The Rex rabbit industry is known for its dual use of fur and meat, and is an important category of specialty rural farming.

The Rex rabbit, also known as the Rex, is a breed of domestic rabbit raised mainly for its fur but valued for both fur and meat, and it originated in France. Its coat is short and smooth, dense and soft, and feels remarkably like otter fur, which is how the Rex rabbit got its name. Thanks to its excellent fur quality, the Rex rabbit has become one of the important raw materials in the fur-processing industry.

Compared with ordinary meat rabbits, the Rex rabbit has fur that is short, smooth, fine and dense, with few guard hairs showing on the surface, and it feels like velvet to the touch. It has strong reproductive capacity and grows relatively quickly, but it has high requirements for feed nutrition and environmental conditions, needing clean, well-ventilated housing and consistent daily management.

By coat color, Rex rabbits come in many color lines, including white, black, blue, beaver and Californian, among which white pelts are relatively common in the industry because they are easy to dye and process. Pelts of different color lines each have their own uses on the market, and breeders usually choose breeds based on market conditions and processing demand.

From an industry perspective, the Rex rabbit's core product is its pelt, while its meat serves as a high-protein, low-fat meat supplement, so a single investment can yield two outputs. Farming methods are also fairly flexible: it suits small-scale backyard raising by farming households as well as standardized large-scale farming, making it a specialty project that helps boost income in many rural areas.

It should be noted that the Rex rabbit pelt market fluctuates noticeably, and prices are often affected by fur demand and clothing trends, so before entering the business you should understand the sales channels clearly and master disease prevention and feeding techniques to avoid blindly following the trend and expanding the herd. Overall, only with standardized management and smooth coordination between production and sales can Rex rabbit farming bring relatively stable returns.