Butterfly (rabbit)

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German giant chick with typical head markings

As a butterfly is for domestic rabbits , especially in dappled as the German giant pinto , the Rheinische Pinto , the small check in or English pinto the coat pattern, referred to the nose.

description

The butterfly got its name because it resembles the insect of the same name when optimally expressed . The drawings that represent the wings run to the left and right of the nose from the lower jaw to the bridge of the nose. An elongated color on the bridge of the nose, the so-called thorn, represents the body of the butterfly.

The targeted breeding of piebalds with the typical butterfly pattern began in France in the second half of the 19th century, at the beginning of the 20th century the first animals came to Germany, where breeding experiments were also started. The piebalds were also referred to as butterfly rabbits because of the concise coat pattern . In the English-speaking world there is the name Butterfly Rabbits ( German  butterfly rabbit ), in France the piebalds are called Papillon ( German  butterfly ).

Assessment indicator

Since the beginning of the 20th century at the latest, the expression of the butterfly has been used as an evaluation criterion for breeding rabbits. The evenness and the sharp delimitation of the wings as well as the shape of the spine play a role. Non-standard butterflies are classified into light and severe errors. The slight defects include, for example, serrated wings or an unsightly shape of the spine; A serious mistake is a completely missing wing, a missing thorn or the missing border of the lower jaw (so-called incomplete butterfly ). In the assessment, the butterfly, together with the circles under the eyes, the cheek points and the drawing of the spoon, is regarded as a "head drawing".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Paul Mahlich: Our rabbits. A comprehensive guide for all rabbit breeders and lovers . 3. Edition. Fritz Pfenningstorff, Berlin 1919, p. 110 ff .
  2. ↑ a b Deutsche Riesenschecken (DRSch) evaluation scale. In: Rabbit newspaper. Hobby and Small Animal Breeders Publishing Company, accessed on March 14, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Breed overview: German giant checks. kaninchenzucht.de, accessed on March 14, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Yvette Meinhardt: Black butterfly kisses pedigree rabbits. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. October 28, 2010, accessed March 14, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Esther Schmidt: My rabbit . Gräfe and Unzer, 2009, ISBN 978-3-8338-1207-1 , p. 30 ( limited preview in Google Book search).