QUIZ 1:
BREEDING
Name _______________________
Date ________________________
Hour________________________
Topic # 3156
Breeding
True and False
________1.
When just starting a rabbit program, it is recommended that you begin
with outbred rabbits.
________2.
The conformation of a rabbit is the orderly arrangement of the parts of a
rabbit to each other.
________3.
60% of the dressed weight of a rabbit is located in the hindquarters.
________4.
Rabbits should have a pear shape to their heads.
________5.
When measuring the width of the chest, you should be able to place two or
three fingers between the front legs.
________6.
Avoid rabbits with rolls of fat on the sides of the shoulders.
________7.
Do not select a rabbit whose ribs come straight back from the shoulder for
an inch or so.
________8.
The more distance there is between the last rib and the hip of a rabbit then
the better the loin is.
________9.
The arch of a rabbit should peak just over the hips of a rabbit.
________10. A good smooth filled-out rump is perhaps the most important factor in
selecting a rabbit.
________11. Only 7-8% of the domestic rabbit is bone.
________12. Fleshing in rabbits should be firm with a tight skin.
________13. Good balance in a rabbit exists when the hindquarters are deeper then the
forequarters.
________14. Healthy rabbits are alert and active.
________15. Most rabbit breeder consider 60% an excellent dressing percentage for
rabbits.
________16. When first purchasing rabbits, try to buy the cheapest individual and you
can improve your herd later.
________17. The Standard of Perfection is very important in selecting registered
rabbits.
________18. Disqualifications are temporary and can be corrected in rabbits but general
eliminations cannot.