Table 1 Details on the analysed breeds and animals
Breed | Acronym | Number of animals | Coat colour | Body size | Other information and characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meat breeds | |||||
 Italian Silver | ISI | 20 | Non-agouti black at birth and then silver | Medium | Derived from Champagne d’Argent |
 Italian Spotted | ISP | 93 | Himalayan coat colour pattern (white albino with black spots at the extremities) | Medium | Derived from Californian |
 Italian White | IW | 256 | White albino | Medium | Derived from New Zealand White |
Fancy breeds | |||||
 Belgian Hare | BH | 24 | Brownish/dark red | Medium |  |
 Burgundy Fawn | BF | 6 | Red/fawn | Medium | Genotype e/e at the Extension locus |
 Champagne d’Argent | CdA | 19 | Non-agouti black at birth and then silver | Medium |  |
 Checkered Giant | CG | 79 | White with black spots | Giant | Heterozygous at the English spotted locus (En/en genotype) |
 Coloured Dwarf | CD | 20 | Various colours | Dwarf |  |
 Dwarf Lop | DL | 20 | Various colours | Dwarf | Lopped ears |
 Ermine | ER | 20 | Greysh/cream | Small |  |
 Giant Grey | GG | 27 | Grey/wild type | Large |  |
 Giant White | GW | 20 | White albino | Large |  |
 Rex | RE | 19 | Various colours | Medium |  |
 Rhinelander | RH | 28 | Tricolour (white with black and red spots) | Medium | Heterozygous at the English spotted locus (En/en genotype). Genotype eJ/eJ at the Extension locus |
 Thuringian | TH | 9 | Pale red with dark shades | Medium | Genotype e/e at the Extension locus |