What does the ICC ratio mean?
Go the page ‘Ocicat In-Breeding’ for a complete answer to this question and also an informative article by Dr. Howard H. Myers, Professor Emeritus of Animal Genetics, Dept. Animal Sciences, Oregon State University, USA. A : ICC stands for ‘Inbreeding Co-efficient Complete’ – it is a statistical ratio that measures the degree of inbreeding in the cat or kitten calculated as far back in the pedigree as possible. Of course, taken back as far as possible, every cat on earth is related! At Oz Catz, we ensure the genetic health of our Ocicat kittens by keeping the ICC index of our kittens, both for pet and for breeding, as low as possible. The ICC index has limited relevance to our pet kittens, but is included as an indicator to other Ocicat breeders interested in our breeding kittens.
