Blue eyed white and vienna genetics rheaumes rabbitry. Red eyed in rabbits is only related to albinism if the rabbit has white fur. A baby like this is actually a chinchilla colored rabbit genetically even though it appears white. Rews are albinos, but they are masking their true color identity with the cc recessive gene. Himalayan, or ch, is just one step above rewmost of the color is gone, but it lingers on the rabbits extremities. Imagine taking one of those extra wide panoramic pictures and wrapping it completely around your head and then being able to see the whole picture at once. Genes arent always just dominant or just recessive. Cause by sparse hair on the hocks, this could be genetics or some breeds like rexes have this naturally. This catalog of rabbit breeds lists all rabbit breeds recognized in the usa, i ncluding a brief description and a link to the breeds national organization if available.
This color is also commonly called dark eyed white dew, brown eyed white, or gray eyed white. White body with black on nose, ears, tail, and feet. Blueeyed white information beaus maple leaf rabbitry. When a rabbit has full extension, it tends to look the same color all over, such as with a blue rabbit. Explore 53 listings for blue eyed white rabbits for sale at best prices.
Most of the books and articles ive read concentrate on the genetics. Medium shade of blue to be as deep as possible, a slight under color is permissible, but not ideal. In your breeding however, its important to remember that youre working with the chinchilla gene and not the full color gene. Another possibility is that the rabbit is a vienna marked. There is also an excellent description of rabbit coat color genetics by laurie. It commonly thought to be either due to modifiers causing the color to be so light, it lacks the frosting or possibly thought to be due to the wideband gene. Changes black to blue, chocolate to lilac, chestnut to opal.
English angora rabbits, angora wool, yarn and garments, rabbit and rabbit color genetic information, spinning and fiber arts about me. Jul 08, 2016 the recessive vv gene pairing produces a blue eyed white bew rabbit, while the vv pairing indicates that the rabbit is a carrier for the vienna white gene. Opposed to a nonvienna rabbit that has two regular genes. When there is nonextension, such as with a black tortoiseshell, the rabbit takes on a shaded look since the shorter hairs on the belly, guard hairs, feet and muzzle get only the basic color. So, if a rabbit is both cc and vv, the rabbit will be all white and have ruby red eyes, as the cc removes all pigment.
A very good article providing more info on bews is here. Obviously, every rew rabbit is carrying the genes for other colors, you just cant see the results of them because the rew genes shut down the production of all pigment to the coat and eyes. It can occur from any color of parents black to black white, therefore the way it breeds into different colors. A vienna marked rabbit is a rabbit that carries just one vienna gene and one normal gene which is. It isnt manmade, like the steel, but its not a genuine color either. Normal width on the middle yellow or white band in agouti. The gene that is the cause of the bew is called the vienna gene. These make great breeding stock in a bew line only personally i love these little guys.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The lowest and weakest c gene is the rubyeyed white gene, symbolized. Rabbit genetics how and why we get a red eyed white. Despite carrying all the agouti and other color genes, all youll see is a redeyedwhite rew, because the cc. The thought of genetics and the relationship to color can be daunting. Basic rabbit genetics unofficial luckylapine guide. Blue eyed white english angoras are beautiful, extremely rare, and an interesting genetic challenge to raise. Includes black, blue, chocolate, lilac, ruby eyed white rew, blue eyed white bew. Ruby eyed white is a rabbit with two recessive c locus alleles cc and the blue. This is a pattern that has brown fur over top, a slate blue undercoat, with orange or red in between.
Feb 02, 2014 even though thats what they are genetically, the word we use is white or ruby eyed white rew. I created several articles about rabbits on my website. The blue eyed whites are white angoras with blue eyes. The blue eyed white bew is showable under the american rabbit breeders association standards and is classified in the self group or category. Blocks the expression of all other color genes, producing a white rabbit with red eyes. Yes, you can get a beautiful blue eyed white bunny from any color, although shaded colors can dilute the eyes.
