There are many types of rabbits, but long haired rabbit is only a typical variety, namely Angora rabbit. At present, Angora rabbits are used in all countries, but many strains have been formed by using different breeding and breeding methods under different natural climate and feeding conditions. German Angora rabbit is produced in Germany. It is the most common breed and the highest wool yield in the world. China has introduced breeding since 1978.

安哥拉兔習性和特點

Habits and characteristics of Angora rabbit

外貌特征全身披厚密絨毛。被毛有毛叢結構，不易纏結，有明顯波浪形彎曲。面部絨毛不甚一致，有的無長毛，亦有額毛、頰毛豐盛的，但大部分耳背均無長毛，僅耳尖有一撮長毛，俗稱“一撮毛”。四肢、腹部密生絨毛;體毛細長柔軟，排列整齊。四肢強健，胸部和背部發育良好，背線平直，頭型偏尖削。

Appearance features: the whole body is covered with thick and dense fluff. The coat has hair clump structure, is not easy to tangle, and has obvious wavy bending. Facial villi are not very consistent. Some have no long hair, and some have abundant forehead hair and cheek hair. However, most of the ear backs have no long hair, only a pinch of long hair on the ear tip, commonly known as & ldquo; A pinch of hair & rdquo;. The limbs and abdomen are densely covered with villi; The body hair is slender, soft and arranged neatly. Strong limbs, well developed chest and back, straight back line and sharp head.

生產性能

production performance 

德系兔體型較大，成年體重3.5～5.2千 克，高的可達5.7千克，體長45～50厘米，胸圍30～35厘米。年產毛量公兔為1190克，母兔為1406克，可達1700～2000克;被毛密度為每平方厘米16000～18000根，粗毛含量 5.4%～6.1%，細毛細度12.9～13.2微米，毛長5.5～5.9厘 米。年繁殖3～4胎，每胎產仔6～7只，可達11～12只; 平均奶頭4對，多的5對;配種受胎率為53.6%。

German rabbits are large, with an adult weight of 3.5 ~ 5.2kg, a height of 5.7kg, a body length of 45 ~ 50cm and a chest circumference of 30 ~ 35cm. The annual gross output of male rabbits is 1190g and that of female rabbits is 1406g, up to 1700 ~ 2000g; The hair density is 16000 ~ 18000 per square centimeter, the content of coarse hair is 5.4% ~ 6.1%, the fineness of fine hair is 12.9 ~ 13.2 microns, and the hair length is 5.5 ~ 5.9 cm. It breeds 3 ~ 4 babies a year, giving birth to 6 ~ 7 babies per fetus, up to 11 ~ 12; The average number of nipples was 4 pairs, and the number of nipples was 5 pairs; The conception rate of mating was 53.6%.

主要優缺點

Main advantages and disadvantages

德系兔的主要優點是產毛量高，被毛密度大，細長柔軟，有毛叢結構，排列整齊，不易纏結。主要缺點是繁殖性能較低，配種比較困難，初產母兔母性較差，少數有食仔惡癖等。適應性較差，公兔有夏季不育現象。

The main advantages of German rabbits are high wool production, high hair density, slender and soft, with hair cluster structure, orderly arrangement and not easy to tangle. The main disadvantages are low reproductive performance, difficult breeding, poor motherhood of primiparous female rabbits, a few vices of feeding young rabbits, etc. The adaptability is poor, and male rabbits have infertility in summer.