{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_birman_cat","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_birman_cat\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Birman — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association) official breed-standard factual data for Birman, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/birman_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_birman_cat/01_companion_breed_standard_birman_cat.md\nsource_document: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\n  title: \"Birman — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.cfa.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (CFA & TICA breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Birman — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Birman is a pointed cat with required white feet (gloves), described as full-bodied, heavily boned, well-muscled and in good balance.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is medium long to long, silken in texture, with a heavy ruff around the neck and no undercoat.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Birmans are pointed in all colours, with a pale body coat that is preferably free of body markings.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The required eye colour is blue; any eye colour other than blue is a disqualification (CFA and TICA).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* White gloves on all four paws are required, and lack of a glove on any paw is a disqualification.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A kinked or abnormal tail is a disqualification.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Birman — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Birman — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.cfa.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/birman_combined.txt"},"source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/birman_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":426,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}