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NRR's Breeders course (40 days to complete the home study course)
- What is NRR and FIFe
- NRR's og FIFe's laws and regulations
- The breeder's responsibility when selling a cat
- Review of forms
- Cat purchasing
- Cat delivery and sales contracts
- Cat diseases - focus on how to deal with hereditary and/or infectious diseases
- Which cats can/should not be used in breeding
- Formalities before mating
- Pedigree requests
- Rules for cattery approval
- Why attend cat shows
- How shall exhibitors, judges, assistants, officers and others behave at cat shows
- Which cats can/cannot attend cat shows
- Review of show registration forms, etc.
https://www.nrr.no/diplomoppdrettere -
PawAcademy level 1 (G1) - Cat ownership (7 weeks course)
- Anatomy, an introduction
- Behaviour
- Basic information about food and nutrition
- Indoor cat? Outdoor cat?
- How to find the right cat breeder
- Pedigree cat or mix breed?
- Laws and rules regarding buying cats
- Contracts
- Safe environment for the cat
- Poisoning
- Litter trays and cat litter
- Neuter/spay
- Health checks
- Vaccinations
- The elderly cat
- Parasites
- Common diseases and health problems
- Health programmes
- Cat breeds
- Cat colours
- Cat shows
- Breeding?
https://www.pawpeds.com/pawacademy/courses/g1/g1students.html -
PawAcademy level 2 (G2) - Cat breeding for beginners (12 weeks course)
- Responsibilities of the breeder
- Housing and care - laws, permissions and regulations
- Mentorship
- Breeding plan
- Choosing your breeding cats
- Owning a stud
- Owning a breeding female
- Birth control pills
- Basic genetics
- Colour genetics
- Genetic diseases and defects
- Infectious diseases
- Mating
- Pregnancy
- Delivery of the kittens
- Determining the sex of the kittens
- Defects in the kittens
- Hand feeding kittens
- Colour determination
- Registration and certificates
- Development of the kittens
- Evaluating and selecting the kittens
- Selling the kittens
http://www.pawpeds.com/pawacademy/courses/g2/g2students.html