What are the precautions for breeding rex rabbits? Farmers need to master these points
In the process of raising rex rabbits, breeding work is the most critical part of the farming process, and there are also many precautions for breeding rex rabbits. Every step requires extra care, so farmers should do all kinds of work well during the breeding process of rex rabbits. Let's take a look together below.
1. Body condition check
Before breeding rex rabbits, the health status of both male and female rabbits needs to be checked, but rex rabbits that are thin and weak or suffering from diseases, especially those with reproductive organ diseases, mange, and other infectious diseases, must not participate in breeding. In addition, when rex rabbits have just been moved out of the burrow, have just recovered from a serious illness, or have just been vaccinated, they should not be bred immediately either, so as to avoid unpredictable situations.
2. Manual assistance for breeding rex rabbits
If the female rabbit in heat lies prone and does not accept mating, manual assistance is needed for breeding rex rabbits, that is, lift the female rabbit's hindquarters to help the male rabbit mate. If the female rabbit still does not accept mating or the male rabbit is not interested in the female rabbit, and after mounting there is still no successful mating, then the male rabbit can be replaced. But before that, the female rabbit should be isolated for 5-10 minutes. After the male rabbit's scent has completely dissipated, put her into another male rabbit's cage, so as to prevent the female rabbit from carrying the scent of the male rabbit, which may cause misunderstanding by the other male rabbit and lead to fighting.
3. Breeding environment
Breeding rex rabbits must be carried out in the male rabbit's cage, to prevent environmental changes from making the male rabbit unsuited to the new environment, causing distraction and affecting the final breeding result. In addition, the male rabbit's cage must be spacious. Before breeding, the feed trough and water trough should be removed in advance, and a wooden board should be placed down, so as to prevent rabbit legs from getting stuck in them and causing fractures. During breeding, the environment should be kept quiet, and loud noise is prohibited, so as to avoid stress in the male and female rabbits.
4. Breeding time and intensity
For breeding rex rabbits, it is better to choose early morning or nighttime in summer, noon in winter, and around sunset or sunrise in spring. Feeding can be done half an hour before breeding or half an hour after breeding. At the same time, attention should also be paid to the breeding frequency of male rabbits. Generally, prime-age male rabbits are bred 1-2 times a day for 2-3 consecutive days, then rest for 1 day. Young male rabbits and old male rabbits should have their breeding frequency reduced. Normally, the semen quality of male rabbits should be checked regularly, and those found to have problems should be culled in time.
The above is an introduction to the precautions for breeding rex rabbits. I hope it can help you. If you want to learn more related knowledge, please stay tuned to us.