Brief introduction of several excellent varieties of Rabbit

1 Rex rabbit

Originated in the Coren region of France, it is the most famous short-haired leather rabbit in the world. Because its hair is short and smooth, and the gun hair (coarse hair) does not show the suede surface, it is particularly beautiful, so it is called "Rexrabbit" abroad, which means "Rex rabbit" in Chinese. Rex rabbit is usually called "Rex rabbit" in China because its fur is similar to otter skin. There are more than ten kinds of coat, such as white, black, blue, yellow, gray, coffee, bluish blue, California and so on. The figure is medium and the hindquarters are well developed. The head is small and the mouth is pointed, the eyes are large and round, the tail is equal and upright, and the eyebrows are thin and curved. The adult weight reached 2.5~3.5kg and each fetus gave birth to 5-7 litters. The rabbit is characterized by thick, soft and silky short hair, much like a plucked Rex hair, less gun hair, neat hair, not protruding velvet surface, long hair 1.3~2.2cm, but the hair length 1.6cm is the most ideal. Rabbit hair has strong heat preservation and is not easy to fall off.

2 ear-hanging rabbits

There is no exact record of the source, it is said that it first appeared in North Africa, and then distributed to Germany, France, Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands and so on, which can be divided into legal system, German system, British system and so on. Most of the rabbits raised in our country are French drooping ear rabbits, and they are commonly called "male sheep rabbits" in our country because of their head shape like a ram. The rabbit belongs to a large, meat ornamental breed. Its biggest feature is that the two ears grow up especially, showing a "eight" shape, drooping to the chest. The body is enlarged, the neck is short, the waist is wide, and the buttocks are thick. The coat has white, black, brown, yellow and other colors. The French drooping-ear rabbit introduced from China has a brown coat and a body weight of 6~8kg, some of which are more than 10kg. The rabbit gave birth to 5 litters per litter, gentle and dull in temperament, stable in inheritance, but poor in adaptability, disease resistance and reproductive performance, weak motherhood and low feeding rate.

3 Japanese White Rabbit

Commonly known as "Japanese big-eared rabbit", "Japanese big-eared white rabbit". The rabbit is a standard wool, medium, skin and meat breed. Its hair color is pure white, the eyes are red, the ears grow erect, the ear root is thin, the ear tip is pointed, it is shaped like a willow leaf, and the female rabbit has a flesh beard under the jaw. The adult weight of the rabbit reaches 4~5kg and has the characteristics of early maturity, rapid growth, good reproductive performance and good fur quality. Because the ears grow up, the fur is white and the blood vessels are clearly visible, so it is an ideal experimental rabbit.

4 bluish blue rabbit

Originated in France, the rabbit is named because its fur color is similar to that of the precious fur animal-purple blue (also known as Rattus norvegicus or Rattus norvegicus). It is a famous variety for both skin and meat in the world. At first, the rabbit was small, which was a standard cyan-purple rabbit, and then the American and giant cyan-blue rabbits were bred successively. The common characteristics of its coat color are grayish blue, the tip of the ear and the back of the tail are black, and the triangular areas around the eyes, the ventral side of the tail, the abdomen and the back of the neck are gray-white. The differences among the three types of bluish blue rabbits are: the standard type is darker and grayish blue, while the American type and the giant type are lighter. The standard type has no submandibular beard, while both the American type and the giant type have a more developed flesh beard. The body weight of standard adult rabbits is 2.5~3.5kg for male rabbits and 2.7-3.6kg for female rabbits, 4.1~5.0kg for American male rabbits, 4.5-5.4kg for female rabbits, 5.4~6.8kg for giant male rabbits and 6.5~7.3kg for female rabbits. Because of its good hair quality, strong adaptability and good reproductive performance, it is very popular and widely raised. But its growth rate is slow.

5 New Zealand White Rabbit

New Zealand white rabbits are some albino individuals with high meat yield and good meat quality selected from New Zealand red rabbits in the United Kingdom for pure breeding, and then bred by the introduction of Fran's rabbits. Now they are widely used as meat rabbits and experimental rabbits. The rabbit has pure white hair, pink eyes, small head, erect ears, medium body, cylindrical shape, wide and deep chest, plump waist and ribs, round buttocks, strong limbs, and a fleshy beard under the female jaw. The adult weight is 4~5kg, and each litter gives birth to 7 litters. The rabbit is characterized by rapid growth in the early stage, and its body weight can reach 2.5~2.7kg at the age of 3 months. it has the advantages of high meat yield, fat and tender meat, strong disease resistance, high reproduction rate and good fur quality.

6 Belgian rabbit

Originated in Belgium, and later introduced into the United Kingdom, after breeding, it has become a large meat breed, the coat belongs to the standard hair type, brownish yellow, because the coat color is very similar to the hare, so it is called the Belgian hare. The rabbit has black eyes and broad erect ears. The tip of the ear has a bright black edge. The adult rabbit has a large body size and long limbs. The adult rabbit has a body weight of 5.5~6.5kg, with an average of 8 litters per fetus and a weight of 2.5~2.8kg at 3 months old. It has the advantages of fast growth, resistance to rough feeding, strong physique, strong adaptability, fine bones, plump muscles, well-developed hip muscles and delicate meat, so it is an ideal large meat variety, but compared with medium-sized meat varieties, it consumes more feed and has a higher rate of foot disease when raised on metal mesh, so large commercial rabbit farms should only be raised as male parents and used to cross with small and medium-sized female rabbits to produce commercial meat rabbits.

7 California Rabbit

Originated in California, USA, it belongs to standard wool and medium breed. It is one of the world famous meat rabbits. The coat is mainly white, the eyes are red, only the ears, nose, lower limbs and tail are black or brown, but the hair of the baby rabbit is white, and the eight-end black appears after the first hair change, so it is called "eight-point black" rabbit. The rabbit's ears are small and erect, its body is medium and its hindquarters are plump. The body weight of adult male rabbits was 3.6~4.5kg, and that of female rabbits was 3.9~4.8kg. Each fetus gave birth to 7 litters, and the body weight of 3 months old could reach 2.3~2.5kg. The advantages are early weight gain, muscle fullness, strong adaptability and good disease resistance. The female rabbit is known as the "nanny rabbit" because of its gentle temperament, good motherhood, high lactation rate and high lactation rate. It is genetically stable and is often crossed with New Zealand white rabbits to produce commercial meat rabbits.