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Rabbit Breeds. You need to take notes from your classmates! This only provides you with the pictures. French Lop. French Lop. France 1850 Cross of English Lop and Butterfly Rabbit Shorter ears than English Lop Very muscular/ massive thick body Bucks: 9 lbs Does: 10 lbs Various colors.
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Rabbit Breeds You need to take notes from your classmates! This only provides you with the pictures.
French Lop • France 1850 • Cross of English Lop and Butterfly Rabbit • Shorter ears than English Lop • Very muscular/ massive thick body • Bucks: 9 lbs • Does: 10 lbs • Various colors
Jersey Wooly • Developed in New Jersey • Cross of Netherland Dwarf and Angora • Less than 3.5 lbs • Ears 2”-3” long • 5 colors: shaded, self, agouti, tan, and pointed
Harlequin • Northern France and Belgium 1880’s • Cross of Dutch and common domestic rabbit • Colors: each side is different colors and face is opposite colors • 2 main colors: orange and white • Dark brown eyes • Medium size
Giant Angora • Origin: Turkey • Oldest domestic rabbit • Made to maximize wool production • Firm body and unique coat • Bucks: 8.5 lbs • Does: 9 lbs • Ruby eyes with white fur/ blue eyes with white fur • Playful and social • 3 types of wool: medium fine, delicately weaved and fluff
Mini Rex • Cross of Standard Rex and Netherland Dwarf • Less than 4.5 lbs • Dense plush fur (11 varieties) • Comes in many colors
Checkered Giant • From Germany 1904 • Cross of Rhenish Checkered and Flemish Giant • America 1910 • Long well arched body • White with black or blue markings • Stands well off ground • Colored butterfly nose and eye circles • Cheek spots and spine markings • Distinct tail and side markings • Bucks: 11 lbs • Does: 12 lbs
Silver Martin • 50 years ago in nest box of standard Chinchilla • Black predominant color • Silver lining of ears • Eye circles are silver • Black, Blue, Chocolate, and Sable • Fur: 1” long • Bucks: 6-8.5 lbs • Does: 7-9.5 lbs
Havana • Mutation in 1898 • Chocolate color • Eyes: dark brown with ruby glow • 4.5-6.5 lbs
Hotot • France 1912 • Cross of French rabbit and Giant Panpillon • America 1978 • White with black band around eyes • Bucks: 8-10 lbs • Does: 9-11 lbs
Crème d’Argent • America 1934 • Very popular for fur • From France • Colors: cream with bright orange under coat • Bucks: 8-10 lbs • Does: 8.5-11 lbs
Flemish Giant • Belgium • Came to America 50 years ago • Comes in many different colors • Largest of all domestic breeds • Bucks: 12+ lbs • Does: 13+ lbs • Average weight: 15-18 lbs
Sable • Medium body length • Bucks: 7+ lbs • Does: 8+ lbs • Deep sepia brown • Head, ears and feet purple or shaded brown sheen • 1919 from English Chinchilla rabbits
Satin • Bucks: 8.5-10.5 lbs • Does: 9-11 lbs • Comes in many different colors • Origin: Indiana • Glass clear sheath to guard hair • Most popular commercial rabbit • Long muscular body, long ears and wiggly nose
American • Bucks: 9-11 lbs • Does: 10-12 lbs • Color: blue and white • America 1917 • Popular during 1920’s-1930’s • Back arches up more than other rabbits
English Lop • Bucks: 9+ lbs • Does: 10+ lbs • Ears: 23-24” long • Brown and black • Unknown origin • First seen 1885 in Africa • Longest ears: 28.5” • Medium length and arched back
Californian • Cross of Himalyan and Chinchilla and the crossed with White New Zealand • Most popular breeds • Colors: white with black nose, feet tail and ears • Bucks: 8-10 lbs • Does: 8.5-10.5 lbs
Polish • Developed and albino Dutch rabbit • Short rounded body with short limbs and fine bones • Large eyes • Colors: black, blue, chocolate and 2 kinds of white
Dutch • Origin: Holland • Brought to England • Unique colors: color patches on each side of head with white stripe in middle • 3.5-5 lbs average • Colors: black, blue, chocolate, steel gray, gray
Shorthaired Rex • Origin: 1919 • Came from mutation in litters in common grey rabbits that produced short haired litters • They have a short hair coat with guard hairs the same length as the underfur • Fur stands to a right angle to the skin • Very soft • Colors: Blue, black, Californian, castor, chinchilla, chocolate, lilac, lynx, opal, red, sable, seal white, broken • Bucks: 7.5 lbs; Does: 8-10.5 lbs
Holland Lop • Origin: Netherlands • Small size • Colors: white, black, brown, solid or broken patterns • Apple shaped head • Short, broad eyes • Broad muzzle • Body resembles a French lop, but smaller • Less than 4 lbs • Cross between Netherland Dwarf, French Lop and English Lop
Rhinelander • Origin: Germany • Unknown ancestory • Cross between English Butterfly rabbit and Japanese/Flemish Giant • Butterfly marking on nose, cheek spots, and eyering • Body is white with herringbone pattern or unbroken stripe from neck to tip of tail • Color markings on hip and flank • Comes in tricolors: blue, black, white • Buck: 6.5-9.5 lbs; Does: 7-10 lbs
Silver Fox • Bucks: 9-11 lbs; Does: 10-12 lbs • Silver tipped fur • Fur is like fox fur • Original name: American Silver Giant • Originated 1920’s in Ohio • Name Given in 1929 • Fur is 1-1.5” in length
New Zealand • Cross between Belgian Hare and common white rabbit • 9 lbs • Origin: California and Indiana • Colors: white, red, black, grey • Mostly used for meat production • Leading choice for commercial rabbit production in the U.S.
Cinnamon • Medium length • Meaty body • Color: Rust or cinnamon with thick smoke gray across back; underfur is orange • Bucks 8-10.5 lbs • Does: 9-11 lbs