Partiquin

=Partiquin "Senita" Project= This is the Project Started by Mary-Margaret Conley in 2018 , joined by Stephanie Hughes in 2020 , Elizabeth Yardley Kangas came on board in 2023 and a few others are helping with . ,Partiquin Composites were bred up from a Japanese Harlequin colored TAMUKc Doe bred to a New Zealand red, then crossed back to a New Zealand broken Black.

Official Working Breed name will be Senita

Non-physical Traits

non-physical traits that are selected are inquisitive, friendly, happy rabbits, with great mothering ability,

physical traits

Physical Traits include Heat and cold tolerance,they have been thriving and doing binkies from temps as low as 0 deg up to 100. They tend to slightly larger ears and can have a little longer shoulder than a new Zealand typically 3-4 inches in proportion and they should be Egg shaped when viewed from above , vs we like our newzealand around 2.5-3", most have larger litters like Harlequins .

currently as of 2023 they are still new Zealand sized(9-12 lb) but Mary Conley has had rabbits up to 12lbs, slowly working them up to 16lbs, but has been balancing type and color so as to not lose commercial type.

Currently Mary has litters hitting 2.lb 10oz at 5 weeks . Goal is 4 - 5 lb by 8 weeks, and hoping to move those goals up as size is increased. A Flemish cross doe has been incorporated and we are seeking a shorter shoulder giant chin or nicely typed extra large line to incorporate.

Senita working Standard

A large rabbit of COMMERCIAL TYPE with Medium bone.

Weights

Jr Min weight 5lbs Jr Max Weight 10lbs

Int Min Weight 10.5lbs Int Max Weight 11.5lbs

Sr Min Weight 12lbs Sr Max Weight no max

Body

Body to be well muscled with excellent fullness front to back. Presenting an overall sense of balance. Full smooth loin. A gradual rise beginning at the nape of the neck peaking over the center of the hips. A slight curve over the rear of the hindquarters to the table. Not undercut. Partiquins should have equal depth and width, with a gradual egg 🥚 shape when viewed from above.

Fault:

• Chopped Hindquarters
• Undercut hindquarters
• Pinched hindquarters
• Weak or low Shoulders
• Overly long shoulders( mandolin)
• Overly short shoulders(compact)
• Peak too far forward.

Coat

Roll back coat. Coat should be thick approx 1.5 inches long, full , Dense and luxurious to demonstrate the dual purpose of this breed.

Fault:

Open or Dirty Coat

Varieties

Japanese Brindled , Magpie Brindle, Broken/shotgun Magpie, Tricolor. These varieties are shown in Rollback coats. Mismatched nail colors allowed. ,body type is to be weighed heavier in all varieties, over pattern clarity.

Even Brindled marking uniform over whole body Color should be rich high rufus and have depth regardless of coat type.

FAULT

Less than 40% or more then 60% color coverage, on Tricolor

Less than 40% or more then 80% color coverage Broken Magpie

Solid patches Larger then 2-3.5 sq inches of any one color and large bands of Color Japanese Brindle color variety

Solid patches Larger then 2-3.5 sq inches of any one color and large bands of Color on Magpie Brindle varieties

DQ's

Close coupled Body. Looking more like a compact type than a commercial type.

Mandolin resembling a Flemish Giant

Less than 20% or more then 80% color coverage, on Tricolor

Less than 20% or more then 90% color coverage shotgun Magpie

Large clean solid patches of color larger then 4sq inches to mimic the harlequin breed.

Large clean solid patches of color larger then 4sq inches to mimic Magpie Banding

Blue Eyes,

Dutch or Booted Patterning when the white does not extend past the elbow

English Spot/Rhinelander pattern

PartiQuin / Senita Genetics

Ideally you want rabbits with the following base genetics

• AA--C---ejej-- ww +++ Agouti Based , full color, homozygous Japanese gene, Wide band , with high rufus
• aa--C---ejej-- ww +++ Self Based , full color, homozygous Japanese gene, Wide band , with high rufus
• AA--chdchd---ejej-- ww +++ Agouti Based , homozygous Chinchilla , homozygous Japanese gene, Wide band , with high rufus
• aa--chdchd---ejej-- ww +++ Self Based , homozygous Chinchilla, homozygous Japanese gene, Wide band , with high rufus

you want to avoid breeding in

• Vienna(V)
• White Ear(We)
• Lutino (P)
• Dutch(Duw or Dud)
• Himalayan Californian (ch)
• Chinchilla Light Shaded (chl)
• Silver (Si)
• Steel (Es)
• Tan (at)