The Florida White was developed to provide a smaller rabbit for laboratory use and to provide a small fryer for the smaller families of today.  It is also an excellent show animal winning many Best in Show awards (the 1999 ARBA Convention Best in Show was a Florida White owned by Fibber McGehee)

The breed originates from a cross between an albino American Dutch, a white Polish and a small but "typie" white New Zealand.  Careful line breeding has brought us to the cobby and compact animal that we have today.

Florida White Standard of Perfection

Schedule of Points
General Type 65
     Body 55
     Head and Ears 10
Fur 20
Color 5
Condition 10
TOTAL POINTS 100

Showroom Classes & Weights

Senior Buck & Doe - 6 months of age and over, weight 4-6 pounds.  Ideal weight 5 pounds.

Junior Buck & Doe - Under 6 months of age, not over 5 pounds.

Note: Juniors exceeding maximum weight limits may be shown in higher age classifications.  No animal may be shown in a lower age classification that its true age.

General Type

BODY - Points 55:  The body is to be rather short and close coupled, with well developed shoulders and hindquarters.  The depth of the body should approximately equal the width at the hindquarter, loin rib section, and shoulders.  The top body line should rise in a gradual curve from the base of the ears to the center of the hips and then fall in a smooth curve downward to the base of the tail.

Hindquarters - are to be smooth, well rounded, and slightly deeper and wider than the shoulders.  Lower hindquarters should be full and round.

Loin - is to be broad, deep, and very firm.

Rib section - is to be well developed, but slightly narrower than the hindquarters.

Faults- Narrow shoulders; flat spot at shoulders; shoulders too wide, spoiling balance; narrow loin, failing to blend with hindquarters; flat or rough over top of hips; pinched or undercut lower hip; rough spine; depth of body failing to blance with width throughout; dewlap in bucks; large dewlap in does.

HEAD & EARS - Points 10: The head is to be round and full, more developed in bucks than does, with a short neck.  Ears are to be erect, rather stocky, and well furred.  The head and ears are to balance with the body.

FUR - Points 20:  (Flyback) Fur is to conform to the ARBA Commercial Normal Fur Standard.

COLOR - Points 5: Color is to be pure white.   Eyes-pink.

CONDITION - Points 10: Per ARBA definition.   Faults- Soft & flabby flesh condition.