Characteristics of long-haired rabbits:

1. High hair-producing performance. Taking a general well-bred rabbit with an average weight of 4 kilograms and an annual wool production of 900 grams, the average live weight of a rabbit is 225 grams of raw wool, which is three times the raw wool (dirty wool) of a sheep with the same unit of live weight. Sheep are considered pure wool. 7 times.

2. High protein demand. Rabbit hair fiber contains up to 93% protein. In order to increase the wool production and high-quality wool ratio of long-haired rabbits, it is very important to provide more protein feed and sulfur-containing amino acids.

3. The feed intake of long-haired rabbits is closely related to the growth of rabbit hair. Because the length of rabbit fur affects the dissipation of body heat, it affects the rabbit's appetite and energy needs. Newly sheared rabbits have the strongest appetite and have higher requirements for feed nutrition, especially energy. As the hair length increases, the feed intake decreases.

4. The reproductive performance of fur rabbits is low. The main manifestations are poor nursing ability of female rabbits, obvious infertility in summer, and few annual births. Especially for high-yielding long-haired rabbits, the pregnancy survival rate has dropped significantly.

5. There are many chronic cases. In addition to common common diseases in domestic rabbits, long-haired rabbits are also susceptible to chronic diseases such as pseudotuberculosis, spirocheteosis, trichome disease, subcutaneous abscesses, and alopecia.