The white variety came about from cross breeding among several breeds such as the Flemish, American Whites, and Angoras. This albino trait gives the rabbits a pure white coat. Contributor Names Gilmore, C. P. Created / Published Santa Barbara, Cal., Pacific coast publishing company [1917] Subject Headings - Rabbits Notes - On cover: C. P. Gilmore. Color to match body, color with as little white under jaw as possible.

The white rabbits are by far the most popular and are bred the most often. port.) Each of the coat colors belongs to a separate variety of the breed. These are red, white, black, blue, and broken, the latter being any color mixed with white.

The New Zealand red rabbit and rabbit culture, devoted to the care and breeding of the popular New Zealand red rabbit by Gilmore, C. P. Publication date 1917 Topics Rabbits Publisher Santa Barbara, Cal., Pacific coast publishing company Collection library_of_congress; biodiversity; fedlink Digitizing sponsor Sloan Foundation Contributor The Library of Congress Language English. The New Zealand red rabbit and rabbit culture, devoted to the care and breeding of the popular New Zealand red rabbit.

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New Zealand rabbits enjoy being handled and are rather easy-going. There are currently efforts to try and create a blue New Zealand, but these have not yet reached fruition.

Head Medium full and shapely. - Also available in digital form. The American Rabbit Breeders Association currently recognise the New Zealand in four separate colours: white, red, black and broken – where a solid colour is mixed with patches of white. The average lifespan of a New Zealand rabbit is between 5 to 8 years. In using the score card, cuts of THE NEW ZEALAND RED RABBIT 11 Vs to 8 are to be made on under- weight animals. All New Zealand rabbits have short, flyback fur.

It is thought to be a cross between a Belgian Hare and a white rabbit. New Zealand rabbits come in white, black, red and broken: a mixture of white and black or white and red. However, this can vary depending on conditions such as diet, health care, and housing. The New Zealand rabbit has five colors that is recognized by the ARBA. Points 5. By C. P. Gilmore. Personality.

Lifespan. Their fur should be clean and set tightly in the pelt. There is no cut for overweight, but specimens over ten pounds at maturity are generally fat, which will count against them in com- parison judging. New Zealand white rabbits have a condition called albinism, where the animal lacks melanin, the pigment which gives animals their skin, hair and eye color. Medium 20 p. illus. 23 cm.

Topics: Rabbits . Background: The New Zealand rabbit was first a red variety and became known in the United States about 1912.

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