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Experience Sharing on Summer Management for Keeping Rex Rabbits Safe Through the Summer
Rex rabbits are difficult to raise, and especially hard to care for in summer. Whether Rex rabbits can safely get through the summer thus becomes the key to successful rabbit farming. For this reason, based on years of practical experience raising Rex rabbits, the author shares a few points of experience for reference. Cooling the rabbit shed to prevent heatstroke in Rex rabbits. In summer
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What are the points to note in the feeding and management of breeding bucks for meat rabbits
The management of breeding bucks for meat rabbits should note the following points: ① Breeding bucks and does kept for breeding should generally be raised in separate cages, one rabbit per cage, at 3-3.5 months of age, to prevent early mating, indiscriminate mating, and fighting with each other. ② Young bucks should be first mated at the appropriate time. The bodies of young bucks are not yet fully developed, and first mating too early or too late will both affect libido and reduce mating ability.
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High-yield breeding techniques for increasing wool production in Angora rabbits in winter
Scientific feeding. Angora rabbits are somewhat selective about feed. For example, they like leafy feed and sweet-tasting feed, and are especially fond of carrots and sulfur-containing feed. Where conditions permit, adding a small amount of sugar, earthworm powder, or vegetable oil to the daily ration can further improve its palatability.
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How to raise Rex rabbits? Master these five breeding key points
Pay attention to improved breed selection: strictly select improved breeds according to the characteristics of Rex rabbit fur being short, flat, fine and dense. Color types should not be too many, and white and "eight-point black" should be the main ones, adhering to the principle of staged selection. When the body weight reaches more than two kilograms, attention should be paid to the selection of fur quality indicators
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How to prevent and treat emaciation disease in wild rabbits? Prevention and control measures that farmers must know
Young rabbits within 3 months of age are more prone to a kind of emaciation disease. Its symptoms are reduced appetite in the sick rabbits, dull or discolored hair coat, walking with an arched back, pale ocular conjunctiva, gradual emaciation, and finally death from exhaustion with skin clinging to bones. The sick rabbits that survive show stunted development and lose their breeding value
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How to prevent and treat rabbit rhinitis? Practical technical points for rabbit farmers
Infectious rhinitis in rabbits is a respiratory infectious disease caused by Pasteurella, mainly spread through the air and infected via the respiratory tract, occurring sporadically or as regional epidemics, and can occur in all four seasons, especially in spring and autumn when the climate changes abruptly and in the humid, stuffy late summer, and it mainly threatens the health of
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Technical Measures for Improving the Reproduction Rate in Rex Rabbit Breeding
1 Improving Mating Methods Adopting repeated mating or double mating can significantly increase the conception rate and litter size of does. Repeated mating means that after the first mating, at an interval of 4-6 hours, the same buck is used to mate once more. Double mating means that 1 doe is mated successively with 2 bucks
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Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Vesicular Stomatitis in Rabbits: A Must-Read for Rabbit Keepers
1. Symptoms: Sick rabbits have difficulty eating and chewing, reduced appetite or refusal to eat, followed by indigestion, diarrhea, and dehydration. Body temperature rises to 40-41°C. They become depressed, gradually emaciated, and die of exhaustion after 5-10 days. 2. Prevention and Treatment Measures: Strengthen feeding management in normal times. Regularly disinfect rabbit houses, rabbit cages, and equipment with 0.5% peracetic acid or 2% sodium hydroxide solution. If rabbits with excessive salivation are found, they should be isolated for observation and treatment in a timely manner. Healthy rabbits can be fed concentrate mixed with 5 grams of sulfadimidine per kilogram for prevention. For symptomatic treatment and control of secondary infections, the following drugs can be selected.
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How can fur quality be improved in rex rabbit farming?
The rex rabbit is a typical fur-type rabbit, and its coat has the characteristics of being short, flat, dense, fine, beautiful, and firm. In agricultural areas, rex rabbits are often raised as ordinary wool rabbits, resulting in low feeding and management levels, small body size, poor fur quality, and low commercial value. To improve rex rabbit fur quality
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Key Technical Points for Short-Term Fattening in Meat Rabbit Farming
Before slaughtering commercial meat rabbits, they should be fattened in order to rapidly increase meat yield and improve meat quality in a short period. I. Fattening Models 1. Fattening of young rabbits. This refers to starting fattening immediately after weaning. At the beginning of fattening, group housing can be used to give the meat rabbits ample opportunity to exercise, so as to promote full growth of bones and muscles.
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