What do the following terms mean: F1, F2, F3, F4 and AON, BON, CON ?
Because Bengal’s originate from crosses of Asian Leopard Cats and domestic cats the method of describing how many generations a cat is from the original wild ancestor is very important. You may often hear reference to Bengal’s by a number following the letter F. The “F” stands for “Filial or Foundation” and is used to differentiate early Bengal/ALC crosses from SBT. F1 cats have an ALC as one of the parents. F2 cats have an ALC grandparent F3 cats have an ALC great-grand parent. F4 cats have an ALC great-great grandparent. The TICA registration system provides each cat registered with a special registration number. This number contains pedigree and birth date information about the cat. The first three characters of the registration number gives the pedigree information. In order to be eligible for Championship competition in showing, the registration number of each individual cat must have the prefix “SBT”. What does “SBT” mean? SBT denotes Studbook status (Stud Book Traditional), and
