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Rabbit Farming Guide: Breeds & Care

This document discusses rabbit production and husbandry. It covers several rabbit breeds, the production cycle including breeding, kindling, and slaughter. Proper nutrition is emphasized as over 75% of costs are for feed. Management operations like feeding, mating, weaning are outlined. Setting up a farm involves determining the production system, site selection, housing, and necessary equipment.

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Rabbit Farming Guide: Breeds & Care

This document discusses rabbit production and husbandry. It covers several rabbit breeds, the production cycle including breeding, kindling, and slaughter. Proper nutrition is emphasized as over 75% of costs are for feed. Management operations like feeding, mating, weaning are outlined. Setting up a farm involves determining the production system, site selection, housing, and necessary equipment.

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ANP 306

GENERAL ANIMAL HUSBANDRY


RABBIT PRODUCTION

BY
Dr. Ajao B.H.
Department of Animal Production
University of Ilorin
CONTENT
1. Introduction (Importance of rabbit
farming)
2. Rabbit breeds
3. Production cycle
4. Nutrition
5. Important management operations
6. Setting up a rabbit farm
INTRODUCTION
1. High quality meat
2. Few religious prohibition /taboos
on rabbit meat.
3. Initial capital investment is
minimal.
4. Compact meat quantity.
5. Relatively cheap feeding.
INTRODUCTION CONTD.
6. Large litter size
7. Short production cycle
8. Labour is not gender specific or
intensive.
9.Valuable skin.
10.Easy handling
RABBIT BREEDS
Breed Origin Size (Kg) Colour
New Zealand USA and Czech 4.5 - 5.5 White (USA)
Republic and red(Czech
Republic)

Chinchilla France 2.3 - 3.2 (S) Chinchilla (S)


(standard) and 4.1 - 5.4(A) Blue, white (A)
USA
(American)
Baladi Egypt 2.7 Black, red,
white
Tadla Morocco 1.8 - 2.3 Agouti
RABBIT BREEDS
Breed Origin Size (Kg) Colour
Flemish giant Belgium 6.4 - 11.3 White, black,
steel, etc.
Guzeli cameli Turkey 2.3 - 3.6 White +
chocolate
markings
Lilac England 2.3 - 3.2 Lavender
(purple)
Himalayan Asia 2.7 - 3.6 White + black,
blue, lilac &
chocolate spots
Liptov Slovakia 3.6 - 4.1 Black
baldspotted
Newzealand White
SIMPLIFIED RABBIT PRODUCTION CYCLE

5b.
Slaughter/Market
Rabbit Production Cycle
NUTRITION
• Proper nutrition has great effect on
rabbit growth, reproduction and health.
• More than 75% of the investment on
rabbit farm is spent on nutrition alone.
• Common food sources of rabbit are
fodder plants, fruits, tuber crops,
grains, seed meals and processed grains
(e.g. BDG) .
NUTRITION CONTD.
• Concentrates are diets formulated to
supply the rabbit with a balanced
ration.
• The rabbit itself contribute to its
nutrition by ingesting caecal (soft)
faeces. This is referred to as
caecotrophy.
Digestive anatomy and physiology of rabbit
SOME IMPORTANT MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS
• Feeding
• Mating / Supervision of pregnancy and kindling
• Fostering/Weaning
• Sexing
• Weighing
• Spraying/Dipping/De-worming
• Vaccination
• Culling
• Fattening
SETTING UP A RABBIT FARM
• Determine system of production
• Site selection
• Stocking
• Housing
• Important equipments

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