How does a lack of forage for domestic rabbits affect breeding, and how should they be fattened in spring?

    In spring, domestic rabbits become thin and weak due to a lack of forage. If they are not moderately fattened, it will affect their breeding and may even lead to death from thinness and weakness. Two methods are commonly used for fattening domestic rabbits in spring:

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    1. Management:

    1. Reasonable density: fattening rabbits have limited exercise, so in practice the density should be increased, with 6 to 8 adult rabbits per sq m and 20 to 30 per group, which makes management easier.

    2. Separate groups by sex: when grouping, it is best to raise male and female rabbits separately, which facilitates management and promotes the growth and development of meat rabbits.

    3. Separate groups by weak and strong: within the same group, body weight and constitution should be as even as possible; this not only benefits the rabbits' growth and development but also helps prevent fighting within the group to a certain extent.

    4. Group littermates together: meat rabbits placed in the same group should as far as possible be littermates; if not grouped as littermates, young meat rabbits of the same age in days should be selected and grouped together.

    2. Fattening:

    1. Feed each thin rabbit 7 grams of brown sugar or 5 grams of white sugar per day (dissolved in warm boiled water and mixed into the feed), continuously for 10 to 15 days, which can help thin rabbits gain condition.

    2. Take 50 grams of cinnamon, 25 grams of ginger powder, 10 grams each of ferrous sulfate and licorice, and 9 grams of star anise, grind them together into a fine powder, and feed each rabbit 2 grams mixed into the feed each time, once a day; the effect on gaining condition is significant.

    3. Soybean powder 6% (stir-fried hot), star anise powder 7%, ferrous sulfate 8%, licorice powder 9%, dried ginger powder 20%, cinnamon powder 50%, mix thoroughly, mix into the feed, add an appropriate amount of water and stir well, and feed each rabbit 3 grams per day, once every other day; after 15 days, weight gain is obvious, with an average daily gain of 35 to 50 grams.

    4. Take the traditional Chinese medicines leiwan, tangerine peel, magnolia bark, and cyperus rhizome 5 grams each, and hawthorn 12 grams, grind them together into a fine powder, mix into the feed or directly administer with water, once a day, for 3 to 5 consecutive days.

    5. Feed rabbits the "Rabbit Growth Promotion" compound additive, mixed directly into the feed. Feed once every other day, for 5 consecutive times, and it can noticeably help rabbits gain condition.