First, common sense

Young rabbits are said to be weaned for 90 days. Physiological characteristics of young rabbits: As a result of weaning, environmental conditions have changed, which has a great influence on young rabbits. However, young rabbits grow fast, have high requirements for feed and poor disease resistance. Practice has proved that the development and quality improvement of rabbits depend largely on the feeding and management level of young rabbits. In the management mode, it can be raised in large cages, (specification: 120×60×50 (cm)) or free-range. Eat feed easily, eat less and eat more meals, 5 ~ 6 times a day. The typical feed is bran bean powder bibimbap with auxin, and a proper amount of high-energy concentrate such as whole milk powder or glucose can be added when necessary. Young rabbits are in a period of vigorous growth and development, so eat more to avoid food damage and gastroenteritis. Feed should grow with age, and don't suddenly reduce or change feed. Animal feed such as light fish meal or silkworm chrysalis with feed content of 5% should be added in winter and spring. Similarly, increase exercise, see more sunshine and promote metabolism. Conducive to bone growth and development, avoiding stunting and paralysis caused by calcium and phosphorus deficiency. Moreover, it is necessary to cultivate rabbits' drinking habits from an early age to promote nutrient absorption in the body, which is conducive to growth and development. Young rabbits of 2-3 months have an inconspicuous molting process, and it is not easy to grow long hair at this time. If you still have long hair, you should cut it all short to avoid hairiness. And can reduce the chance that long hair absorbs protein. In order to prevent the infection of coccidiosis, it is necessary to prepare medicinal feed for rabbits, and the ear number should be compiled and filled in when young rabbits are weaned. Don't confuse co-culture with free-range culture, but make an appraisal according to the quality of growth and development.

The influence of male rabbits on rabbits is greater than that of female rabbits, and the quality of breeding male rabbits directly affects reproduction, as well as the survival rate and quality of young rabbits. Therefore, it is particularly important to strengthen the management of breeding male rabbits. The purpose of managing breeding rabbits should be pure breed, well-developed, strong body shape, strong sexual desire and high semen quality, and not to be too fat or too thin.

Male rabbits after 3 months of age should be raised separately, and the opposite sex should be matched with the same sex, and one should be closed. The suitable cage position is 70× 60× 50 (cm) wide. Considering the activity of long hair, the light in the cage should be slightly dim, but dry.

Adult male rabbits should mate every other day. When individual reproductive tasks are heavy, they can mate 2 ~ 3 times a day, but only for one or two days. Adult male rabbits (7 ~ 8 months old) mating for the first time have only semen and no sperm because of imperfect sperm formation. Some sperm activity is still very poor. Therefore, if conditions permit, you can check the quality of semen with a microscope. Newly bred male rabbits should pay attention to their adaptability and growth, and master reasonable breeding, generally 2 ~ 3 times a week. 1 month later, you can mate according to adult male rabbits. Artificial insemination workers should record the semen, sperm quality and quantity of male rabbits in detail. Check the pregnancy rate of matched female rabbits. Male rabbits in mating period should not have long hair in any season. In summer, Qin Ying cuts and cuts the light during the temperature regulation season.

Hair can promote blood circulation and stimulate appetite. To develop the habit of feeding water, water rabbits have no bad metabolism and disorder of sugar and starch decomposition, and the male rabbits need to drink more water. Breeding male rabbits should meet the requirements of green concentrate and provide direct crude fiber feed. Feed with high vitamin E content is also important. Vitamin E is called "fertility powder". If vitamin E is lacking, the sperm formation of male rabbits will stagnate, and the pregnancy rate and fertility of female rabbits will decrease. The management of male rabbits directly affects the breeding cycle and effect. Generally, male rabbits use it for 2 ~ 3 years, after which sperm motility, pregnancy rate and survival rate of young rabbits decrease.

