New Zealand and Viennese blue breed rabbits for sale, Zhytomyr region.

Rabbits were bred in the USA (California) in 1910 from New Zealand reds by selection for albinism, so they, like New Zealand reds, come from a white giant and "hare"
the rabbit Later, an introduction cross with the Belgian
was used by a giant to increase body size.
Rabbits of the New Zealand white breed have an exterior typical of
meat rabbits. Rabbits are characterized by a strong constitution, of medium length.
body with a well-developed loin, short muscular neck,
with a wide, fleshy back and a rounded, wide back.
The bones of rabbits are thin, the skin is delicate, the ears are not fleshy, and are of medium length.(//tractor-service.com)
Body length of males 47 cm, females 49 cm, live weight (standard) males 4.5 kg, females 5 kg. New Zealand white rabbits have white fur and red eyes (albinos). Deviations from albinism are not
is allowed The down is thin, thick and soft. A valuable feature of rabbits is the large hairiness of the paws and calm behavior, therefore, when kept on a slatted and mesh floor, wounds do not form on their limbs and
ulcers (pododermatitis). This makes it possible to keep them in
battery cages for a longer time than heavy meat and skin cells
rabbits The fecundity of females is quite high — 8-10 rabbits per litter, at
females have good milk yield. A valuable property of rabbits is high
intensity of growth of young animals at an early age.
Meat yield at the age of 56 days (slaughter yield) is 61.2%. Rabbits are used for the production of broiler meat both in pure form and when crossing with other breeds. Adaptation to cage conditions, early maturity, high slaughter yield, valuable meat qualities make this breed promising for the introduction of rabbit breeding technology and rearing in closed rooms.
Characteristics of the breedViennese blue. Meat and skin breed of rabbits. Created in one of the suburbs of Vienna (Henzendorf, Austria) around 1890-1895. as a result of crossing pure blue local Moravian rabbits with animalsFlanders breed (Belgian giant). The breed got its name taking into account the place of its breeding for the blue color of the skin. Adult rabbits of the Viennese blue breed, imported to the USSR, weighed from 3.8 to 4 kg, young at birth - 55 g, at the age of one month - 450 g, at the age of 2 months - 1000, at the age of 4 months - 2200 g and at the age of 6 months - 3500. breed in Zviroprom farms of the RSFSR ranged from 4.6 to 5 kg. The body length of adult Vienna Dove rabbits is 57 cm on average, the girth of the chest behind the shoulder blades is 36 cm. Rabbits are fertile - they give an average of about 8 rabbits per litter. They are distinguished by fairly high milk yield and good maternal qualities. The head of animals typical for the breed is light and proportional; chest wide and deep; the back is rather wide, somewhat elongated; the lumbosacral part and croup are quite wide, rounded; limbs are muscular, straight, strong. The color of the hair cover in Vienna blue rabbits is monotonous bluish-blue with a lighter undercoat without spots and dark hair. Thanks to this, their skins can be used in their natural form, as well as imitated under the fur of valuable fur animals. In the coloring typical for the breed of rabbits, three shades are distinguished: dark, light and medium (bluish-blue), without any rings and stripes of other tones. Occasionally there are brown-blue or gray-gray rabbits of this breed, which should be culled from the herd as atypical for the breed. Skins of a darker shade are especially valued. In the summer, a slight brownish coating may appear on the skins of such rabbits, but after molting it disappears by winter. Rabbits are born gray. They acquire the color characteristic of the breed with age. The coat of rabbits of this breed is thick, soft, glossy, with a strong shine.