Angara Rabbits

Angara Rabbits

Angora rabbits are of many types. The differences are mainly in the amount of wool produced and the percentage of guard hair in the wool. Among the various types, German Angora is the best and annually yield 1000 to 1200gm of wool under ideal management practices. Rabbits can be adopted to any set of circumstances right from a kitchen garden to a large intensive commercial enterprise. The wool produced by rabbits are preferred for manufacturing of high value woollens which have got very good export potential. The Angora is one of the oldest kinds of house rabbits, with origin in Ankara, Turkey.

The French Angoras are possibly easiest to groom, because they don't have the facial wool nor do they have the woolly feet. Their senior wool has more guard hairs and helps them be less matting.  

The English Angora has softer wool and that adorable fluffy face and those woolly feet. The muffs (side face wool) and bangs and tassels (long hair on the ears) probably will need gentle grooming with your slicker and comb two or more time s week depending on how heavily furnished your bunny is. It's easier to keep the pesky mats out than get them out once they start.

The Satin Angora, in my brief experience with them, can be tricky to groom. They have beautiful intense color, but the hair is fine and seems to attract mats, especially in the young coat. Several long-time Satin breeders tell me they clip the coats the young when they are 6-8 weeks old to help encourage a more groomable growth. Because of the fine hair shaft, the Stains don't look as "fluffy" or appear to have as much density.