When introducing angora rabbits, we should choose bred rabbits, healthy rabbits, improved rabbits and high-yield rabbits, and avoid buying old rabbits, sick rabbits, hybrid rabbits and low-yield rabbits. It is better for young rabbits aged 3 ~ 4 months to travel short distances. Adult rabbits aged 8 ~ 10 months are more suitable for long-term feeding. It is forbidden to introduce 1 ~ 2-month-old newly weaned rabbits.

Special attention should be paid to:

1. The living environment of rabbits should be sanitary, dry and ventilated. If the environment is humid and unsanitary, it is easy to breed bacteria, leading to skin diseases in rabbits;

2. It is suggested that young rabbits go to the hospital to check whether there is coccidia first, instead of feeding coccidiosis drugs indiscriminately. Coccidiosis occurs in the acute phase. Although many young rabbits died of coccidia, there were also a few rabbits poisoned by coccidia drugs.

3. If the cage where the young rabbit lives is a dog cage, wooden boards should be added to the cage. If you don't pad your feet for a long time, you will get foot dermatitis, which is difficult to treat.

4. If the rabbit eats vegetables and causes diarrhea, give it 4 pieces of lactase in time. If there is no lactase at home, you can also feed lactic acid bacteria tablets and probiotics;

5. Rabbit's teeth are infinitely long, so prepare a grinding stick for it. Some rabbits like to bite wires and the like, so pay attention;

Rabbit supplies should be cleaned and disinfected regularly;

6. Rabbits kept in cages should keep the activity time above 1 hour every day;

7. If you are afraid of rabbits, you can teach them to go to the toilet. It should be cleaned every day. If it is not cleaned, it will produce nitrogen after a long time;

8. Don't bathe the rabbit. Rabbits like to be clean. It licks its hair every day. It is not recommended to bathe it. But if you don't have to take a bath, you should take it when the weather is sunny and sunny to avoid water entering your ears. If you don't pay attention, it will get otitis media. You can't give it shower gel and soap. Dry it immediately after taking a shower, otherwise it will.

9, the rabbit is not full, it is necessary to control its food intake so as not to die;

10, rabbits can't eat too much starch, which is very bad for rabbits;

1 1. Never scratch a rabbit's ear. Ears are important organs of rabbits. Rabbits have no sweat glands, so they must be used to dissipate heat. Rabbits' ears are not long enough for people to catch. If the rabbit's ear is scratched and causes nerve damage, it will cause the rabbit's ear to stand up and cannot turn. The correct way to catch a rabbit should be to hold the rabbit's back with one hand and raise the other hand.

Second, breeding preparation

People who raise rabbits for the first time should make some preparations before raising rabbits, and should not rush to get on the horse.

1, learn rabbit breeding technology. It is necessary to buy some rabbit breeding materials, systematically study rabbit breeding theory and understand the biological characteristics of rabbits. You can consult experts from colleges and universities, scientific research units and rabbit farmers who have many years of experience in raising rabbits and accept their suggestions. It is best to take part in the rabbit breeding technical training class and visit the well-known rabbit farm for practice 1 ~ 2 weeks.

2. Do a good job in market research. Before the introduction, you should know the situation from authoritative departments and people. For example, ask the Ministry of Foreign Trade about the international market, the sales volume and prospects of various products such as fur rabbits, meat rabbits and wool rabbits; Ask the animal husbandry department about the characteristics of different breeds and what good rabbit farms there are; What are the lessons from learning rabbit farm management from relevant rabbit farms? So you can decide the variety, quantity and development plan you choose.

3. Build a cage. Before raising rabbits, build rabbit huts and cages and prepare related appliances, such as food basins, water basins and production boxes. And clean and disinfect the whole wall of the rabbit before entering, so that the rabbit can have a comfortable "home" as soon as it enters the venue.

4. Prepare feed. Roughage, concentrate, minerals and additives commonly used in rabbits should be prepared for more than 1 month. Before entering the rabbit, it is necessary to formulate the formula and prepare the feed according to the situation of the rabbit farm where the rabbit originated, so that the newly introduced rabbit will not have adverse reactions due to changing the feed.

