Rabbit Production - Genetics (Exam 1)

[ A - Series / Setting the Pattern]

A

a^t

a

A : Agouti

a^t : Tan

a : Self

[ B - Series / Black or Chocolate]

B

b

B : Black

b : Chocolate

[ C - Series / Amount of Color ]

C

c^chd

c^chl

c^h

c

C : Full color

c^chd : Dark chinchilla

c^chl : Shaded

c^h : Himalayan

c : Albino Himalayan

[ D - Series / Color Dilution ]

D

d

D : Full ( intense ) color

d : Dilute color

[ E - Series / Amount of Color ]

E^s

E

e^j

e

E^s : Super extension of black ( steel )

E : Normal extension of black

e^j : Japanese , patching , brindling

e : Non-extension of black

[ V - Series / Amount of Color ]

VV

Vv

vv

VV : Regular coloration

Vv : Vienna-marked

vv : Blue eyed white

[ En - English Spotting Gene ]

Enen

EnEn

enen

Enen : Normal spotting

EnEn : Mostly white ( Charlies )

enen : Solid color

[ Dwarfing Gene ]

dwdw

Dwdw

DwDw

dwdw : Lethal (“Peanut” , won’t survive)

Dwdw : typical dwarf

DwDw : Normal ( false dwarf in dwarf breeds , slightly bigger than typical dwarf )

[ Other Genes ]

Wide-band

Long hair

Satin

Rufous

Dutch

Silver

Rex

Lutino

Hotot

Wide-band : ww ( Intermediate band effect )

Long hair : ll ( LL = Normal length )

Satin : sasa ( Clear hair cuticle )

Rufous : polygenetic ( Belgian Hare , Tan , Thrianta)

Dutch : Dudu ( Almost completely colored , dudu = almost completely white

Silver : sisi ( Silver , Silver Fox , Crème D’ Argent , Champagne D’ Argent , Argent Brun )

Rex : rr ( No primary guard hairs )

Lutino : pp (Highly reduced eumelanin )

Hotot : Genetic interplay between Du and En with modifier genes

Number 1 country in producing the most rabbit meat

Number 1 state in producing the most rabbit meat

Country: China

State: Texas

Black diluted

Blue

Chocolate diluted