Pedigree Question

[DutchBunny03]

@HaloRabbits , I understand your point. You are far more knowledgeable than me about genetics. But in show breeding, you are sometimes better safe than sorry. You could, and quite possibly will, get showable offspring, which would still carry the nonshowable gene. You sell that rabbit to someone, they breed it, and get nonshowable offspring, and now they are stuck with almost useless rabbits. The same could happen to you, the owner. What use is being a show breeder if you have a bunch of rabbits you can't show? When starting out, it is best to get the best possible rabbits, as long as they are not unreasonably priced. That way, there is no need to go buy other rabbits later on, because your first rabbits were unshowable themselves, or had unshowable offspring. If possible, check the pedigree of the rabbit you are buying to be sure it does not have any recessive nonshowable genes, such as a woolly coat in a NZ or Harlequin markings in a Dutch.
Hope you do well in your college class!!!

 

[HaloRabbits]

@DutchBunny03 I totally get your point. I don't show, and I do myself have all pedigreed rabbits but some are not showable because of a gene introduced when someone created the blue rabbit line. IF i were showing, I would not be using this rabbit as a breeder because of unnecessary risk. That is why I love sites like this, so many unique perspectives and I learn so much ! Thank you

 

[DutchBunny03]

I have not been showing for all that long, but it's a lot of fun. Shows are also a good place to buy and sell rabbits.
It would be great if the ARBA would focus more on body type and overall condition of the rabbit shown, rather than just markings. I've seen some rabbits in not-so-great condition placing high in shows, all because the rabbit had good markings. There are so many great colors and patterns you don't see at shows because they aren't accepted by the breed standard.