This post is not for pet lovers, or the squeamish.

I've processed the following breeds:

Satin
Mini Rex
Argente Brun
Argente Brun harlequin cross.

From these few breeds I have found that the Mini Rex have a better dress out rate than the Satins and the Cross (mine you the Mini Rex are adults at the time and a max of 4lbs) The Bruns so far have been exceptional with not only their growth rates but their dress out rate. The meat! Satins have by far been the whitest meat. Followed by the Halrequin crosses, then Mini Rex then Bruns being the darkest.

I have also been doing a little experiment with feeding my meat rabbits same with a friend of mine. Free fed rabbits Vs. Control fed Vs. Naturally fed. Vs. fed with Pet store food and treats. Or essentially all you can eat (pellets treats etc) Vs measured pellets and treats. And natural as in hay and grains and greens, and how the average pet would be fed.

I did the free fed Vs Control fed and my friend did the naturally fed Vs. Pet store fed.

What we found was free fed and pet store fed had extreme levels of internal fat and external fat. In some entire organs were completely surrounded by fat. The meat (or muscle) was also lacking compared to the rabbits the other two programs.

Control fed and naturally fed had low levels of internal fat and next to no external fat. They both had great meat (muscle mass)  however control fed had a better growth rate then naturally fed.

The experiment is still ongoing.