Cuniculture is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising domestic rabbits as livestock for their meat, fur, or wool. About blueeyed white bew rabbit genetics backyard bunnies. What genotype represents a white eyed male fruit fly answers. Being a veterinarian, i am fascinated by the complexity of the genetics involved in producing a certain coat color of a rabbit. The rew gene removes all color from the fur and eyes. Extended rabbit calculator demo includes simplified genetics for red enhancer, silvering, blue eyed white, the newly discovered lutino see picture and wideband eg. Blue eyed rabbits are created by a recessive gene called the vienna gene. Blue eyed white bew gene name description examples. Bunny blue eyes is a small family run, arba registered, indoor hobby rabbitry located in southern new jersey, established in 2011. We hope you have found this information about rabbit colors helpful. Genetics to rabbit coat color hollys hollands rabbitry. The colour of the points can be black, chocolate, blue or lilac. We also strive to answer all the fun questions like what happens when you breed red eyed white to blue eyed white.
Breeding for the blue eyed white can be complex, as the gene responsible for the solid white coat with sky blue eyes is a recessive gene and both parents must carry and contribute the gene in order for. This would be consistent with wsw x wsw 25% wsws white eyed, 50% wsw white eyed and 25% ww india blue. At our rabbitry we are focusing on raising the rare colored holland lops bunnies including blue eyed whites and tri colors. This is a genetic flaw, or defect, that is recessive in trait, and breeds true white to white white. Normally it will have ear lacing but can be pure white and will have blue gray eyes not sky blue like a true blue eyed white rabbit with the vienna gene but as a baby could be mistaken as bew. Complete rabbit colour genetics guide yellow brook rabbitry. Assuming it has the normal eye color, it is acceptable to show it as a black, blue, chocolate, or lilac, because the arba varieties are based on appearance, not genetics. The vienna markings often have a dutch like appreance however is not related to that gene. Black, blue, black or blue silver martens, blue or black otters, chestnuts, opals, chinchillas, squirrels, tortoise, and steel blue genetics.
The study showed that the reason for the blueeyed mutant of the white rex rabbits was a recessive mutation in vienna locus. I will start working on a guide to help but for now, i will post the colors we work with here in each breed that we have. We discuss the genetics behind different colors, what will result from hypothetical. Assume that green eyes in humans are dominant to blue eyes. A blue eyed white bew is rabbit with two vienna genes. The at gene produces black otters, sable point martens, blue otters, and the like. Shown on right the red eyed whites are pure white in color but have red or pink eyes. Ruby eyed whites, or ermines, are also called albino, meaning they have no pigment.
At its core, is a usbased source of information on bunny colors and other simple genetics. Blue eyed white rabbits are created from the presence of two recessive vienna genes v v. If the rabbit breed title is a link, you can follow it to our short rabbit breed information page with photo. All nz rabbits carry the vv gene, there are no blue eyed nz rabbits so none of the breed can carry the vv or vv gene pairing. Instead of shading in the fur, the himalayanmarked rabbit has snow white fur, color at the points only, and red eyes. When you breed a bew to a bew, statistically speaking, youll get 100% bew. Kippen kleuren calculator chicken color calculator.
Whites are actually tricky to work with for several reasons. If you liked this article, check out our book about bunny colors for more like it. The individual hairs of this color of rabbit are blue at the base closest to the skin then medium tan, charcoal, and finally tan at the tip. Rabbit genetics answering your bunny genes questions. There are tens of breeds of red eyed white rabbits. Ermine may have brown or blue gray eyes and may have white, light, or dark nails. Red eyed white is genetically caused by a different gene than blue eyed white. My name is claudette my husband and i own the hollywood rabbits. What are the genotype and phenotypes of the fruit flies. It can cause blue, bluegray or mottled eyes in rabbits that are not dilute otherwise.
