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APPENDIX 



WHAT LOP EAR IS 



Amateur rabbit keepers are often puzzled 

 by a condition known as lop ear in which one 

 and sometimes both ears of the rabbit hang 

 down to one side and seem beyond the rabbit's 

 control. It is usually caused by hot weather 

 or by very close confinement. It is, of course, 

 a disqualification and bars the animal from 

 the show room. Naturally this does not apply 

 to the lop-eared breeds. 



DEWLAP 



The dewlap is a peculiar growth which may 

 appear under the chin of Belgian hares, Flem- 

 ish Giants and New Zealand Reds. Breeders 



