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I guess we all read questions differently. Here is the exact question in the OP. "I found out today that my RIR's are heritage. What's the difference?" It appears that Spartacus made a good attempt to give his opinion on the difference.
The OP is stating that his are Heritage...
I just so happen to be President of a beagle club for field trial dogs. The analogy is not a bad one. Field beagles must produce - in this case rabbits. How they look only matters in that the cannot be too large to run in their class (13" or 15"). They can (and some do) look like bassett...
A.T. Hagan :
This whole "heritage" and "production red" business is only serving to confuse people.
But this has been going on for a hundred years now so it's not like it's a new issue. The folks who keep birds for their practical qualities and the folks who keep birds for their cosmetic...