How to breed meat rabbits

Feb 01,2024
3Min

Needs for raising meat rabbits:

1. Environmentally: improve the environment. The environment for raising meat rabbits is very important. The rabbit house should be built on higher ground, sunny, with sufficient water and clean place. The rabbit house needs to be disinfected regularly to ensure that the rabbit house is dry. Once the humidity in the rabbit house is too high, you can sprinkle plant ash to effectively prevent moisture and prevent the growth of germs. While ensuring the hygiene of the rabbit house, you also need to clean the rabbit's living utensils, such as troughs and sinks, at least twice a month.

2. From the diet: feed. The feed for meat rabbits requires different feeds according to climate changes. When the temperature is high in summer, it is necessary to put in feed with less energy content and increase grass feed with high protein content. In winter, add it in reverse to enhance the rabbit's resistance and prevent colds. Do not put wet feed. The digestion ability of meat rabbits is not strong, and it may cause indigestion after eating. Check whether the feed is moldy to reduce meat rabbit diseases caused by food.

3. Breeding density: Control the breeding density of meat rabbits, and adjust the breeding density appropriately according to changes in temperature. When the temperature is high in summer, the breeding density is reduced to a maximum of five in one cage. It is best to raise all adult rabbits separately. If placed too densely, there may be problems with heat dissipation, which may cause heat stroke in rabbits. The rabbit cage must ensure strong permeability. Female rabbits and young rabbits must be raised separately, but the breastfeeding of the young rabbits must still be ensured. In autumn and winter, the breeding density can be appropriately increased to increase the temperature of the rabbit cage to prevent colds.

4. Disease prevention and control: Rabbits have weak resistance and are more likely to contract diseases, such as rabbit plague, coccidiosis, etc. Rabbits must be vaccinated regularly to enhance their resistance. You can also Adding substances to rabbit feed that can effectively enhance the disease resistance of meat rabbits can reduce potential bacteria and parasites in the feed or rabbit cages, reduce their invasion, and ensure the normal growth and development of rabbits.

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