There's a lot of information out there about color genetics, but unfortunately, most of it is hard to comprehend. The topic is way too important to be understood only by science majors, so we at Rabbit Smarties are proud to offer you A book About Bunny Colors: the Practical Breeder's Guide to Rabbit Coat Color. This site has a well-written introduction to genetics and to rabbit coat colors at Aurora Rabbits: Raising Rabbits.com There is also an excellent description of rabbit coat color genetics by Laurie Stroupe Of The Nature Trail Rabbitry.
Simplified guide to rabbit color genetics, learn how to determine the genotype of your rabbit. Color Genetics by Bobby Schott #cgSchott $17.00 Quantity: Color Genetics of the Netherland Dwarf Rabbit by Bobby Schott This book will take you through many of the basic color genetic principles. It has easy to understand language with lots of good examples and some simple pictures.
We stress using common sense to understand how to use genetics. Check out the list of features and the sample pages offered below, and then grab your copy to unlock the mysteries of rabbit coat color! Quote from a reader:"I received the book (about a week ago already) and have read it front to back a couple times already! The study of the genetics of rabbit colors is a fascinating and very useful part of rabbit raising. When I first became curious about why colors are what they are, I found there was a lot of old scientific information, but hardly anything recent, accessible, or understandable to the average rabbit breeder.
I began searching for articles on rabbit color genetics in 1984. Friends, who had access. This is a book written by a Canadian Rabbit Enthusiast and Rabbit Breeder.
Once upon a bunny is a book laid out in the most simplified way to help Breeders learn all about genetics, how they are inherited and the break down of kit outcome percentages. A book About Bunny Colors Spelling out the Essentials of Rabbit Coat Color Genetics Coat color genetics is one of the hottest topics among rabbit breeders today. "What color is my bunny-really?" "How do I get the color I want?" "What varieties will these parents produce?" "How do I avoid.
The basics of rabbit coat color genetics focus on just FIVE basic genes, or chromosome locations (loci), that code for coat color. These genes are. 8th edition.
Color illustrations. Excellent book on the coat color genetics involved with the breeding of rabbits.