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The French Angora is a breed of Angora rabbit. This breed has a dense undercoat. If the texture is correct it requires less maintenance than other Angora breeds. Small ear tufts are allowed but not usually preferred by breeders. ARBA recognizes the same colors as with English Angora, plus ticked and wide band.
The Angora is said [by whom?] to have originated in Ankara (historically known as Angora), in present-day Turkey, and is known to have been brought to France in 1723.The Angora rabbit became a popular pet of the French royalty in the mid-18th century, and Angoras had spread to other parts of Europe by the end of that century. [1]
Said to be the result of breeding the Holland lop, English spot and French angora rabbits, this long-haired bunny requires a bit of grooming, particuarly during molting season. Weigh 3.5–4 ...
The ARBA recognizes four official breeds of angora: French, English, satin, and giant – and even more unrecognized ones. They all possess a silky, luxurious wool, which is a hallmark of the breed.
French Angora There are at least 11 varieties of Angora rabbits , including the French Angora . These rabbits have a specific gene that allows their fur to grow rapidly, around one inch per month.
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]
A Blue rabbit doe, without the dwarfing gene, was also involved in the breeding process. [2] These early rabbits maintained the oblong body shape of the French Angora . By 1981, Seeley was mating the rabbits to Netherland Dwarfs , which produced the more petit representatives of the breed [ 1 ] that would make their first appearance at the 1984 ...
Rabbits such as the Angora, American Fuzzy Lop, and Jersey Wooly produce wool. However, since the American Fuzzy Lop and Jersey Wooly are both dwarf breeds, only the much larger Angora breeds such as the English Angora, Satin Angora, Giant Angora, and French Angora are used for commercial wool production.