and be over-stamped 'must not be used for Devon Rex breeding'. No progeny will ever be recognised or registered as Devon Rex or Devon Rex Variants. All cats resulting from matings between Devon Rex and any longhaired breed will be overstamped 'carries the longhair gene'. Their progeny will be overstamped 'may carry the longhair gene'.		none	none	none
Special notes	Outcrossing to improve genetic diversity and enhance health is still occasionally undertaken.					Experimental Breeding Programmes are ratified by the Breeds Standard Advisory Council. Progeny will be listed on the provisionlal register and after 4 generations will then be listed on the full register. Presently in New Zealand we have an experimental breeding program using Abyssinian out cross to increase gene diversity and establish cinnamon colour.