5. Prepare enough medical instruments and medicines. It is necessary to prepare syringes, thermometers, scissors, tweezers and other common medical devices for the diagnosis and treatment of rabbit diseases. Commonly used drugs such as digestive AIDS, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, topical drugs, antiparasitic drugs and rabbit plague vaccine should also be prepared.

Third, the misunderstanding of farming.

1, anhydrous

Many people associate drinking water with rabbit diarrhea, but it has nothing to do with it. Rabbits can not only drink water, but also supply enough water. Rabbits aged 6 months can drink 500 ~ 1000 ml of water every day, and rabbits aged 1 month can also drink 100 ~ 200 ml of water every day. Some people think that vegetables can replace drinking water, which is wrong.

2. Take a bath often

Under normal circumstances, rabbits don't need to take a bath all their lives, because rabbits have strong self-purification ability. In the animal kingdom, rabbits are famous for their cleanliness. The rabbit licks its own hair and takes a bath if it's all right. If the rabbit is dirty, you must first make sure that it is sick, because rabbits are generally not dirty, including the hair on their buttocks, which is extremely clean. If the hair on the rabbit's ass is dirty, it is the rabbit's diarrhea; If the rabbit's chin is dirty, it is stomatitis; If the nose is dirty, it is rhinitis. Therefore, the rabbit is dirty, so it is necessary to determine the reason first, instead of taking a bath blindly, which will often cover up the illness and aggravate it because of taking a bath. Under normal circumstances, rabbits will clean themselves up. As long as it can provide a clean and dry living and activity environment for rabbits.

Rabbits stink because of their excrement, which can be improved in the right way.

(1), often clean their cages and toilets, 1 ~ 2 times a day.

(2) Give rabbits a ventilated and dry living environment.

(3) You can use some auxiliary materials: wood chips, urine pads, etc. to pave the toilet to absorb moisture and odor.

(4) A reasonable diet to keep the rabbit's intestines and stomach healthy will also greatly reduce the odor of its excrement.

3. Vegetables and fruits are staple foods.

"White rabbit, with white ears, loves to eat radish and vegetables, and it's so cute to jump." Many rabbit farmers, according to nursery rhymes, only feed vegetables to rabbits. As a result, I died of diarrhea in a few days, because the water content of vegetables is too high. This water content is different from that of rabbits drinking water directly. Therefore, we must not take vegetables and fruits as the staple food of rabbits. The correct method is: adult rabbits should supply enough pasture+rabbit food+drinking water, vegetables 65438+ 0 ~ 2 meals a day, and young rabbits should supply enough pasture+a small amount of rabbit food+drinking water.

4. Don't eat grass

Rabbits are herbivores, and eating grass is their nature, so not eating grass is very harmful to rabbits. Eating grass has two essential points for rabbits: the first is that rabbits can supplement all kinds of nutrients they need by eating grass. The second is that rabbits have the habit of eating hair, especially in the case of unbalanced nutrition, which is more serious. Eating grass can help rabbits excrete their hair completely, which will undoubtedly lay a hidden danger for rabbits to suffer from hairball disease. Rabbits start feeding grass after weaning, not just rabbit food. Rabbit's intestine is a complete herbivore, which contains many probiotics and microorganisms. If you eat too much rabbit food, it will inevitably lead to the fermentation of rabbit food in the intestine, which will bring serious indigestion to rabbits and lead to diarrhea. If it is serious, it will cause the rabbit's stomach to expand and die. Many rabbit farms don't allow rabbits to eat grass, because considering the cost, rabbit farms with a certain economic foundation will only feed rabbit food containing grass powder. This feeding method is totally unsuitable for pet rabbits. Rabbits in rabbit farms are released as early as 3 months, and as slow as 4 ~ 5 months. Even if the rabbit gets hairball disease in such a short time, it will not be fatal, and it will not affect the selling price of the rabbit, because the rabbit. Grass also has a more important role in rabbits, which is to regulate the stomach and expel excess hair from the body. Not eating grass for a long time is fatal to rabbits. It is impossible for grass powder to replace grass in function.

