What does each club give for Înălțimea la greabăn in the Ca de Bou?

FCI, Male: 55–58 cm; UKC, Male: 54.6–58.4 cm; FCI, Female: 52–55 cm; UKC, Female: 52.1–54.6 cm.

Ca de Bou 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: FCI, UKC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	UKC
Înălțimea la greabăn, male	55–58 cm	54.6–58.4 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	52–55 cm	52.1–54.6 cm
Greutate, male	35–38 kg	34.9–38.1 kg
Greutate, female	30–34 kg	29.9–34 kg
Raport craniu/bot	3	3

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC
StopPronunțat	Standard (“Seen from side, strongly defined and protruding”)	Standard (“The stop is strongly defined seen from the side”)
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	Standard (“The bite is undershot; ... not exaggerated”)	Defect (“Fault: Excessively undershot.”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă inversă	No ruling	Standard (“meeting in a reverse scissors bite”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Defect (“Serious faults: Scissor or pincer bite.”)	Defect (“Fault: ... Scissors or level bite.”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	Defect (“Scissor or pincer bite.”)	Defect (“Scissors or level bite.”)
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	Descalificant (“Overshot mouth.”)	Descalificant (“Disqualification: Overshot bite.”)
Forma ochilorOvali	Standard (“Large, oval in shape, lids wide open”)	Standard (“Large, oval in shape, set wide apart and deeply”)
Poziția ochilorAdânciți	Standard (“The eyes are deep set and far apart.”)	Standard (“set wide apart and deeply in their sockets”)
Poziția ochilorDepărtați	Standard (“The eyes are deep set and far apart.”)	Standard (“set wide apart and deeply in their sockets”)
Purtarea urechilorÎn formă de trandafir	Standard (“it is a so called “rose ear””)	Standard (“Rose ears, rather small and set on high.”)
Purtarea urechilorErecte (ciulite)	Defect (“Ears set on erect, even if the back third is the shape of a rose ear.”)	No ruling
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	Standard (“Set on high and to the sides, rather small”)	Standard (“Rose ears, rather small and set on high.”)
SalbăUșoară	Alternativ (“thin dewlap permitted”)	Standard (“with loose skin and a thin dewlap”)
Inserția coziiJoasă	Standard (“TAIL: Low set on.”)	Standard (“Set on low, thick at the base, tapering towards the tip.”)
Forma coziiRăsucită	No ruling	Defect (“Fault: Screw tail, such as in a Bulldog.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	UKC
Șosete	Alternativ (“White patches are permitted on front feet, on chest and on muzzle”)	Alternativ (“White is permitted on the front feet, the chest and the muzzle”)
Pată pe piept	Alternativ (“White patches are permitted on front feet, on chest and on muzzle”)	Alternativ (“White is permitted on the front feet, the chest and the muzzle”)
Mască	Alternativ (“A black mask is also permitted”)	Alternativ (“A black mask is also permitted”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	UKC
Tăierea urechilor	Descalificant (“Cropped ears or docked tail.”)	Descalificant (“Disqualification: Cropped ears.”)
Caudectomie (tăierea cozii)	Descalificant (“Cropped ears or docked tail.”)	Descalificant (“Disqualification: Docked tail.”)

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Ca de Bou colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Ca de Bou in Negru și Fauve. Standard patterns: Tărcat și Tărcat inversat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Negru	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Fauve	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“fawn”)
Patterns
Tărcat	Standard (“Brindle, fawn and black, preference in this order”)	Standard (“Brindle, fawn and black, in that order of preference”)
Tărcat inversat	Standard (“Brindle, fawn and black, preference in this order”)	Standard (“Brindle, fawn and black, in that order of preference”)

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Maro închis	Standard (“as dark as possible and according to coat colour”)	Standard (“as dark as possible depending on the color of the coat”)
Maro deschis	Descalificant (“Light or yellow eyes”)	No ruling
Galben	Descalificant (“Light or yellow eyes”)	Descalificant (“Yellow eyes”)

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Negru	Standard (“Black and broad”)	Standard (“Black and broad”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Descalificant: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.

Color changes

How a Ca de Bou's colors can change over its life.

Negruchanges toRuginiu
Blană · Cu starea corporală · can change back
Negruchanges toGri
Blană · Progresiv
Negruchanges toMaro
Blană · La soare · can change back
Negruchanges toNas de iarnă
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back
Negruchanges toRoz
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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