Fauve de Bourgogne

[Naelin]

Living in Argentina I have access to fewer breeds of meat rabbits than folk in the USA; Silver Fox, Champagne D'Argent, TAMUKs are unheard of here. Standard rex are hard to get a hold of. But there is one pretty common breed that seems to have never made it to the USA, the Fauve de Bourgogne ("Leonado de Borgoña" here), an old french breed that is prized for its red colour and the flavour of this meat. I've read around the internet that it's considered the tastiest breed, I can only say that they are definitely tastier than store-bought ones.

Have you ever heard of this breed where you are from?

Below is a picture of my original buck, Ton.

 

[tambayo]

Not heard of this breed, but knowing the French, question is if the best taste is claim from arrogance or just good cooking.

Your buck looks good.

And yes not all areas have all breeds of whatever livestock you may want. So working with what you can get makes for ending up with some unusual breeds sometimes.

 

[ladysown]

yes, I have heard of this breed, and they make a lovely looking rabbit.

 

[McNally Family Rabbitry]

Not familiar with this breed either but its a good looking rabbit