Separator rabbit

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The separator rabbit is a small breed of rabbit weighing around 3–3.75 kg .

Separator rabbit

Appearance of the separator rabbit

The separator rabbit has a characteristic sand-gray coloration and a pale blue tinge on the head, ears, legs and underside. The separator rabbit is the most recessive breed of rabbit in terms of coat color; That means, apart from factor A (international C), it carries all other factors for coat color in the most recessive form. For this reason, the separator rabbit can be used to test for purity. The name of the breed, derived from Latin separare (to select), refers to this characteristic . The corresponding hereditary formula is: Abcdg (German symbolism) or abCde (English symbolism)

At least three breeds of this color were bred in parallel in the Netherlands , the Czech Republic and Germany , and they only differ slightly in size. This parallel development must be seen against the background of the Second World War and the subsequent division of Europe, which severely hindered contact between breeders in the various countries.

History of the sand-colored rabbits

The possibility of breeding a rabbit that is recessive in terms of fur color was first described in the work of Hans Nachtsheim in 1936, who named it "Dahlem sand-colored rabbit" after the institute 's location in Berlin-Dahlem . It was not recognized as a breed at the time. After Nachtsheim had described the possibility of breeding this rabbit, parallel efforts began in various countries to develop such a breed.

beige

In 1940, FJ Brinks started a sand-colored rabbit from Gouwenaar in the Netherlands , a breed similar in color to the Marburger Feh (hereditary formula ABcdg or abCdE) and monochrome animals from isabel-colored English piebalds (hereditary formula AbCdg or aBCde). Theoretically, sand-colored animals are to be expected in the F 2 generation, which, if they fall into the litter, will pass on this color due to their characteristics. This breed was included in the Dutch Standard in 1949 under the name "Beige".

Czech solvers

In the Czech Republic , Jaroslaw Fingerland developed a plan to breed an appropriate breed, which was then implemented by Vaclav Pem from Dolany . The Czech breeders started working in 1955, choosing Thuringian (hereditary formula AbCDg or aBCde) and Marburger Feh (hereditary formula ABcdg or abCdE) as starting breeds . According to Fingerland, both combination breeding of the F1 and F 2 generations and backcrossing of the F1 and F 2 on Marburger Feh took place. Since Pem had the opportunity to work with a large number of animals, he reached the sand-colored rabbit as early as 1958. In 1959, it was recognized in Czechoslovakia under the name of the Czech solver (Český luštič) proposed by Fingerland.

Separator rabbit

In 1959, the German breeder Otto Grützmann from Dessau-Alten also began to breed a sand-colored breed. He worked with rabbits of the small races and presented the first separator rabbits in Dessau in 1964 , but did not apply for recognition as a breed until 1973. In that year and in 1974 the animals were shown again in Leipzig, but not allowed. A sand-colored breed was approved for the GDR in 1980 in the form of the Czech Solver with the “Evaluation Regulations for Breed Rabbits in Socialist Countries”. The separator rabbit was recognized as a breed by the Central Association of German Rabbit Breeders in 1989 .

Similar races

In addition to the three breeds already mentioned, there are also color dwarfs in the separator color.

The Thuringian shows badges similar to the sand-colored races with a much darker body color.

literature

  • W. Schlohlaut: The big book of the rabbit. 2nd Edition. DLG-Verlag, Frankfurt 1998, ISBN 3-7690-0554-6 .
  • BJ Vanhommerig: Standaard van de Konijnenrassen, Cavia's and small Knaagdieren recognized in Nederland . Nederlandse Konijnenfokkersbond. Venlo 1990, ISBN 90-6216-075-1 .
  • J. Fingerland: The Czech Solvers. In: rabbits. 11/1999, ISSN  0941-0848
  • A. Franke: Separator. In: rabbits. 3/1999, ISSN  0941-0848