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===Giant Angora=== <!--COMMENT Please do not change the above section name: [[List of rabbit breeds]] links here (February 2018)--> *'''Weight:''' Minimum {{convert|12|lb|kg|order=flip|abbr=on}} *'''ARBA-recognized varieties:''' Ruby-eyed White [[File:Joey Giant Angora Buck.jpg|thumb|left|Giant Angora ''Ruby-eyed white buck''|300px]] The Giant Angora is the largest of the ARBA-recognized Angora breeds. It was originally developed to be an efficient commercial producer that could be sustained on 16β18% protein pellets plus hay, and live in the standard sized, all-wire cages. Because ARBA wouldn't allow German Angoras to be shown, their body type being considered too similar to other Angora breeds, Louise Walsh of Taunton, Massachusetts, created a new breed. She used German Angoras, French Lops and Flemish Giants to develop a completely different 'commercial' body type. ARBA officially recognized the Giant Angora in 1988.<ref name="Whitman"/> Its coat includes three types of wool: soft underwool, awn fluff and awn hair. The awn-type wool exists only in the Giant and German Angora breeds. The Giant Angora has furnishings on the face and ears. Many people confuse the German with the Giant Angora, but it is their body type that differs. The only color variety ARBA currently recognizes for the Giant Angora is the Ruby-eyed White (REW), a color that indicates the genetic absence of pigment (''[[albino]]''). The Giant Angora produces more wool than the French, Satin or English Angoras. The Giant Angora is the only 6-class animal in the Angora breed. It should have a commercial-type body with a very dense coat of wool. The head should be oval in appearance, that is broad across the forehead and slightly narrower at the muzzle. The Giant Angora should have forehead tufts (head trimmings) and cheek furnishings. The head trimmings should be noticeable, but does have lighter trimmings than bucks. The ears should be lightly fringed and well tasseled. The Giant Angora is also the only breed of angora that is shown only as a ruby-eyed white. A Black color variety of the Giant Angora is in development but has not been sanctioned by ARBA.<ref>Summary on the description of a Giant Angora, American Rabbit Breeders Association, Standards, spring 2012.</ref> The Giant Angora coat contains three fiber types for its texture. The underwool should be the most dominant over the other two types of hair. It should be medium-fine, soft and delicately waved and have a gentle shine. Beginning spinners may find Angora wool a challenge. The Awn Fluff has a guard hair tip and is a stronger, wavy wool. The Awn Fluff is found between the underwool and Awn Hair. The Awn Hair, also known as guard hair, is the third type of fiber. The Awn Hair is a strong straight hair that protrudes above the wool and must be present and evident. The classification of the Giant Angora is different from the other three breeds owing to it being a 6-class animal. The junior buck and junior doe must be under 6 months of age and have a minimum weight of {{convert|4.75|lb|kg|order=flip|abbr=on}}. The intermediate buck and intermediate doe are 6β8 months of age. The senior buck and senior doe are 8 months of age or over. The senior buck must weigh at least {{convert|9.5|lb|kg|order=flip|abbr=on}}. The senior doe must weigh at least {{convert|10|lb|kg|order=flip|abbr=on}}. When Giant Angoras are judged the majority of the points are based on the wool, which includes density, texture and length. The points for 'general type' include the body type, head, ears, eyes, feet, legs and tail. Like many other 'giant' breeds of rabbit, the Giant Angora grows slowly. A doe usually takes more than a year to reach maturity (size and weight). A buck can take up to 1.5 years to mature (size and weight).
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