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Six things you must do when raising rabbits in autumn
1. Adjust the daily ration. According to the different ages of rabbits, prepare it according to feeding standards, appropriately increase the protein level, reduce energy feed, and require the feed to be nutritious, palatable and easy to digest. Ensure that rabbits have sufficient green feed every day, such as green grass, green vegetables, etc. 2. Build up autumn fat. With abundant feed and complete nutrition, build up good autumn fat to survive the winter safely. Therefore, prepare complete and abundant feed and supply high-quality green feed; feed at fixed times and in fixed amounts, following the principle of feeding breakfast early, feeding dinner late, feeding more green feed at lunch, and feeding at night. Young rabbits should be fed 5-6 times a day
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Cultivation Techniques for Sweet Clover and Methods for Feeding It to Rabbits
Sweet clover (scented sweet clover, pennyroyal-like melilot) is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant of the genus Melilotus in the Fabaceae family. This herb has relatively high nutritional value, a fine and tender texture, and is green and succulent, making it a good feed for livestock. 1. Site Selection and Land Preparation 1. Site selection: Choose a site with few weeds from the previous crop, preferably a plot that has been plowed year after year. 2. Land preparation: Careful land preparation is required, with 1500 kg of organic base fertilizer applied per mu and 20 kg of superphosphate as seed fertilizer. 2. Sowing and Management 1. Sowing: Use 1.5-2.5
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How to tell a rabbit's age? Practical tips to help you judge
Check the incisors and claws. A rabbit's incisors and claws change with age. Young rabbits have white, short incisors that are neatly aligned; older rabbits have dull yellow, thick and long incisors that are unevenly aligned, sometimes with damage. White rabbits have small toes, with a red base and a white tip. In a 1-year-old rabbit, the red and white sections of the toes are equal in length; under 1 year old, the red is longer than the white; over 1 year old, the white is longer than the red. For colored rabbits, you can distinguish by the length and degree of curvature of the toenails. Young rabbits' nails are shorter, straight and flat, hidden in the foot fur. Check the eyes. Young rabbits have bright eyes
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Using Herbs Instead of Drugs to Prevent Disease in Rabbits: Nutritious and Free of Side Effects
Nutritious and Free of Side Effects: Using Herbs Instead of Drugs to Prevent Disease in Rabbits
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How to treat rabbit mange? Try these treatment methods
Rabbit mange is a highly contagious external parasitic disease caused by sarcoptic mites and psoroptic mites. It can occur all year round, but it occurs most frequently and spreads fastest in winter and spring. This disease is also known as scabies, lime foot, and dry claw disease. I. Clinical symptoms Sarcoptic mites cause foot mange and body mange. Rabbits often rub against cages and other objects due to severe itching, scratch with their claws, bite with their mouths, and their hair falls out. After the skin rash and blisters rupture, scabs form, subcutaneous lymph fluid seeps out, the scabs gradually thicken, and the skin becomes cracked. In affected rabbits, the disease generally starts from the mouth, feet, lips, nose, area around the eyes, ear tips, and other parts
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Pet Rabbit Care: Feeding Methods and Daily Care Essentials
Although they are all commonly called rabbits, what general pet shops sell are domestic rabbits improved from wild European rabbits through selective breeding. There are many breeds; the one most familiar to the public is the all-white Japanese White. In recent years, rabbits of other coat colors have gradually increased in the market and are also very popular. There is also a breed called the mini rabbit, but it is not actually a true mini rabbit; rather, it is a cross between small rabbits such as the Dutch and Belgian breeds and the white Japanese rabbit. What you see in shops are young rabbits, and their size will certainly increase as they grow up. Only a purebred Belgian
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How to Treat Blood in Rabbit Urine? Detailed Practical Methods
Note: This method is for administering traditional Chinese medicine. The feeding method is as follows: 1. Prepare the medicine and draw it into a syringe. 2. Sit on the floor first, bend your knees, so that your thighs and abdomen form an 80° angle. 3. Place the rabbit on its back on your thighs (since your legs are at an 80° angle, there is no need to worry about the rabbit sliding down). Try to keep it calm. 4. Use your hand to support its chin and push it back slightly, which makes it easier for it to swallow the medicine. Pinch its neck (of course, we are not trying to choke it, so be gentle, just a slight bit of pressure is OK
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How can the rabbit industry develop? These ten principles must be kept firmly in mind
The prices of white fox fur and blue fox fur at the Shangcun fur market in Suning County, Hebei Province have never been so identical. Blue fox fur (white fox fur) 90cm 350-360 yuan, 95cm 400 yuan, 1 m 450 yuan, 1.1 m 550 yuan. Because the off-season has already begun, the market appears quiet. According to observation, the expressions of the fur traders do not show a worried look; on the contrary, most practitioners reveal a confident look of being sure to succeed. In their spare time, they chat, discuss future market conditions, and many are joking around, while the fur
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What are the prevention and treatment methods for rabbit hemorrhagic septicemia?
The pathogen of rabbit "hemorrhagic septicemia" belongs to Pasteurella multocida. When the external environment changes, rearing and management are poor, and the rabbit's resistance weakens, the Pasteurella on the respiratory tract mucosa seizes the opportunity to become active and cause disease, with hemorrhagic septicemia in the body tissues, hence the name "hemorrhagic septicemia" disease, abbreviated as "hemorrhagic septicemia." (1) Symptoms 1. Acute type: the affected rabbit suddenly falls to the ground and dies, with no clinical symptoms. But most affected rabbits show: listlessness, cessation of eating, difficulty breathing, body temperature rising above 41°C, and discharge from the nasal cavity
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How to identify the early symptoms of sick rabbits, teaching you to spot them early
Rex rabbits have delicate bodies and are sensitive to external conditions, with the characteristics of sudden onset, rapid death, and rapid recovery with timely treatment. Since rabbits often fall ill at night, feeding them in the morning is the time to observe cage by cage and litter by litter, making it easiest to identify suspicious sick rabbits. Specifically, you can start with checking, looking, touching, and measuring. 1. Check. A healthy rabbit has pink ears and bright eyes. If the ears are red or light purple, it indicates overheating, which can be relieved by placing the rabbit in a ventilated cage with less movement; if the ears are pale and cool to the touch, it indicates drinking too much cold water or being chilled, and
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