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ARBA recognizes only the original "standard" color variety of white with dark points, while the British Rabbit Council (BRC) recognizes four color varieties: normal, chocolate, blue, or lilac points. The BRC standard calls for a desired weight of 9.5 pounds (4.3 kg) with a minimum of 7.5 pounds (3.4 kg), while ARBA accepts a maximum weight of ...
Different breeds of rabbit at an exhibition in the Netherlands, 1952. As of 2017, there were at least 305 breeds of the domestic rabbit in 70 countries around the world raised for in the agricultural practice of breeding and raising domestic rabbits as livestock for their value in meat, fur, wool, education, scientific research, entertainment and companionship in cuniculture. [1]
Rabbit breeds originating in the United States Pages in category "Rabbit breeds originating in the United States" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The Lynx rabbit, also called the Luchskaninchen rabbit and the Lux rabbit, is a medium-sized rabbit that weighs 2.5–3.2 kg (5.5–7.1 lb). The Lynx originates from Germany and was created by Karl Hoffmann from Düsseldorf who first exhibited the breed in 1919.
The brush rabbit feeds mainly on grasses and forbs, especially green clover. It also eats berries and browses on shrubs. [4] A trapping study of the brush rabbit in the Berkeley Hills in Northern California indicated that males had larger home ranges than females at all times of the year, and especially in May when females were moving the least ...
A rabbit court was a walled area lined with brick and cement, while a pit was similar, although less well-lined and more sunken. [2]: 347–350 Individual boxes or burrow-spaces could line the wall. Rabbits would be kept in a group in these pits or courts, and individuals collected when desired for eating or pelts.
They are generally small in size and come in two main groupings of body plans, the larger rabbit group and smaller pika group, ranging overall from the 11 cm (4 in) long Gansu pika to the 76 cm (30 in) long desert hare. The domestic rabbit subspecies of the European rabbit has been domesticated, resulting in a worldwide distribution.
Mabel Illingworth (1879–1955) [1] was a rabbit breeder credited with the creation of the Lilac and Blue Imperial breeds. She is credited as the first woman to create a rabbit breed. [ 2 ] In addition to developing of these breeds, Mabel contributed to the growth of rabbit fancy in the United States through the export of Lilac, Blue Imperial ...