In fruit flies, red eyes are dominant over white eyes. Angora rabbit candy haenszels famous blue eyed white. You can find a more extensive list in a book about bunny colors but this list will cover most of the colors you. Its unknown because the rabbit will exhibit no markings or blue eyes, but still carry the vienna. Interestingly, the factories responsible for the eye color still produce a dilute pigment resulting in blue eyes a very bright blue color quite distinct from the blue grey eyes common to the dd genotype rabbits. Rabbit colors what colors can bunnies be and how they. Show a heterozygous blue eyed rabbit crossed with a red eyed rabbit.
Normal width of the middle yellow or white agouti band. Blue and lilac base rabbits normally have blue eyes, but usually a more blue grey shade than the bright crystal blue of the blue eyed white. A truebreeding green eyed male produces offspring with a truebreeding blue eyed female. The full genotype of a white rabbit is masked by the white allele which is recessive. Chart of 144 rabbit coat colors and their genotypes. Instead of shading in the fur, the himalayanmarked rabbit has snowwhite fur, color at the points only, and red eyes. Double width of the middle yellow or white band in agouti. Breeding a rabbit with blue eyes to a rew youll get the blue eyes but they will also carry the rew gene which will pop up along the lines so its best to keep them separate if youre not after rew it can be a headache. The most dominant gene in the set is the c, which will have your rabbit showing full color. Yes, this gene is very rare, and as a result it is rare to see a blue eyed rabbit. If youd like more information about rabbit coat color, check out a book about. There are however, many contributing factors to the price of a rabbit. Thus a black rabbit who has two copies of the vienna gene vv will appear white with blue eyes.
On the opposite end of the spectrum the c gene will show a complete loss of color, or an albino. All whites have genetics for another color underneathe, but aside from knowing their lineage and offspring, or if genetic testing was done, there is no way to know what they. Silvering, causes silver white hair and silver tipped hair to mix with regular color fur. Further assume that these are the only two colors and that human eye color follows mendels rules. Below is the most extensive color family chart on this website. Assume that eye color is an autosomal trait and that brown is dominant over blue. Discovery and genetic analysis of blueeyed mutant in the white rex. Holland lop color guide with photos ohio holland lops. Faults include brassy tinge, white hairs, light surface color on body. White eyed pieds are possible and easily produced by crossing white eyed birds with pied. Formally called madagascar in the satin breedaabcdeebasic black tortblack tort is a non extensionee of black general description. Causes no color to express itselt and produces an all white rabbit with blue eyes. Blue eyed white and vienna genetics many people are confused on how you get a blue eyed white from a chestnut, black, harli, blue. Red eyes are caused by a medical condition known as hyperemia.
As of 2017, there were at least 305 breeds of domestic rabbit in 70 countries around the world. The lowest and weakest c gene is the ruby eyed white gene, symbolized by a lowercase c. This is hard for most people to imagine and conceptualize. Hyperemia is usually a result of inflammation in a rabbit s eye. This means that a rabbit carries the recessive vienna gene vv and shows it in some way. Red eyed whites are albino rabbits and are not genetically related to blue eyed whites viennese whites at all stroupe 20042008. Sore hock a ulcerated condition of the undersurface of the hind feet of a domestic rabbit. When a rabbit sees things with both eyes, he sees a flat picture that is similar to page in a coloring book. By purchasing from our rabbitry you are agreeing to those conditions. A book about bunny colors is the practical breeders guide to mastering the.
I encourage any serious rabbit breeder to give them a try, and will give them all assistance possible to increase the numbers of this rare variety. I love rabbits and i am dedicated to raising the best bunnies that i can. Rew is also know as ruby eyed white and ermine ermine for rex breeds and ivory for satin breeds. Breeding blue eyed white lionheads the vienna gene. Feb 11, 2016 selfcolored rabbits have one solid color on their bodies. I truly enjoy trying to figure out what colors i may produce in my litters. Before we get to the cheat sheets, you need to remember that a blue eyed white will hide the base color of the rabbit in its homozygous form. In rabbit genetics the v gene is the dominate factor and allows for normal coat and eye color.
