Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A Netherland Dwarf rabbit; note the short ears, brachycephalic head and cobby body. Ruby-eyed white colour variety. The Netherland Dwarf is a breed of domestic rabbit that originated in the Netherlands. Weighing 1.1–2.5 pounds (0.50–1.13 kg), [1] [2] the Netherland Dwarf is one of the smallest rabbit breeds.
The Netherland Dwarf is the smallest of the domestic rabbits. The American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) [3] [4] accepts a weight range of 1.1–3.5 lb (0.50–1.59 kg), but 2.5 lb (1.1 kg) is the maximum allowed by the British Rabbit Council (BRC). [5] The small stature of the Netherland Dwarf was initially the result of the dwarfing gene ...
In that era, large rabbits were valued for their commercial value. But in later years, big bunnies went out of style and people started pursuing dwarf breeds. In the 1970s, one breeder in East Germany and one in West Germany started working on a Dwarf Hotot, completely independent of one another. One crossed a Ruby-Eyed White Netherland Dwarf ...
Researchers estimate fewer than 100 Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits are left in the wild.
The Teddy Dwarf is a dwarf sized rabbit, [152] weighing 0.82 to 1.68 kg (1.8 to 3.7 lb). The Teddy Dwarf was created in Germany in 2009. It was created by crossing an Angora rabbit and a Lionhead rabbit. The name Teddy Rabbit was created by the Teddy Rabbit Club, [153] which was founded in Germany in 2004. Teddy Dwarfs have spread to almost all ...
Mini Rex is a breed of domestic rabbit that was created in 1984 in Florida by the late Monna Berryhill of Texas. The Rex mutation, derived in France in the 19th century, is recessive and causes the hair to protrude outwards from the body, instead of lying flat, and the guard hairs to be shortened to the length of the undercoat, or a bit longer.
In 1978, Herschbach and Dyke created a correspondence club for the Mini Lops. Within a year, they had over 500 members who had contacted the ARBA with support for the Mini Lop rabbit. In 1980, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the National Rabbit Convention, this breed marked its success when it was recognized as an official rabbit breed sanctioned by ...
"Rabbit fryers" are rabbits that are between 70 and 90 days old, weighing 1.5 to 2.5 kilograms (3–5 lb) in live weight. "Rabbit roasters" are rabbits from 90 days to 6 months old, weighing 2.5–3.5 kg (5–8 lb) in live weight. "Rabbit stewers" are rabbits 6 months or older, weighing over 3.5 kg (8 lb).