[Ag-eq] Answers to rabbit quiz

Mon Feb 3 23:42:37 UTC 2014

Here are my answers to the quiz.

Rabbit Quiz

1.	What is a kit?
a. a newborn rabbit

2. How long, on average, is a rabbit's gestation period?
d. 1 month

3. How much cage space should one have per pound of rabbit in the cage?
b. 1 square foot
4. How many breeds of rabbits are registered to the American Rabbit
Breeders Association (ARBA)?
C. 47
I really have no idea, so this is a guess.

5. Angora, rex and satin breeds are mainly kept for their:
a. fur
6. A "broken pattern" rabbit is:
B. A rabbit that has a solid color and white in its coat

7. Friars are:
B. Rabbits 3-6 months of age.

8. Sore hocks are:
A. Raw, open and bleeding sores on the rabbit's hind legs caused by
constant contact with wire on the cage floor.

9. A rabbit whose ears droop at the side of its head, with a heavy
crown made of cartilage on the top of the head is a
b. lop

10. The proper way to carry a rabbit is:
C. With the head under your arm, providing support to the rear and
front of the rabbit with your hands.
I used to have a rabbit that would wear a leash and collar.  She didn’t really
walk at heel or anything, but I could sit her on the grass and let her hop
around.

Quoting Jewel <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>:

> 1. What is a kit?
> a. a newborn rabbit
>
> 2. How long, on average, is a rabbit's gestation period?
> d. 1 month
>
> 3. How much cage space should one have per pound of rabbit in the cage?
> b. 1 square foot.  input from JB:  This was only a guess, but it sounded
> reasonable:  a 5 pound
> rabbit would have 5SqF:  a 10 pound rabbit would have 10SqF;
> 4. How many breeds of rabbits are registered to the American Rabbit
> Breeders Association (ARBA)?
> D. 22 (input from JB) Living in New Zealand, as I do, I chose to make a guess
> rather than look it up
> on Wikipedia.
>
>
> 5. Angora, rex and satin breeds are mainly kept for their:
> a. fur  .  input from JB:  but being kept for their fur, the colouring is
> important.
> 6. A "broken pattern" rabbit is:
> B. A rabbit that has a solid color and white in its coat;  input from JB:
> that is my Paul who is
> brown and white;
>
> 7. Friars are:
> B. Rabbits 3-6 months of age.
>
> 8. Sore hocks are:
> A. Raw, open and bleeding sores on the rabbit's hind legs caused by
> constant contact with wire on the cage floor.
>
> 9. A rabbit whose ears droop at the side of its head, with a heavy
> crown made of cartilage on the top of the head is a
> b. lop
>
> 10. The proper way to carry a rabbit is:
> C. With the head under your arm, providing support to the rear and
> front of the rabbit with your hands;  input from JB:  The question was: "how
> do you * carry a
> rabbit, so option D should not have been there!  Personally, I carry it with
> its body and
> hindquarters tucked under my elbow, while keeping a firm grip on its ears.
>
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> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Aleeha Dudley" <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 8:54 AM
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> Subject: [Ag-eq] rabbit quiz
>
> Hey All,
>      Here goes!!!
> 1. What is a kit?
> a. a newborn rabbit
> b. a box
> c. a show term for a disqualified animal
>
> 2. How long, on average, is a rabbit's gestation period?
> A. 1 week
> b. 6 months
> c. 90 days
> d. 1 month
>
> 3. How much cage space should one have per pound of rabbit in the cage?
> a. 1 square inch
> b. 1 square foot
> c. 3 square feet
> d. None of the above.
> 4. How many breeds of rabbits are registered to the American Rabbit
> Breeders Association (ARBA)?
> A. 30
> b. 150
> C. 47
> D. 22
>
>
> 5. Angora, rex and satin breeds are mainly kept for their:
> a. fur
> b. meat
> c. coloring
> d. None of the above.
> 6. A "broken pattern" rabbit is:
> A. a rabbit with a broken leg.
> B. A rabbit that has a solid color and white in its coat
> C. A doe with young
> D. None of the above
>
> 7. Friars are:
> A. Mature rabbits, over 6 months of age.
> B. Rabbits 3-6 months of age.
> C. dead rabbits, ready for processing
> D. None of the above.
>
> 8. Sore hocks are:
> A. Raw, open and bleeding sores on the rabbit's hind legs caused by
> constant contact with wire on the cage floor.
> B. Constant discharge from the eyes caused by a relatively common bacteria
> C. a stomach disorder.
> D. microscopic insects found in the coat or ears.
>
> 9. A rabbit whose ears droop at the side of its head, with a heavy
> crown made of cartilage on the top of the head is a
> a. rex
> b. lop
> c. doe
> d. None of the above.
>
> 10. The proper way to carry a rabbit is:
> A. Cuddled in your arms like a teddy bear.
> B. On your shoulder.
> C. With the head under your arm, providing support to the rear and
> front of the rabbit with your hands.
> d. Walk the rabbit on a leash and don't hold it.
>
> Have fun, folks. Answers later...
>
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