Van Turco breed standards compared

Each column is one club's published standard. An empty cell means the club says nothing on that point in our records.

Clubs compared: TICA, CFA, FIFE, GCCF, WCF, ACFA, LOOF.

Conformation

Conformation
Form	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF	WCF	ACFA	LOOF
Forma della testaA cuneo	No ruling	Da standard (“Substantially broad wedge, with gentle contours”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Substantial broad wedge”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Substantially broad wedge, with gentle contours”)	No ruling
Forma della testaLarga	No ruling	Da standard (“Substantially broad wedge”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Substantially broad wedge”)	No ruling
Forma della testaA cuneo modificato	Da standard (“Modified wedge with rounded contours and high cheekbones”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forma della testaTriangolare	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Short, blunted triangle”)	No ruling	Da standard (“the shape of a blunt triangle of medium length”)	No ruling	Da standard (“forme un triangle aux contours arrondis”)
Profilo faccialeRettilineo	Difetto (“flat profile”)	Difetto (“flat profile”)	No ruling	Da standard (“straight but with a barely perceptible dip in profile”)	Da standard (“The profile is almost straight”)	Difetto (“flat profile”)	Difetto (“Stop, profil droit”)
Profilo faccialeMontonino (convesso)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“un nez légèrement busqué”)
Profilo faccialeInterruzione nasale	Squalificante (“Definite nose break”)	Squalificante (“definite nose break”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“definite nose break”)	Difetto (“Stop, profil droit”)
Forma degli occhiOvali	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Large and oval, set slightly oblique”)	Da standard (“Large and oval, alert and expressive”)	Da standard (“The eyes are large, oval”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma degli occhiA forma di noce	Da standard (“Large, walnut to peach pit shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“les yeux en forme de noix”)
Forma degli occhiObliqui	Da standard (“set slightly oblique”)	Da standard (“set at a slant”)	Da standard (“set slightly oblique”)	No ruling	Da standard (“set at a slight slant”)	Da standard (“set at a slant”)	Da standard (“légèrement placés de biais”)
Grandezza delle orecchieMedie	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Medium to large and well furnished”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“De taille moyenne à grande”)
Grandezza delle orecchieGrandi	Da standard (“Moderately large to large”)	Da standard (“Moderately large, in proportion to the body”)	Alternativo (“Medium to large and well furnished”)	Da standard (“Moderately large, well feathered”)	Da standard (“The ears are large, with a broad base”)	Da standard (“Moderately large to large”)	Alternativo (“De taille moyenne à grande”)
Attaccatura delle orecchieAlta	Da standard (“set fairly high and well apart”)	Da standard (“set fairly high and well apart”)	No ruling	Da standard (“fairly close together and set high on head”)	Da standard (“straight set, rather high and upright on the skull”)	Da standard (“set fairly high and well apart”)	Da standard (“placées assez haut sur la tête”)
Attaccatura delle orecchieMedia	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“placed medium high on the skull”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Punta dell'orecchioArrotondata	Da standard (“Tips are slightly rounded”)	Da standard (“Tips are slightly rounded”)	Da standard (“slightly rounded tips”)	No ruling	Da standard (“slightly rounded tips”)	Da standard (“Tips are slightly rounded”)	Da standard (“leur extrémité est arrondie”)
Portamento delle orecchieErette (dritte)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“straight set, rather high and upright on the skull”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tipo corporeoLungo e robusto	Da standard (“Sturdy and long. Full chest and substantial musculature”)	Da standard (“moderately long, sturdy, broad, muscular and deep-chested”)	Da standard (“Long but sturdy, muscular, medium heavy type”)	Da standard (“Long and sturdy, broad, muscular and deep-chested”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Moderately long, sturdy, broad, muscular and deep chested”)	Da standard (“De format long et puissant, le corps est long, grand et fort”)
Tipo corporeoCobby	Difetto (“Any evidence toward extremes (i.e., short cobbiness”)	Difetto (“any evidence toward extremes (i.e. short cobbiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Any evidence toward extremes, [i.e. short cobbiness”)	Difetto (“Format cobby ou foreign”)
Tipo corporeoForeign	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Format cobby ou foreign”)
Ossatura e sostanzaModerata	Da standard (“Boning: Medium, well-muscled all over”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ossatura e sostanzaFine (leggera)	Difetto (“svelte, fine boning”)	Difetto (“svelte, fine-boning”)	No ruling	Squalificante (“Light-boned or undersized adults”)	No ruling	Difetto (“svelte, fine-boning”)	No ruling
Lunghezza delle zampeLunghe	No ruling	Da standard (“Moderately long, muscular legs”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Legs/Feet: Moderately long, muscular”)	No ruling
Lunghezza delle zampeMedie	Da standard (“Medium length forelegs with hind legs slightly longer”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Legs: Medium long”)	Da standard (“Legs well-boned and medium in length”)	Da standard (“The legs have medium length”)	No ruling	Da standard (“De longueur moyenne, les pattes”)
PiediPiede di gatto	Da standard (“Neat, round feet with toes tufted”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Dainty, round well tufted”)	Da standard (“Feet neat, well rounded and tufted”)	Da standard (“the paws are round”)	No ruling	Da standard (“les pieds sont ronds”)
DitaNormali	No ruling	Da standard (“Toes, five in front, four behind”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Five toes in front and four behind”)	No ruling
DitaPolidattilia (dita in più)	No ruling	Squalificante (“incorrect number of toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“incorrect number of toes”)	No ruling
Lunghezza della codaLunga	No ruling	Da standard (“Long, but in proportion to the body, with a brush appearance”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Long, but in proportion to the body, with a brush appearance”)	No ruling
Lunghezza della codaMedia	Da standard (“medium-length and in proportion to the cat”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Tail: Medium long; well furnished”)	No ruling	Da standard (“The tail is of medium length and well furnished”)	No ruling	Da standard (“De longueur moyenne, la queue bien fournie”)
Forma della codaA pennacchio	Da standard (“The tail is a brush or plume”)	Da standard (“with a brush appearance”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“with a brush appearance”)	Da standard (“la queue bien fournie est portée en panache”)
Forma della codaSpezzata	No ruling	Squalificante (“kinked or abnormal tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“kinked or abnormal tail”)	No ruling
Lunghezza del colloMedio	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“De taille moyenne, l'encolure est bien musclée”)
StopLieve	Da standard (“Slight dip below eye level”)	Da standard (“the nose has a slight dip below eye level”)	Da standard (“Gently curved forehead, followed by a slight indentation”)	Da standard (“straight but with a barely perceptible dip in profile”)	No ruling	Da standard (“the nose has a slight dip below eye level”)	Da standard (“une légère déclivité au niveau des yeux”)
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a tenaglia	Da standard (“Rounded somewhat, with an even bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ToraceAmpio	No ruling	Da standard (“great breadth to the chest”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“great breadth to the chest”)	Da standard (“La poitrine est particulièrement développée, large et ouverte”)
ToraceProfondo	No ruling	Da standard (“muscular and deep-chested”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Long and sturdy, broad, muscular and deep-chested”)	No ruling	Da standard (“muscular and deep chested”)	No ruling
PelleLassa	Alternativo (“Allow for loose skin between the back legs”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Grandezza degli occhiGrandi	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Large and oval, alert and expressive”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF	WCF	ACFA	LOOF
Lista	Da standard (“A blaze (a white streak up the nose) ... is desirable.”)	No ruling	Da standard (“on the face with a white blaze”)	Da standard (“should be separated by a vertical white blaze”)	Da standard (“which are separated by a white flame”)	Da standard (“A blaze [a white streak up the nose] ... is desirable.”)	Da standard (“Les taches sur la tête doivent dessiner deux flammes sur le front”)
Punta della coda bianca	Alternativo (“you may also see white patches ... or a small white tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Bout de la queue blanc (sauf chez le blanc).”)

