Kaiusagi (domestic rabbit)

Japanese: カイウサギ - かいうさぎ(英語表記)domestic rabbit
Kaiusagi (domestic rabbit)

A general term for rabbits that are kept as livestock and belong to the order Lagomorpha and family Leporidae of the class Mammalia. They are also called house rabbits or cat rabbits, and are the opposite of wild rabbits. Currently, domestic rabbits kept around the world are domesticated European rabbits that live in central and southern Europe and northern Africa. Since the Middle Ages, they have spread around the world and been improved in each country. Breeds for different purposes include the Angora for fur, the Belgian hare and Flemish Giant for meat, the Chinchilla and Rex for fur, the New Zealand White and Japanese White for meat and fur, and the Himalayan and Dutch for pets.

[Toru Sawazaki]

[Reference] | Rabbit

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱ウサギ目ウサギ科に属する動物のうち、家畜として飼養されているウサギの総称。イエウサギまたはカト(家兎)ともいい、ノウサギ(野兎)に対する語。現在、世界各国で飼育されているカイウサギは、ヨーロッパの中部と南部、アフリカ北部にかけて生息するヨーロッパアナウサギを飼いならしたものである。中世以後、世界各地に広まり、各国で改良された。用途別の品種としては、毛用種のアンゴラ、肉用種のベルジアンノウサギやフレミッシュジャイアント、毛皮用種のチンチラやレッキス、肉と毛皮両方を目的とする兼用種のニュージーランドホワイトや日本白色種、愛玩(あいがん)用種のヒマラヤンやダッチなどがある。

[澤崎 徹]

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