User:Tgray96/Florida White Rabbits

The Florida White rabbit was accepted as a breed by the ARBA in 1967. The breed originator was ARBA Judge Orville Miliken. He crossed an albino American Dutch, a white Polish and a small but "typie" white New Zealand and through progressive selection and line breeding obtained a stain of cobby and compact animals. Another major contributor to the development of the Florida White is Fibber McGehee. Fibber started raising Florida Whites in 1978. Through selective breeding of Polish, New Zealand Whites and a little rabbit of unknown breed, Fibber was successful in improving type.

The Florida White was developed to provide a smaller rabbit for laboratory use and provide a small fryer for the smaller families of today. They have firm flesh with small bones and very little waste.

The Florida White Standard of Perfection, which is available from the ARBA, describes the point system used to judge the Florida White. The number 1 consideration in showing the Florida White is the body or type which carries 55 points, though the condition of the rabbit which would include firm flesh and fur carries 35 points (fur+color+condition) can not be left out. A true show animal!

From http://www.fwrba.net/FWRBA%20History.htm

--Tgray96 (talk) 01:57, 12 October 2009 (UTC)