The Russian & Abyssinian Cat Club of Scotland
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Breed numbers and show abbreviations
The list below shows the various 'shorthand' used
to describe breed colors, gender and show awards. In 2014 the GCCF moved
over to using 'GEMS' codes for breed numbers: the old breed numbers are
still shown below for reference.
| BREED NUMBERS / CODES | ||
| GEMS code | Breed | Old breed no. |
| ABY n | Usual Abyssinian | 23 |
| ABY o | Sorrel Abyssinian | 23a |
| ABY a | Blue Abyssinian | 23c |
| ABY b | Chocolate Abyssinian | 23b |
| ABY c | Lilac Abyssinian | 23d |
| ABY d | Red Abyssinian (sex-linked) | 23f |
| ABY e | Cream Abyssinian (sex-linked) | 23g |
| ABY f | Usual Tortie Abyssinian | 23t |
| ABY g | Blue Tortie Abyssinian | 23ct |
| ABY h | Chocolate Tortie Abyssinian | 23bt |
| ABY j | Lilac Tortie Abyssinian | 23dt |
| ABY p | Fawn Abyssinian | 23e |
| ABY q | Sorrel Tortie Abyssinian | 23at |
| ABY r | Fawn Tortie Abyssinian | 23et |
| ABY ns | Usual Silver Abyssinian * | 23s |
| *In both systems adding ‘s’ to the breed number indicates ‘silver’ eg a Blue Tortie Silver Aby would be 23cts under the old GCCF system and ABY gs under the GEMS system | ||
| RUS a | Russian Blue | 16a |
| RUS n | Russian Black | 16a 15 |
| RUS w 64 | Russian White | 16a 14c |
| RUS w 61 | Blue-eyed Russian White* | 16a 14 |
| RUS w 63 | Odd-eyed Russian White* | 16a 14b |
| *Registered on the Reference Register with no progression: cannot be shown in pedigree competition or bred from | ||
| NEB | Nebelung | 69 |
| NEB v | Shorthair Nebelung variant* | 69v |
| *The result of allowed outcrosses to Russian Blues: cannot be shown in pedigree competition (although can be shown for an individual assessment), but can be used in Nebelung breeding programmes | ||
| SHOW ABBREVIATIONS | |
| Gender | |
| M F MN FN |
Male Female Neutered Male Neutered Female |
| Awards | |
| 1,2,3,4,5 | Placing in Breed/Colour class, 1st, 2nd etc. |
| BoB | Best of Breed - awarded separately to the best cat, kitten and neuter in each breed class |
| KCC | Kitten Challenge Certificate - three are needed from three separate show days for the Kitten Champion title (introduced in April 2025) |
| CC | Challenge Certificate - three are needed for the Champion (Ch) title. A cat must be 9 months old to compete for titles |
| PC | Premier Certificate - three are needed for the Premier (Pr) title, the equivalent of Champion for neutered cats |
| IC | Intermediate Certificate (this level removed w.e.f. 26 October 2013) |
| Merit | Merit Certificate - awarded to newer breeds on the first rung of progression to Championship status - in RACCS, just Nebelungs following the promotion of Red/Cream/Tortie Abyssinians to championship status in 2020 |
| GCC | Grand Challenge Certificate - only full Champions can compete for these. Three are needed for the title of Grand Champion (GrCh) |
| GPC | Grand Premier Certificate - as for the above, but for full Premier-titled cats competing to be Grand Premier (GrPr) |
| IGCC | Imperial Grand Challenge Certificate - only full Grand Champions can compete for these. Five are needed for the title Imperial Grand Champion (IGrCh) The Imperial title was introduced in 2005. |
| IGPC | Imperial Grand Premier Certificate - as for IGCCs, but the neutered equivalent for Grand Premiers only |
| OGCC | Olympian Grand Challenge Certificate - only full Imperial titled cats can compete for these, the highest level of competition at normal shows - five certificates are needed for the title Olympian Bronze, another five for Olympian Silver and a further five for Olympian Gold Imperial Grand Champion (OBIGrCh, OSIGrCh, OGIGrCh) These titles were introduced in 2011 |
| OGPC | Olympian Grand Premier Certificate - as for OGCCs for neutered cats |
| UKGCC | UK Grand Challenge Certificate - only awarded at the GCCF's own show, the Supreme Show. Only Imperial and Olympian-titled cats can compete for these certificates - two are needed for the UK title. |
| UKGPC | UK Grand Premier Certificate - as for UKGCC |
| Res | Reserve certificate (ie runner-up) |
| Equivalent awards are also made to household pets, starting with MasterCat awards, then Grand MasterCat, Imperial Grand MasterCat and Olympian Grand MasterCat. | |
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