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What are the key points for feeding and managing pregnant rabbits?
From before and after mating until 15 days after conception, feed the doe either a restricted diet or a supplemental diet according to her body condition, to prevent her from becoming too fat, which is detrimental to reproduction. Thin and weak does should be given enhanced feeding at this opportunity to help them regain condition as quickly as possible, laying a solid foundation for nursing their kits. From 15 days after conception and during lactation, does should be fed freely to meet the rapid growth and development of the fetuses and kits and to prevent the occurrence of kits being dragged out of the nest. The key point in this period is to make the feed as complete as possible so the doe eats her fill and eats well. Second, do a good job of
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Reasons for Feeding Rabbits Salt and the Appropriate Amount to Add
Sodium: widely distributed throughout the rabbit's body, it maintains the balance of water, electrolytes and acid-base levels in the body, so that the rabbit will neither become "shrunken and dry" nor develop edema; sodium also regulates normal cardiac physiological activity, and to a certain extent promotes nerve conduction and gastrointestinal motility. Chlorine: mainly distributed in the extracellular fluid, it is the raw material for forming gastric acid and a component of gastric juice. Gastric acid can stimulate appetite, enhance digestion, and increase the digestion and absorption rate of protein and fat. If the rabbit's diet lacks salt, it will cause loss of appetite in the rabbit
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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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To improve the survival rate of baby rabbits, you need to grasp the "five key stages"
To improve the survival rate of baby rabbits, you need to grasp the "five key stages"
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What are the benefits of feeding rabbits soybean cake water?
Chop the soybean cake into small pieces, add water and boil it, filter out the residue, and add 1% salt to the filtrate for the rabbits to drink. After bucks drink soybean cake water, their coat and body condition improve, and mating at this time can increase the conception rate of does. After nursing does drink soybean cake water, milk secretion can increase by 28%. After young rabbits drink soybean cake water, they grow vigorously, and their weight at weaning can reach 650-750 grams, a 22.5% greater weight gain than those given plain water.
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What are the precautions for feeding vegetables to rabbits?
The water content of vegetables is about 85%, and their crude fiber content is low, giving them good palatability. Rabbits tend to overeat them. Feeding vegetable leaves to young rabbits within 90 days of age will cause diarrhea in the young rabbits within just a few days. If rabbits develop diarrhea after eating vegetables, stop feeding vegetables, increase the feeding of green hay and dry leaves, and mix 2% charcoal powder or 2% medicinal charcoal into the mixed feed or compound feed for treatment. When the soil where vegetables are grown has been heavily fertilized with nitrogen, treated with herbicides, or when the vegetables are affected by pests, drought, or insufficient sunlight and turn red, their nitrate content increases. Rabbits overeat vegetable leaves and thus take in more nitrate
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How should baby rabbits be raised so they can grow up healthily?
Getting enough colostrum. A newborn kit has no fur on its body surface, its eyes are tightly shut, its ears are closed, its ability to regulate body temperature is very poor, and its digestive organs are not yet fully developed. The colostrum secreted by the doe during the first 1-2 days after kindling contains large amounts of antibodies and trace elements, and also has a mild laxative effect, which helps promote the growth of the kits and helps them pass all their meconium. Therefore, if the kits can get enough colostrum in time and sleep well, their normal growth and development can be ensured. Some does, especially first-time does, do not have a strong mothering instinct and do not nurse their kits after kindling. In this case, the doe should be restrained
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Feeding concentrate to rabbits requires care: master the scientific feeding method
Concentrates include energy-based feed ingredients such as corn, barley, wheat, sorghum, wheat bran and fine rice bran, as well as feed ingredients with high protein content such as soybean meal, rapeseed cake, fish meal, silkworm pupae and blood meal. Their common characteristics are low crude fiber content, low moisture content and high nutritional value. To increase the weight gain rate of meat rabbits, make wool rabbits produce more wool and rex rabbits produce more high-grade fur, concentrates are indispensable. The principle for using concentrates is to follow the nutritional needs of different types of rabbits and, according to the different regions and different
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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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What are the considerations when formulating feed for rabbits
Pay attention to selecting ingredients according to local conditions. The selected raw materials must not only meet the nutritional needs of domestic rabbits, but also suit local conditions, using locally available forage as much as possible. Pay attention to feed diversity. Combining a variety of feeds can play a role in nutritional complementation. Pay attention to seasonal differences. In most regions of China, green succulent feed is scarce in winter and spring, and domestic rabbits are prone to vitamin deficiency, so supplementation should be noted. Pay attention to feed palatability. Domestic rabbits like bitter lettuce, alfalfa (Medicago sativa), and soybean, and dislike forage with a musty or fishy smell. Be economical and practical. Fish meal
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