What are the benefits and precautions of raising rabbits with grass powder

    According to the nutritional needs of rabbits, grass powder can be mixed with other feed in a certain proportion to prepare the rabbit's daily ration, in which grass powder accounts for 20%.

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    1. The advantages of raising rabbits with grass powder are:

    1. Grass powder is convenient to process and has low production cost. Sun-dried feed, hay, etc. can be crushed and processed with a grinder to make grass powder. The processing process is simple and easy to carry out, and it saves manpower and material resources. It costs less than producing pelleted feed.

    2. Grass powder is easy to store. When bean leaves, hay, etc. are stacked in piles, they are prone to moisture and mildew, making them difficult to store. After being made into grass powder, compared with the original, the volume is reduced and the floor space is reduced, making it easier to store.

    3. Convenient feeding. Feed mixed with grass powder can be used to feed rabbits at fixed times and in fixed amounts, reducing the large amount of labor in traditional feeding methods of cleaning contaminated feed daily and adding forage multiple times. After each feeding, only a small amount of straw and other feed that serves to grind the teeth needs to be placed in the rabbit's feeding trough.

    4. Good feed palatability. Feed prepared with grass powder is very fluffy and tastes good, which can increase the rabbit's appetite. Rabbits fed mixed feed with grass powder have better feeding results than rabbits supplemented only with concentrate.

    5. Stable daily ration structure and comprehensive nutrition. In different seasons, the types of rabbit feed also vary greatly. Because grass powder is easy to store, grass powder can be used to prepare the daily ration throughout the year, so the rabbit's daily ration structure remains relatively stable, avoiding the adverse effects on rabbits caused by changes in feed. Second, the combined use of feed produced in different seasons ensures the diversity of feed in the rabbit's daily ration and comprehensive nutrition.

    6. Grass powder can improve the feed utilization rate of rabbits. In the feeding process of traditional feeding methods, forage is easily contaminated and feed waste is serious. Grass powder feed is fed using feeding troughs, which reduces feed loss caused by contamination, also prevents rabbits from being picky about food, and improves feed utilization rate.

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    2. Precautions for using grass powder feed

    1. Ensure the quality of grass powder. It is forbidden to use moldy and deteriorated forage to process grass powder. Stored grass powder must be protected from moisture and mildew, and regular inspections must be carried out.

    2. The coarseness of grass powder should be appropriate. If the grass powder is too coarse, it is easy to cause separation of grass and feed, and the effect of grass powder cannot be achieved. If it is too fine, the prepared feed is not fluffy and has poor taste, affecting the rabbit's intake.

    3. The moisture content of the feed paired with forage should not be too high. If rabbits eat feed with too much moisture, they will develop digestive system diseases. The mixed feed should be able to be lightly held into a ball and not scatter when released and dropped to the ground.