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There is more to feeding rabbits than meets the eye: do these five checks for scientific feeding
First, check the rabbit's size. An adult rabbit weighing about 3.5 kg needs 150-200 g of feed per day; a young rabbit weighing about 1.75 kg needs 100-150 g of feed per day. The feed should be of a moisture level that it forms a ball when gently squeezed and falls apart when the hand is released. Second, check whether the rabbit is fat or thin. For a fat rabbit, appropriately reduce the amount of concentrate feed and increase green feed or roughage; for a thin rabbit, supplement nutrition and feed more concentrate, and you can also feed some soaked soybeans, or mash bean dregs, mix them with boiling water, and stir them into the feed to give to the rabbit. Third, check whether the droppings are dry or wet. If the rabbit's drop
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What are the key points of freezing technology for frozen rabbit
1. Freezing facilities Currently, frozen rabbit processing in China mostly uses mechanized or semi-mechanized operations, and its process level and hygiene standards have reached international levels. The freezing processing rooms mainly include cooling rooms, cold storage rooms and freezing rooms, etc. In medium-sized frozen rabbit meat processing plants, since the slaughtering room is generally located on the top floor of the building, the meat cooling room should also be located on the top floor so as to be connected to the slaughtering room, followed in sequence by the cold storage room and the freezing room, while the freezing room should be located on the ground floor so that it can be directly shipped or used for temporary storage by other processing rooms
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Etiological Analysis of Moldy Forage Poisoning in Rabbits During the Rainy Season
Entering the rainy and humid season, especially in the month, readers from various places call frequently for consultation, rabbit diseases occur frequently, and losses are continuous. The symptoms are mainly listlessness, trembling, paralysis, limpness, drooling, diarrhea, and so on. The disease looks similar to heatstroke, and before death it also resembles coccidiosis. However, comprehensive analysis shows that it is actually caused by mold poisoning. Because the onset is acute, death is fast, losses are heavy, and the scope of danger is wide, this article is written as a warning. 1. Etiological analysis: In the month, with abundant rain, high temperature, and muggy humidity, if forage is stored improperly, it is very easy to heat up, ferment, and become moldy, producing fungal toxins, especially aflatoxin.
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Symptoms and Prevention and Treatment Methods of Bordetella bronchiseptica Infection in Rabbits
[Pathogen] Bordetella bronchiseptica, an oval to rod-shaped pleomorphic small bacillus, Gram-negative, often showing bipolar staining. [Epidemiological characteristics] This disease occurs mostly in spring and autumn when the climate changes easily, and infection mainly occurs through the respiratory tract. The pathogen often parasitizes the respiratory tract of domestic rabbits, so when the body's resistance is reduced due to factors such as sudden climate changes, colds, and parasitic diseases, or when other predisposing factors such as dust and strong irritating gases make the upper respiratory tract mucosa vulnerable, the disease is easily triggered. The rhinitis type is often endemic
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Silkworm droppings are effective as rabbit feed and worth trying for rabbit farmers
Silkworm droppings have high nutritional value, with a crude protein content of 15.4%, second only to wheat bran and higher than rice bran and green grass, making them excellent livestock and poultry feed. Feeding silkworm droppings to livestock and poultry often yields very good results. 1. Feeding silkworm droppings to pigs can save large amounts of concentrated feed; pigs gain weight quickly per unit of time and have a high market rate. After sows eat silkworm droppings, milk secretion increases. 2. Feeding silkworm droppings to sheep increases milk secretion and wool yield, with sheep wool length reaching more than 14 cm. 3. Feeding silkworm droppings to cattle makes farm cattle hardy and improves their constitution. 4.
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Grass Species for Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Rabbits and Geese and Their Cultivation Techniques
1. Growing grass to feed cattle: Mexican corn, alfalfa (Medicago sativa), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), napier grass (Pennisetum), Sudan grass (Sorghum sudanense) and others may be chosen; succulent leafy forage grasses with a high crude fiber content should not be planted. Mexican corn is suitable for planting in areas with annual rainfall of more than 800 mm and a frost-free period of more than 180 days. When the plant height reaches 1.5 m, it can be cut once a month. The dry matter of the forage contains 9.5% crude protein, 2.6% crude fat and 27.3% crude fiber. The stems and leaves are tender, crisp and juicy, sweet in taste and highly palatable, and are also suitable for silage or for curing into hay.
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Summer rabbit-raising tips: how to raise rabbits well in hot weather
Summer has high temperatures and high humidity, which easily cause many adverse effects on rabbit production. Such as heat stress, decreased feed intake, slowed weight gain, reproductive disorders, etc. To minimize the adverse effects, the following measures are recommended: 1. Vigorously focus on heat prevention and cooling. Plant trees, forage grass, or some vine-type plants in the open space in front of the rabbit house; this can both shade and cool and green the environment. If the planting season has been missed, a shade shed 3-4 m high can be built. When the temperature inside the rabbit cage reaches 30°C, sprinkling water on the ground can also be used to cool it down, but when the house is humid, ventilation must be strengthened
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Symptoms and Prevention and Treatment Methods of Rabbit Treponematosis
Pathogen Rabbit Treponema is a slender spiral-shaped microorganism, Gram-negative, but stains poorly. Fixing smears of exudate or lymph from the affected area and staining with Giemsa gives good results. Tissue sections can be stained using the Warthin method. Dark-field microscopy can clearly observe the morphology and movement of Treponema, thus allowing a definitive diagnosis of the disease. Epidemic characteristics This disease occurs only in domestic rabbits and wild rabbits, and the pathogen mainly exists in the tissues of the affected area. Contaminated bedding, equipment, and feed are the media of transmission. It is mainly transmitted through the genital tract during mating, so it is mostly seen in adult rabbits, and very rarely in young rabbits. The incidence rate in breeding-age female rabbits is higher than in male rabbits, and the incidence rate in free-range rabbits is higher than in caged rabbits. When this disease spreads within a rabbit population, the incidence rate is high, but almost none die.
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What are the effective fattening methods for commercial rabbits?
Fattening rabbits is the last stage of rabbit production. Its purpose is to produce good rabbit meat and rabbit skins. The fattening of domestic rabbits works best after the skeletal growth and development is complete. The feeding and management of domestic rabbit fattening must meet the following five key points: 1. Concentrate feed point. After the skeletal growth and development of domestic rabbits is complete, the weight gained during fattening is mainly muscle and fat. During fattening, concentrate feed should be the main component, especially feeds rich in carbohydrates, such as sweet potato, potato, taro, radish, etc. And green fodder should be appropriately included.
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How to tell a rabbit's age? A few practical methods
Judging by the eyes: young rabbits have bright eyes and are active; older rabbits have a dull look in their eyes and move slowly. Judging by the incisors and claws: a domestic rabbit's incisors and claws change with age. Young rabbits have white, short incisors that are neatly arranged; older rabbits have dark yellow, thick and long incisors that are not neatly arranged and are sometimes damaged. White domestic rabbits have small toes with red at the base and white at the tips. In a 1-year-old rabbit, the red and white sections of the toes are equal in length; in rabbits under 1 year old, the red is longer than the white; in rabbits over 1 year old, the white is longer than the red. For colored domestic rabbits, you can distinguish by the length and degree of curvature of the toenails. Young rabbits' are shorter, straight and flat, and hidden in the foot fur.
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