Grey Giant
Сірий велетень
Meat
Dual-purpose
Giant
Soviet breed created at Petrovsky breeding farm (Poltava region) by crossing local rabbits with Flemish Giants. Recognized 1952. Bred for size and tolerance of varied climates and feeds.
Fapte rapide
- Grup de dimensiuni
- Uriaș
- Scop
- Cu dublu scop
- Greutatea masculului
- 4.1–7 kg
- Greutatea femelei
- 4.5–7 kg
- Greutatea adultului
- 5.5 kg
- Așternut (medie)
- 8 pui
- Gama de gunoi
- 7–8
- Randamentul de carne
- 56%
- Vârsta sacrificării
- 16 săptămâni
- Haina
- normal
- Tipul corpului
- commercial
- Urechi
- erect
- Originea
- UA · Poltava region, USSR
- Recunoscut
- 1952
Culori
hare-grey
dark-grey
iron-grey
Temperamentul
calm
hardy
Fapte notabile
Known for extreme robustness — thrives on coarse local fodder that intensive breeds reject.
Recomandări de reproducere
- Highly cold-tolerant; suitable for unheated rabbitries.
- Minimum 'Elite' class weight at 4 months is 3.2 kg.
- Litter 7–8 kits.
- Slaughter at 16 weeks to allow pelt to mature.
- Do not breed before 3.5 kg live weight.
