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Rabbits are not violent and can thus be handled by all members of the
family.
Keeping rabbits is a nice way of utilising things like banana leaves,
maize leaves, sweat potatoe vines, and others,, which would have been
wasted.
2.0 BREEDS OF MBBITS
The most common rabbit breeds kept are:
Dutch
This is black or brown with a white band of fur around its body at the
shoulder and a white band down the middle of its face. It is a small
breed, which weighs 2.5 - 3.5 kg at maturity (see Figure 1).
o Chinchilla
Figure 1: Dutch breed
This breed has a blue grey colour with a white belly. It has a
characteristic ruff or dewlap, which is a thick fold of skin around the
chest. It can weigh 3-4.5 kg when mature (see Figure 2).
Figure 2: Chinchilla breed
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