This gene is believed to be neither dominant nor recessive, as it lies hidden in certain cases. Or, purchase our complete domestic rabbit breeds e book here or. Cuniculture is also employed by rabbit fanciers and hobbyists in the development and betterment of rabbit breeds and the exhibition of those efforts. In order to understand rabbit genetics though, there is a bit more to learn. If a blue or lilac rabbit has very bright eyes, or eyes which are two separate shades of blue, also consider vienna. Exploring the a, b, c, d, and e rabbit coat color genes.
An illustrated guide to rabbit coat color genetics mink hollow. Himalayan rabbit, which has pink eyes but a coat generally white, yet with. In this cross, there are three brown eyed and one blue eyed, or a 3. It contains most of the rabbit colors you might think of, though there are some exceptions. All color is erased from the fur and eyes searle 1990. Both are masking colors, which means that their whiteness hides the true color of the rabbit. The c gene produces a rew or ruby eyed white, not a bew or blue eyed white. Bright blue eyes, marbled eyes, random white markings, or all of those. Oct 6, 20 about blue eyed white bew rabbit genetics backyard bunnies rabbitry. The underside from chin through belly to tail should be white on the.
A rabbit breed is a distinct variety created through natural selection or, more often, though selective breeding for specific characteristics, including size, fur length, quality, or color, feed conversion ratio, climate adaptability, or. The belly should display a white or cream surface color, with a slate blue undercolor, extending from inside the rear legs over the belly to the undercut. Rew removes all pigment from the rabbit, even the pigment in the eye. The undercut is determined by blowing into the fur. If you have two copies of the vienna allele vv all the factories responsible for the fur color break and the rabbit will be white. The vienna gene is what makes blue eyed whites aka bew. The v site is at a different genetic locus than the c site. We raise netherland dwarfs, holland lops, and fuzzy lops, and strive to follow the arba standard of perfection. Occasionally i will list with pedigree on this page if they came to me with a pedigree.
These listed below are for sale as pets only unless noted. They vary only by the color gene c, cchd, cchl ch or c. The bew is much the same as a rew in the sense that it can be any colour genetically, however it has the complelty recessive v gene, or vienna as it is called. If the rabbits you have bred carry vienna or are marked or is a bew, then a small patch of white behind the head, on. Eye color and fur color dont often play much of a factor in that. A blue eyed white bew is a solid white rabbit with beautiful blue eyes. All rabbit breeds recognized in usa by american rabbit. Mar 23, 2018 the mini rex rabbit club recognizes colors including black, castor, blue, chinchilla, opal, tortoise, chocolate, lynx, seal, white, lilac, red, himalayan, broken, blue eyed white, otter, sable point, and the newly recognized smoke pearl. Like in the case of himalayans, the eyes are pink, rubby or red see figs 89. In rabbits, himalayan is the name of both a color and a breed that sports that color. For example, a solid colored rabbit with white spots or patches, white toenails, blue or marbled eyes, etc. Rabbit colors what colors can bunnies be and how they are. Rabbit activity book, 4h rabbit study guide, arba royalty study guides. Nov 04, 2015 home leporine rabbit rabbit coat color calculator rabbit coat color calculator by daylene alford february, 2015 updated november 4, 2015.
A heterozygous brown eyed human female who is a carrier of color blindness marries a blue eyed male who is not color blind. If the rabbit breed title is a link, you can follow it to our short rabbit breed information page with photo or, purchase our complete domestic rabbit breeds e book here or below the american rabbit breeders association. The thing that is so special about whites any breed is that white, rew ruby eyed white that is, isnt a true color. Blue eyed white pointed white, this group also has the ruby eyes and dark points, we do not breed for this color in any of our breeds. Information on the early breedings of f1 white eyed birds wsw notes that the crosses produced mostly whited eyed birds and some india blue. The owner of a blueeyed albino mare desiring to produce a palomino colt. About bunny colors, a book on rabbit coat color genetics and a practical guide on raising colors in your rabbitry and applying what you know in rabbit coat color genetics to get an accurate picture of all the colors you could produce with.
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