Soviet Chinchilla
Радянська шиншила
Meat
Fur / Pelt
Dual-purpose
Developed in the USSR by improving French Chinchilla imports for larger body size and continental-climate hardiness. Recognised 1963 — one of the dominant meat-pelt breeds in Eastern Europe.
Kurze Fakten
- Größengruppe
- Groß
- Zweck
- Doppelter Zweck
- Buck-Gewicht
- 5–7 kg
- Gewicht der Häsin
- 5–7 kg
- Gewicht eines Erwachsenen
- 5.5 kg
- Wurf (Durchschnitt)
- 8 Jungtiere
- Wurfbereich
- 7–10
- Fleischertrag
- 60%
- Schlachtalter
- 13 Wochen
- Mantel
- normal
- Körpertyp
- commercial
- Ohren
- erect
- Herkunft
- UA · USSR
- Anerkannt
- 1963
Farben
chinchilla
Temperament
calm
Bemerkenswerte Fakten
Coat resembles the South American Chinchilla lanigera rodent — hence the breed name.
Zuchtempfehlungen
- Adapted for wire-floor housing; commonly farmed at scale.
- Minimum slaughter weight for Class Elite is 2.6 kg at 3 months.
- High fertility — 8–10 kits per litter typical.
- Cold-resistant; ideal for unheated barns in Ukraine and Russia.
- 42–45-day kindling intervals for sustainable production.
