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  2. Flemish Giant rabbit - Wikipedia

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    The Flemish Giant is an ancestor of many rabbit breeds from all over the world, one of which is the Belgian Hare, [1] which was imported into England in the mid-19th century. [2] The Flemish Giant was exported from England and Belgium to America in the early 1890s to increase the size of meat rabbits during the great "rabbit boom". [6]

  3. 32 breeds of rabbits - AOL

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    There are three chinchilla breeds: standard, American, and giant, of which the standard is the smallest. Chinchillas feature in many domestic rabbit breeds’ ancestry. Max weight 7.5lb.

  4. List of rabbit breeds not recognized by the American Rabbit ...

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    The Spanish Giant is a breed of large sized rabbit that weighs 5.7 to 6.8 kg (12.5 to 15 lb). Its primary use is meat. The breed was established in 1912 in Spain when farmers in Valencia tried to produce an animal which would provide as much meat as possible. It was created as a mix of Flemish Giant rabbits.

  5. Cuniculture - Wikipedia

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    Counterintuitively, the giant rabbit breeds are rarely used for meat production, due to their extended growth rates (which lead to high feed costs) and their large bone size (which reduces the percentage of their weight that is usable meat). Dwarf breeds, too, are rarely used, due to the high production costs, slow growth, and low offspring rate.

  6. Hare-raising rescue: CHP saves massive rabbit from a Santa ...

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    Interestingly, she said the rabbit's size is not uncommon for its breed, a Flemish giant, which are some of the largest rabbits in the world and are often kept as pets.

  7. 'Absolute Unit' of a Rabbit Has People Online Totally Smitten

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    While on the larger side, it's more common for Flemish Giants to be anywhere from 15 to 20 lbs. Adult Flemish Giants can be 2.5–4 feet in length when they're stretched out. There's a reason why ...

  8. List of rabbit breeds - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Blue of Sint-Niklaas - Wikipedia

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    The Blue of Sint-Niklaas is much heavier, up to 12 lb (5.4 kg), indicating resemblance to the Flemish Giant. After the decrease of pelt-selling and fur industries in the region (and the world) the breed became almost extinct, as it was not popular as a pet or for meat.