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Continental Giant rabbit. The Continental Giant, also known as the German Giant, [1] is a very large breed of rabbit which was originally bred for meat. [2] It is recognized by the British Rabbit Council in two categories, colored and white, [3] [4] but is not recognized as a breed by the American Rabbit Breeders Association.
The New Zealand is commonly used as a meat rabbit with a high feed to meat ratio with fine bones, and are considered one of the best breeds for meat production. [11] Production rabbits are fed more protein (18-20% rather than the typical 16-18% for non-production rabbits), and sometimes alfalfa hay.
The American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) is a national club for domestic rabbits and cavy breeders. The ARBA is headquartered in Knox, Pennsylvania , in the United States . Its membership is composed of rabbit and cavy exhibitors, commercial breeders and pet owners in North America and many countries throughout the world.
Commercially processed lean rabbit meat. In efficient production systems, rabbits can turn 20 percent of the proteins they eat into edible meat, compared to 22 to 23 percent for broiler chickens, 16 to 18 percent for pigs and 8 to 12 percent for beef; rabbit meat is more economical in terms of feed energy than beef. [22]
Cinnamons were originally bred as meat rabbits. Of the four parent breeds of the Cinnamon, the New Zealand, Checkered Giant and Californian are largely used meat rabbits (the New Zealand is the most popular meat rabbit in the country, followed by the Californian), [11] [12] giving the Cinnamon a high potential as a meat rabbit as well. [10]
Hudson Yards is located within two primary ZIP Codes. The area south of 34th Street is in 10001 and the area north of 34th Street is in 10018. [ 158 ] The United States Postal Service operates the RCU Annex Station post office at 340 West 42nd Street. [ 159 ]
Because the company operates 24 hours a day, six days a week, Pat LaFrieda Jr. claims that the company is able to “process meat that feed over 300,000 people a day. [3] ” They also cater to about 9,000 restaurants, most of which are located in New York City. [ 12 ]
The Florida White rabbit was accepted as a breed by the ARBA in 1967. [1] The breed originator was ARBA Judge Orville Miliken. [citation needed] He crossed an albino Dutch, an albino Polish and a small but "typie" (sic) New Zealand white and through progressive selection and line breeding produced a strain of compact animals.