Brazilian domestic rabbit
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Brazilian domestic rabbit is a medium-sized hardy breed originated in Brazil. They were developed as a meat breed.[http://rabbitgeek.com/breed/brazilian.html Rabbit Geek.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304153704/http://rabbitgeek.com/breed/brazilian.html |date=2012-03-04 }} The Rabbits From Brazil by Kathleen Blair, Ph.D
The breed is not current recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Randy |title=Recognized Breeds |url=https://arba.net/recognized-breeds/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=ARBA |language=en-US}} or the British Rabbit council.{{Cite web |title=The British Rabbit Council |url=https://thebritishrabbitcouncil.org/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=thebritishrabbitcouncil.org}}
The Brazilian Domestic rabbit was also one of many breeds included in the Federal University of Rio Grande Sul FaVet’s 2017 study into Toxoplasmosis, more specifically in creating an initial report in how the Brill Toxoplasma Gondii genotype would impact affected tissues and immunities. This study succeeded in identifying the specific gene involved in T. gondii Brill and in reporting and quantizing the diversity of the Disease in Brazil.{{Cite journal |last=do Nascimento |first=Lismara Castro |last2=Pena |first2=Hilda Fátima Jesus |last3=Leite Filho |first3=Ronaldo Viana |last4=Argenta |first4=Fernando Froner |last5=Alves |first5=Bruna Farias |last6=Oliveira |first6=Solange |last7=Gennari |first7=Solange Maria |last8=Driemeier |first8=David |date=October 2017 |title=Rare case of acute toxoplasmosis in a domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Brazil associated with the type BrIII Brazilian clonal lineage of Toxoplasma gondii |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00436-017-5600-1 |journal=Parasitology Research |language=en |volume=116 |issue=10 |pages=2873–2876 |doi=10.1007/s00436-017-5600-1 |issn=0932-0113}}