Standard Rex rabbit

Standard Rex rabbit

The Standard Rex is a variety of rabbit especially known for it's extremely soft fur. A medium size rabbit, also a commercial, they can be between convert|7|-|10.5|lb|. It is prized for its fur and meat production. These are prolific rabbits having large litters with odd numbers of kits, often numbering between 6-10. They are known as good mothers and are used as foster mothers for other rabbit breeds. These rabbits have beautiful fur that is comparable in texture to very expensive sheared & plucked furs of larger animals, but they require no alterations to their fur beyond tanning. As rabbit is one of the healthiest USDA meats, the tanned fur offers a valuable & functional commodity for the home hobbyist or commercial breeder. Rex fur is a recessive genetic mutation that results in shortened guard hairs, the length of the down coat, which stick out from the body creating a plush velvet coat. The resulting coat is short and very dense, and is what would be called undercoat on a normal furred rabbit. They are full of personality and can make lovely pets. This breed is also referred to as a "Velveteen" rabbit.

Varieties

Standard Rex rabbits come in 16 different officially recognized varieties, as follows:

*Amber-
*Black-
*Blue-
*Broken (including Tricolor)-
*Californian-
*Castor-
*Chinchilla-
*Chocolate-
*Lilac-
*Lynx-
*Opal-
*Black Otter-
*Red-
*Sable-
*Seal-
*White-

See also

* Mini Rex

External links

* [http://www.rabbitandcavydirectory.com/Breed_Gallery/Rex.htm The Rex Rabbit on The Rabbit & Cavy Directory]

References

* [http://www.nationalrexrc.org/index.html National Rex Rabbit Club]


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