What are the common concentrated feeds used in rex rabbit raising?
Question: What concentrated feeds are used in raising rex rabbits?
Answer: Concentrated feed refers to the main feed that supplies energy and protein to rex rabbits, and it is indispensable. There are mainly the following two types:
1. Energy feeds include corn, rice grain, wheat, sorghum and their by-products such as bran, rice bran, and rice hull bran. These feeds are high in energy and can meet the energy needs of rabbits, but their crude protein content and crude fiber content are both low.
2. Protein feeds have a crude protein content higher than 20%, among which plant-based proteins include various beans, soybean meal, cottonseed meal, peanut meal, etc. Animal-based protein feeds include fish meal, blood meal, meat and bone meal, silkworm pupa meal, etc.