Rabbit hair is commonly considered a byproduct of the ordinary process of breeding rabbits for meat, and as such is manufactured in vast quantities in England and France; more than seventy million pelts a year in France alone.
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The most famous and highly prized brushes are a mix of yellow weasel, goat and rabbit hair, known as H�b? ( VnF { ); highly prized since the Ming dynasty ( late 14th century ) they are currently made in Shanlian ( �Ut ), a town in the Wuxing District ( 4TtQ ) of Zhejiang province ( Ym _ l ).