Meat rabbit breeding skills and methods

Meat rabbit, also known as vegetable rabbit, is a very nutritious source of meat. After testing, it was found that the lean meat ratio of meat rabbits is as high as 70%, and the protein content in its meat reaches 21%. It is also rich in lysine, phospholipids, calcium and multiple vitamins. In recent years, meat rabbits have been favored by consumers in the market and have become an effective way to increase income and get rich in rural areas. However, to achieve good breeding benefits, mastering scientific rabbit breeding techniques is the key. Let’s learn some tips and methods for raising meat rabbits.

1. Preliminary preparation

Before starting breeding, novices need to make adequate preparations and avoid rushing to start. Buy books on rabbit breeding, use online resources to learn, or even attend special rabbit breeding technology training courses. Consult the animal husbandry department to understand the market situation and decide on the species, quantity and long-term development plan to be raised.

2. Cage Construction

Considering that rabbits are timid and like quietness, the rabbit farm should be chosen in a place with higher terrain, good ventilation, sufficient light, dryness, cleanness and quiet environment. Before introducing rabbits, you should first build rabbit houses and cages, and prepare necessary breeding tools , such as food bowls, water bowls, and delivery boxes, etc., and thoroughly clean and disinfect before the rabbits enter to provide them with a comfortable living environment.

3. Feeding and Management

Feed preparation: Before introducing rabbits, a feed formula should be formulated based on the rabbits' place of origin and the specific conditions of the rabbit farm to ensure that the rabbits will not have adverse reactions due to changes in feed.

Balanced nutrition: Add an appropriate amount of protein to rabbit feed to improve the palatability of the feed, increase the rabbit's feed intake, and at the same time ensure balanced nutrition to meet the nutritional needs of meat rabbits. The proportions of protein, vitamins, minerals, trace elements and crude fiber in feed need to be reasonably matched.

Feed at regular times and in fixed quantities: Adjust feeding time and amount according to seasonal and climatic changes. During the high temperatures in summer, rabbits may eat less because of their poor ability to dissipate heat. You can feed them early in the morning and late in the evening. In winter, you can add one more feeding at night to ensure that the rabbits can get enough nutrition, promote their rapid and healthy growth, and thus improve economic benefits.

4. Disease Prevention

Preparation of commonly used medicines: prepare some digestive aids, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, external medicines, antiparasitic drugs and rabbit plague vaccines.

Vaccination: Rabbit viral hemorrhagic disease (rabbit plague) is a disease that is extremely harmful to meat rabbits. It has an acute onset, high mortality rate and strong explosiveness. Therefore, rabbit plague vaccine should be administered in time, usually when the rabbits are 30 days old, and pasteurllosis vaccine should be administered at the same time, using a rabbit plague and pasteurllosis combined vaccine.

Enhance immunity: When feeding, you can add some substances that can enhance immunity and disease resistance, such as garlic, onion and quinolone. At the same time, pay attention to the disinfection and sterilization of the rabbit farm, clean the rabbit farm regularly, and use wood ash or lime powder to disinfect the ground.

In short, during the breeding process, we must also avoid some common misunderstandings, such as not giving rabbits water, bathing rabbits frequently, using vegetables and fruits as staple food, not feeding grass, feeding meat or animal food, and letting rabbits go hungry and full, etc. These will have an adverse effect on the health of rabbits and the breeding results.