To name a few that I could actually find dates for:
Silver - 1910
English Lop - 1914
American - 1917
Lilac - 1920's
New Zealand - 1920's
English Spot - 1924
Bevern - 1925
Silver Marten - 1927
Giant Chinchilla - 1928
Silver Fox - 1929
Lionheads are not accepted as a breed by the ARBA. They are in the development stage.
ARBA stands for American Rabbit Breeders Association :)
47 as of 2006
There are a little over fifty types of breeds. But there are only forty breeds of rabbits that have been named! There are 47 different breeds accepted by the American Rabbit Breeders Assn. with several others in the development stage.
It all depends on the breed of the rabbit. Check out the American Rabbit Breeders Association for all 47 breeds they recognize.
Go to the American Rabbit Breeders Association Website, click on find a breeder, and look in your state.
www.arba.netThe American Rabbit Breeders Association is the Club of Standards Based Breeders for Rabbits, much like the AKC "American Kennel Club" for dogs.You can find regional, state and local clubs and breeders.Also if you use any search engine and type in rabbit websites you will find some.
Rabbits are tattooed in the left ear for identification. The tattoo is what ever the breeders chooses based upon what ever ID system they are using in their razbbitry. A rabbit that is registered with ARBA ( American Rabbit Breeders Association) will have a specific tattoo based upon the registrar.
It is a book for 4-Hers. it has all the types of rabbits. but not JUST rabbits. SHOW rabbits.
As of now, Lionhead rabbits are not an official breed recognized by major rabbit breed organizations like ARBA (American Rabbit Breeders Association) or BRC (British Rabbit Council). It may take years of dedicated breeding and standardization for a new breed to gain official recognition.
The American Rabbit Breeders Assn. Has a standard of perfection that all accepted breeds are compared to. After they are compared to their standard and meet the requirements they are compared to other breeds by how well they meet the requirements of excellence in their breed.
According to the American Rabbit Breeders Association the ideal weight of a holland lop is 2 to 2.25 kilograms.