COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France YEAR RECOGNIZED: circa 1923 USES: Show, fur, pet WEIGHT: 7.5 pounds (3.4 kg) max., senior does BODY TYPE: Compact FUR TYPE: Rollback; 1 –1 inch (2.9–3.5 cm) long; very dense with fine texture COLOR: Chinchilla THE STANDARD CHINCHILLA WAS DEVELOPED IN FRANCE by an engineer, M. J. Dybowski. Exactly how Dybowski … Read more
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France, England, United States YEAR RECOGNIZED: 1929 USES: Fur, meat WEIGHT: 9.5 pounds (4.3 kg) max., senior does BODY TYPE: Commercial FUR TYPE: Flyback; ARBA Commercial Normal Fur Standard COLORS: Silver tipping and white trim on a fur field of black, blue, chocolate, or sable THE SILVER MARTEN WAS DEVELOPED … Read more
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France YEAR RECOGNIZED: circa 1932 USES: Fur, meat WEIGHT: 10.5 pounds (4.8 kg) max., senior does BODY TYPE: Commercial FUR TYPE: Rex type; – inch (1.3–2.2 cm) long, extremely dense, straight, upright; lustrous, plush, with noticeable spring when touched colors: Amber, black, blue, Californian, castor, chinchilla, chocolate, lilac, lynx, opal, red, sable, … Read more
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France YEAR RECOGNIZED: 1914 USES: Show, meat WEIGHT: 11.5 pounds (5.2 kg) and above, senior does BODY TYPE: Commercial FUR TYPE: Rollback; 1 inches (3.2 cm) long; thick, dense Agouti Group — chinchilla with black, blue, chocolate, lilac, sable, or smoke pearl as a basic color; chestnut agouti, lynx, opal Broken Group … Read more
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France YEAR RECOGNIZED: 1939 USES: Wool, show WEIGHT: 10.5 pounds (4.8 kg) max., senior bucks and does BODY TYPE: Commercial FUR TYPE: Wool, with great density COLORS: Agouti Group — chinchilla, chocolate chinchilla, lilac chinchilla, squirrel Agouti Varieties — chestnut, chocolate agouti, copper, lynx, opal Broken Group — white in combination with … Read more
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France YEAR RECOGNIZED: 1938 USES: Show, fur, meat WEIGHT: 11 pounds (5 kg) max., senior does BODY TYPE: Commercial FUR TYPE: ARBA Commercial Normal Fur Standard COLOR: Creamy white with orange cast from undercoat of bright orange THE CRÈME D’ARGENT is one of the oldest breeds recognized by the ARBA, with its ancestry … Read more
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France YEAR RECOGNIZED: circa 1932 USES: Fur, meat WEIGHT: 12 pounds (5.4 kg) max., senior does BODY TYPE: Commercial FUR TYPE: Flyback; ARBA Commercial Normal Fur Standard COLORS: Bluish white with black guard hairs IT’S FAIRLY CERTAIN that this breed originated in the Champagne region of France. But whether it was in the … Read more
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France YEAR RECOGNIZED: 1979 USES: Fur, meat WEIGHT: 11 pounds (5 kg) max., senior does BODY TYPE: Commercial FUR TYPE: Rollback; 1 inches (3.2 cm) long ideal; dense, lustrous, fine COLORS: Frosty white with black eye bands (circles) SEEKING AN IDEAL FUR, MEAT, AND SHOW RABBIT, French breeder Eugenie Bernhard began developing … Read more
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France YEAR RECOGNIZED: 2015 USES: Pet, show, meat WEIGHT: 10.5 pounds (4.8 kg) max., senior does BODY TYPE: Commercial FUR TYPE: Flyback; ARBA Commercial Normal Fur Standard COLORS: Silvered chocolate brown with longer, dark brown guard hairs and dark chocolate under colour; slightly darker muzzle, ears, and feet THE ARGENTE BRUN IS … Read more
