Alaska rabbit

The Alaska is a medium sized (3.25 up to 4 kg ), solid black rabbit breed.

The hereditary formula of Alaska is ABCDG ( German symbolism ) or ABCDE ( English symbolism )

History of breed

Similar to other breeds was the desire to imitate a precious fur at the Erzüchtung of Alaskakaninchens. In the case of Alaskakaninchen was the model of the black Alaskafuchs, after which the breed was named. Order through breeding of race strove in particular M. Fischer from Gotha. As a starting races Russians, Havana, Dutch and Black Silver rabbit served him. 1907 Alaskakaninchen were first presented at a show. It occurred after a short time on two breeding directions of Alaskakaninchens while striving for a part of the breeder Alaskakaninchen with a pure black coat, tried the other, the long white guard hairs Alaskakaninchen be cultured in order to better imitate the fox fur. However, since these guard hairs are considerably above the fox fur the rest of fur, which is not the case in the rabbit, this goal has been discarded, but placed the white enforcement in some breeds of Alaskakaninchen for decades to a problem dar. parallel to Fischer in Gotha bred Friedrich joppich, then still living in Switzerland, a black rabbit of the same name from the English Schwärzlingen Pinto. Today, the Alaskakaninchen is a common breed that is often seen at shows.

Similar breeds

The Black Wiener is significantly greater with 4.25 to 5.25 kg. Pure Black is approved as a color shock or drawing color in other breeds.

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