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Gotland rabbit
The Gotland rabbit is a Swedish variety of rabbit of medium size that comes in a variety of colours. The Gotland rabbit has official landrace status in Sweden and is considered an endangered variety, but is also being developed as a formal breed under the same name. The landrace closely related to the even rarer Mellerud rabbit.
==History==
Rabbits have been held at farms in Sweden since at least the 1500s, though decreasing in popularity during the 1900s. These rabbits were referred to as "bondkaniner" ("farm rabbits") in as early as 1881〔(Nordens Ark on Gotland rabbits (in Swedish) )〕 and were kept mainly for their meat and pelts. As a result of this, health, productivity and nursing instincts were considered more important that type and colour, which has traditionally been of higher importance in showing breeds. The Gotland rabbit has therefore managed to retain a large genetic diversity in terms of shape and colour, at the same time maintaining good health and few known genetic illnesses.〔Ericson, Maria. ''Gotlandskanin och Mellerudskanin, våra svenska lantraser, Färgatlas'' Föreningen Gotlandskaninen, 2010〕
As show breeds gained popularity, the farm rabbits became rarer until all but extinct. A few remaining populations were discovered in the 1970s on the island of Gotland.
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