Beveren

This breed is perhaps one of the largest and oldest of the fur rabbits. Those rabbits were first bred in a small town called Beveren, in Belgium. The coat can be almost any color - black, white, brown, blue, lilac, but only the white, black, blue, and variations are accepted by the ARBA. Also, there is a very rare breed variety, which is called the "Pointed Beveren". It comes in the same five basic colors, but its hairs are white-tipped. The original variety is blue.


The average length of fur is rather long - spanning from one and a quarter to one and a half inches. This breed has a mandolin-shaped body. Those rabbits are usually bred for meat and fur. Their young are large, the litters grow fast, and the does are usually docile and make good mothers. This breed is also easily raised in all wire hutches.