The performance of Danish White and Pannon White purebred and reciprocal crossbred rabbits

20 Pannon White (P) and 19 Danish White (D) does were inseminated to bucks of the same and the other breed. 23 PxP, 41 DxP, 22 Pro and 23 DxD matings were studied (male x female). The conception rate was 87.0, 58.5, 72.7 and 52.2 % respectively, total number of young per litter averaged 8.30, 8.83, 7.56 and 6.92, litter weight at 21 days 2175, 2499, 2136 and 2196 g. The rabbits were weaned at 42 clays of age. For 67 PP, 124 DP, 24 PD and 32 DD rabbits, body weight of the young averaged 1046, 1173, 1273 and 1189 g at 42 days, and 1947, 2224, 2270 and 2344 g at 70 days, and the daily weight gain between 6 and 10 weeks of age 32.2, 37.7, 35.9 and 41.9 g respectively. It was concluded that the production of Pannon White does and Danish White growing rabbits were better. Individual heterosis was found in the case of litter size (7.6-13.5 %), litter weight at birth and on the 21st day (15.5 % and 6.0 %). The maternal breed effect was significant in the case of litter size (live), total litter loss, litter weight at birth, body weight at 6 and 10 weeks of age, and daily weight gain between weeks 6-10.