Practical Techniques and Methods for Raising Rabbits

SummarySelect healthy, disease-free female and male rabbits with normal organs for breeding. The rabbit house needs to be built in a dry place with no standing water, sufficient light and good ventilation, and needs to include a breeding house, pregnant rabbit house, young rabbit house, etc. In the green feed fed to young rabbits, appropriately add nutrients such as vitamins and protein. Male and female rabbits can be raised separately, which is beneficial for later management and promotes the robust growth of the rabbits.

I. Selecting Breeding Rabbits

1. Healthy, disease-free female rabbits with good estrus and normal organs can be selected as breeding rabbits. The requirements for selecting male rabbits are the same as for female rabbits, but suitable breeds should also be selected for breeding according to needs, local weather and other factors.

2. Carry out breeding work properly with the selected breeding rabbits. During this period, 2 male and female rabbits of similar size can be mated repeatedly 2 times or more, or the female rabbit can be mated with different male rabbits, which helps increase the litter rate of the female rabbit. If there is no estrus, induce estrus to promote vigorous secretion of sex hormones in the female rabbit.

II. Building the Rabbit House

1. The rabbit house can be built in a dry place with no standing water, sufficient light and strong ventilation, which is beneficial for the robust growth of the rabbits. During this period, a breeding house, pregnant rabbit house, young rabbit house, etc. need to be set up to provide suitable living environments for rabbits at different growth stages.

2. Before putting the breeding rabbits into the rabbit house, the rabbit house needs to be disinfected, and feeding management should be strengthened to avoid bacterial infection, thereby causing disease, affecting the robust growth of the rabbits and causing a decline in breeding profits.

III. Raising Young Rabbits

1. After young rabbits grow to 3 months of age and before they enter the breeding stage, this period is the young rabbit stage. Generally, young rabbits grow very quickly, so their metabolic rate also increases, and at this time their nutritional requirements are relatively large.

2. At this stage, the nutritional proportion in the feed needs to be increased, and nutrients such as vitamins and protein can be appropriately added. During this period, green feed is mainly fed. After the rabbits reach 5 months of age, the nutrient content can be appropriately reduced to avoid the rabbits growing too fat. At the same time, group raising can be carried out to prevent young rabbits from mating randomly and mating early, which helps improve the quality of breeding rabbits.

IV. Group Management

1. During the breeding process, density should be controlled well and group management should be done well. Each group of adult rabbits should be about 25 rabbits. Raising male and female rabbits separately not only makes later management convenient, but also helps promote the robust growth of the rabbits.

2. When grouping, breeders need to plan reasonably according to each rabbit's body weight, growth ability, etc., to avoid the situation of the big bullying the small. After grouping, the feed management of the rabbits should be strengthened. Generally, rabbits have the habit of eating at night, so feed still needs to be provided at night to supplement the nutrients needed for the rabbits' growth.