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Some lop-eared rabbits have been deliberately bred for exaggerated ear length. [4] As this can be considered detrimental to the rabbit's health, requirements in Germany "ban rabbits with ears over 65 cm (25.5 in), and in Holland, 70 cm (27.5 in) is as long as they can be allowed [in shows] before disqualification."
The Velveteen Lop is a breed of lop-eared rabbit developed from Mini Rex and English Lop ancestry in the United States from the late 1980s through early 1990s. [1] It is the first American rabbit breed to combine lopped ears and rex fur. [2] Velveteens are known to have friendly, gentle personalities.
The Velveteen Lop is a breed of rabbit that is a cross between the Mini Rex and the English Lop. [158] Breeder Virginia Menden began developing the breed in 1991, with the goal of creating a rabbit that had a semi-arched body shape and fur similar to that of the Mini Rex. [158] Menden named the breed after the children's story The Velveteen ...
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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]
The Holland Lop is a breed of lop-eared rabbit that was recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) in 1979. The Holland Lop, with a maximum weight of 1.8 kg (4 lb) (as stipulated by ARBA), is one of the smallest lop-eared breeds. [1] Holland Lops are one of the most popular rabbit breeds in the United States and the United ...
On 1 November 2003 the ears of an English Lop called Nipper's Geronimo were measured at 79 cm (31.125 in) in a complete span at the American Rabbit Breeders Association National Convention in Wichita, Kansas, USA and are recorded as the largest measured ear-span of a rabbit, and a Guinness World Record. [6]
Dozens of rabbits found dead with missing eyes and ears had a “dangerous” and “highly contagious” form of hepatitis, according to the RSPCA.. At least 100 rabbits were mysteriously ...