Minilop. Also called German Belier, it is described as a sociable animal with people and other rabbits .
Origen
It originated in Germany , where it was known as “kleine Widder”. The breed was brought to the United States by Bob Herschbach. Bob introduced his animals to the ARBA convention in 1974, and the name was Americanized to Mini Lop or Belier Dwarf. Until 1980 the breed was not recognized by the ARBA as a new breed of rabbit. New colors for this breed originated in the United States , the result of crosses with French Beliers and Chinchillas; the originals were agouti and white.
Features
Minilop colors:
- Agoutí:The hair has three or more bands of color with a pronounced cut between each color. The area around the eyes , the belly, the inside of the legs and the underside of the tail is much lighter and in some cases white. Agoutí rabbits can be found in different colors: Chinchillas ( black , blue , chocolate , lilac , sable, smoke pearl), Hazelnut Agoutí (black or chocolate), Lynx or Opal.
Zonejo Minilop
- Spotted:Any color that contains white as a whole and is composed of the pattern of spots characteristic of the breed is called. Head markings should be on the nose, eye circles, and ears.
Zonejo Minilop
- Tricolor: Tricolorrabbits have white fur with a combination of two more colors, which can be: black and orange or lilac and beige . The colors must be well distributed. Black or chocolate rabbits should have brown eyes, blue and lilac, blue-gray.
- Dotted white:Rabbits with this coat are white with black, blue, chocolate or lilac spots on the ears, feet, legs and tail. His eyes must be pink .
- Solid: Solidcolored rabbits have the same color throughout their body, head, ears, feet, and tail. The colors found are: black, blue, chocolate, lilac and white.
- Shaded: Shaded animals show a gradual transition from the basic color, usually from dark to light. Darker colors commonly appear on the back, head, ears, legs, feet, and tail. Common shade colors are: Frosted Pearl (black, blue, chocolate or lilac), Sable, Pointed Sable, Siamese, Pearl Gray and Tortoise(black, blue, chocolate or lilac).
- Marked:They have guard hair throughout their coat, either solid or spotted with a different color to the undercoat or topcoat. Colors include: Silver/Fox Silver (black, blue or beige) and Steel Grey.
- Broadband:They have the same basic coloration throughout their body, but the color around the eyes, inside the ears, under the tail, and on the belly is lighter. Cream, Beige, Orange and Red colors are observed .