Van Turco colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Van Turco color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Van Turco in Nero, Bianco, Blu, Lilla, Argento, Marrone, Cioccolato, Cannella, Rosso, Crema e Fulvo. Standard patterns: Unicolore, Tabby, Tabby tigrato, Tabby classico, Tabby maculato, Tabby ticchettato, Tartaruga, Tartaruga e bianco, Tabby tartaruga, Van, Fumo e Tabby tartaruga e bianco.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Nero	Da standard	Da standard (“Black”)	Da standard (“black”)	Da standard (“Black”)
Bianco	Da standard (“Solid white”)	Da standard (“chalk-white”)	Da standard (“chalk white”)	Da standard (“Chalk white”)
Blu	Da standard	Da standard (“Blue”)	Da standard (“blue”)	Da standard (“Blue”)
Lilla	Da standard	Non riconosciuto (“lilac”)	No ruling	No ruling
Argento	Da standard (“Silver”)	Da standard (“silver tabby”)	No ruling	No ruling
Marrone	Da standard	Da standard (“Brown Tabby”)	Da standard (“black tabby”)	Da standard (“Brown Tabby”)
Cioccolato	Da standard	Non riconosciuto (“chocolate”)	No ruling	No ruling
Cannella	Da standard	Da standard	No ruling	No ruling
Rosso	Da standard	Da standard (“Red”)	Da standard (“Auburn”)	Da standard (“Auburn”)
Crema	Da standard	Da standard (“Cream”)	Da standard (“cream”)	Da standard (“Cream”)
Fulvo	Da standard	Da standard	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Unicolore	Da standard (“Solid”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tabby	Da standard (“Tabby/white”)	Da standard (“Tabby”)	Da standard (“tabby”)	Da standard (“Tabby”)
Tabby tigrato	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“mackerel”)	No ruling
Tabby classico	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“blotched”)	No ruling
Tabby maculato	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“spotted”)	No ruling
Tabby ticchettato	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“ticked”)	No ruling
Tartaruga	No ruling	Da standard (“Tortoiseshell”)	Da standard (“tortie”)	Da standard (“Tortoiseshell”)
Tartaruga e bianco	Da standard (“Tortie/white”)	Da standard (“Tortoiseshell & White”)	Da standard (“tortie with white”)	No ruling
Tabby tartaruga	No ruling	Da standard (“Patched Tabby”)	Da standard (“tortie tabby”)	Da standard (“Tortie Tabby”)
Van	Da standard (“Van pattern”)	Da standard (“Van”)	Da standard (“van”)	Da standard (“van patterning”)
Fumo	Da standard (“Smoke/white”)	Da standard (“smokes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tabby tartaruga e bianco	Da standard (“Tortie/white”)	Da standard (“Tortoiseshell & White”)	Da standard (“tortie with white”)	No ruling
Bicolore	Squalificante (“bicolor pattern”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Colourpoint	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto (“Himalayan pattern”)	No ruling	No ruling
Visone	Non riconosciuto	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Seppia	Non riconosciuto	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Occhi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Blu	Da standard (“blue”)	Da standard (“blue”)	Da standard (“deep blue”)	Da standard (“Blue-eyed”)
Arancione	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“copper or deep orange”)	Squalificante (“Orange”)
Rame	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“copper or deep orange”)	Squalificante (“copper”)
Ambra	Da standard (“amber”)	Da standard (“amber”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Light to medium amber”)
Verde	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“green”)	No ruling
Patterns
Occhi impari	Da standard (“odd eyed”)	Da standard (“odd-eyed”)	Da standard (“odd eyed”)	Da standard (“Odd-eyed”)

Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Rosa	Da standard (“pink”)	Da standard (“pink”)	Da standard (“pink”)	Da standard (“pink”)

Cuscinetti plantari: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Rosa	Da standard (“pink”)	Da standard (“pink”)	Da standard (“pink”)	Da standard (“pink”)

What the rulings mean

Da standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Squalificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Non riconosciuto: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Van Turco's colors can change over its life.

Marronechanges toCopale
Mantello · Con l'età · from 0 to 52 weeks
Nerochanges toMarrone rossiccio
Mantello · Progressivo
Tabbychanges toUnicolore
Mantello · Con l'età · from 0 to 39 weeks
Biancochanges toOmbreggiato
Mantello · Con l'età
Biancochanges toCincillà
Mantello · Con l'età
Tabbychanges toOmbreggiato
Mantello · Con l'età · from 0 to 6 weeks
Tabbychanges toCincillà
Mantello · Con l'età · from 0 to 6 weeks
Bluchanges toTartaruga
Mantello · Con l'età
Nerochanges toMarrone
Mantello · Con lo stato corporeo · can change back
Nerochanges toMarrone
Mantello · Al sole · can change back
Nerochanges toMarrone
Mantello · Progressivo
Biancochanges toColourpoint
Mantello · Con l'età · from 1 to 52 weeks
Unicolorechanges toFumo
Mantello · Con l'età · from 3 to 104 weeks
Bluchanges toVerde
Occhi · Con l'età · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluchanges toGiallo
Occhi · Con l'età · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluchanges toOro
Occhi · Con l'età · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluchanges toRame
Occhi · Con l'età · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluchanges toArancione
Occhi · Con l'età · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluchanges toNocciola
Occhi · Con l'età · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluchanges toAmbra
Occhi · Con l'età · from 4 to 17 weeks
Rosachanges toSeal
Tartufo · Con l'età · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosachanges toBlu
Tartufo · Con l'età · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosachanges toCioccolato
Tartufo · Con l'età · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosachanges toLilla
Tartufo · Con l'età · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosachanges toSeal
Cuscinetti plantari · Con l'età · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosachanges toBlu
Cuscinetti plantari · Con l'età · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosachanges toCioccolato
Cuscinetti plantari · Con l'età · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosachanges toLilla
Cuscinetti plantari · Con l'età · from 1 to 52 weeks

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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