Articles written by John S Harrison

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"If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck ……." [2010]
The unsustainable decline in the gene pool of the Oriental in UK
The Oriental Cat Association Year Book 2010.

Oh No …. Not Oriental Shadeds & Ticked Tabbies! [2008]
The genetics of, and differences between, Shaded and Ticked Tabbies
The Oriental Cat Association Year Book 2008.

The Oriental Shorthair [2004]
The history of the Oriental Shorthair with basic details of each variety.
First published in "Our Cats", February 2004

The Oriental Smoke [2003]
The Oriental Shaded, Smoke & Tabby Society, Newslettter No 1, 2004

Red Series in the Oriental [2002]
Red, Cream, Apricot & Tortie colouring and genetics in the Oriental Shorthair.
Includes pedigree information and illustrations
First published in "Our Cats", May 2002
Re-printed in The Oriental Cat Association Yearbook 2002.

Thirty Five Years ...... a light hearted look back ........[2002]
The Siamese Cat Society of Scotland Newsletter, Summer 2002.

Caramel & Apricot in the Oriental [2000]
A history of Caramel & Apricot colouring and the genetics in the Oriental Shorthair.
Re-printed in the Judges Journal of the Australian Cat Federation Inc.
Re-printed in The Oriental Cat Association Yearbook 2001.


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New Colours in the Cat - Caramel, Apricot, Cinnamon & Fawn [1999]
A brief history of the development of the colours together with their genetics.
The Trans-Pennine Balinese, Oriental & Siamese Cat Society 1999.

Ticked Pattern Tabbies & Shaded [1999]
The Development of the Oriental Shaded and the genetics of Shaded and Tabby Cats
with special reference to Ticked Tabby Pattern.
Genotypes of existing Oriental Shaded of Ticked base pattern.
The Oriental Cat Association Year Book 2000.

The Oriental Shaded [1996]
The development and genetics of the Oriental Shaded.
What is Shaded? Relationship to the Tabby cats.

The Oriental Shaded [1993]
An introduction to the Oriental Shaded.
The Oriental Cat Association Year Book 1994


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The Oriental Minefield- Part 1 [1992]
The breeding and genetics of the Oriental Agouti Varieties.
First published in "Cats" August 1992
Translated by Ole Amstrup and printed in 'Perseren' 1993

The Oriental Minefield- Part 2 [1992]
The breeding and genetics of the Oriental Agouti Varieties.
First published in "Cats" August 1992
Translated by Ole Amstrup and printed in 'Perseren' 1993

A History of the Havana - The Original Oriental Variety [1989]
A history of the Chestnut Brown Foreign/Havana and the Foreign Lilac/Oriental Lilac from 1951.
Snippets of information on other Oriental and Shorthaired Varieties.
The Oriental Cat Association Year Book 1990.

Pure Breeding of the Havana & Foreign Lilac [1977]
The genetics of the Havana & Oriental Lilac with reference to 'Siamese' and 'Blue'.
The Havana & Foreign Lilac Cat Club Newsletters 1977.
Reprinted in the Newsletter of the Havana & Oriental Lilac Cat Club 2002

Pure Breeding of the Havana & Foreign Lilac - Two Further Recessives [1978]
The genetics of the Havana & Oriental Lilac with reference to 'Light Brown' and 'Recessive White'.
The Havana & Foreign Lilac Cat Club Newsletters 1978.


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