5. Eat meat or animal food.

Rabbits are typical omnivores and have the habit of devouring their young and placenta. Their gastrointestinal characteristics can not adapt to the digestion of high-fat and high-moisture foods, including many foods with high oil content, such as chocolate, instant noodles, bread, eggs, and foods with meat and oil. Eating meat foods and foods with high oil content in rabbits will cause serious gastrointestinal diseases, and any feeding method that violates the living habits of animals will lead to.

6. Hungry and full.

Because rabbits don't know if they are hungry, especially when they meet something with good palatability, they will eat hard, or they will eat hard if they are hungry for too long. This is very dangerous because the gastrointestinal function of rabbits has not been fully developed. When eating a lot, it will easily lead to food accumulation, that is, stomach dilatation. This disease is very easy for rabbits, and the treatment effect is very poor after onset, which can easily lead to death! Therefore, the best way is to prevent. Rabbit food and alfalfa are recommended to be served separately, 30 grams per meal, 4 meals a day, and it is best to eat 80% full. When you meet rabbits' favorite food, don't supply it indefinitely. Touch the rabbit's stomach with your hand. If it is already round, stop the supply immediately.

7. Selection of probiotics

Because domestic pets eat processed food for a long time, the intake of various food additives will constantly destroy the balance of gastrointestinal flora of pets, and it is easy to produce gastrointestinal diseases such as constipation, diarrhea, indigestion and gastroenteritis, so it is necessary to supplement pet probiotics to maintain gastrointestinal health! Probiotics are living microorganisms. When ingested in a sufficient amount, they will give health and various benefits, care for the gastrointestinal health of pets, and be more conducive to fully absorbing nutrients.

8. Feeding utensils

Raising rabbits with proper equipment can avoid many problems of rabbits. Someone keeps rabbits in cages bought for rabbits. The cage is very narrow, and the rabbit is uncomfortable in it. In addition, facing the new environment, it is easy to cause stress death of rabbits. The structure of the rabbit's mouth determines that the rabbit can only drink water from the ball kettle. Drinking water from the sink can lead to moist dermatitis, inflammation and ulceration of the chin, and even lead to death due to sepsis. Because rabbits have the habit of grinding their teeth, it is necessary to prepare a mill for rabbits to grind their teeth.

Fourth, feeding technology.

Rabbits are herbivores, and their food can be roughly divided into three categories:

1, concentrate feed

It mainly provides energy, protein, fat, minerals and amino acids. The vast majority of rabbit food belongs to complete food, that is, rabbit food is made up of all the nutrients needed by rabbits according to a certain proportion, which can theoretically meet the vast majority of nutrients needed by rabbits, but usually the nutritional loss is different due to different production processes. Generally speaking, the actual nutritional composition of rabbit food is different from the nominal value.

2. Coarse grains

Crude fiber is mainly provided for rabbits every day, followed by protein and amino acids. Forages of different families have different nutritional components and palatability. The palatability of leguminous forage is generally better than that of gramineous forage, and the palatability of fresh forage is generally better than that of green hay. In terms of nutritional value, young forage grass has high nutritional value and low crude fiber content, while mature forage grass has low nutritional value and high crude fiber content. The nutritional value of leaves is high, but the nutritional value of neck is low. Common grasses, such as alfalfa, have higher crude protein content than Timothy grass.

3, juicy feed (that is, what we call vegetables and fruits and some roots) is hygienic.

In these three kinds of food, under normal circumstances, rabbits like to eat juicy feed, such as cabbage, lettuce leaves, carrots, parsley and so on. Because this food is juicy and delicious, most rabbits are willing to accept this food. Mainly to provide rabbits with daily vitamins, water and so on. Different vegetables and fruits have different nutritional components, but the vitamin content is generally equal to or higher than that of pasture.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) growth stage and feeding method

1, larval stage: 15 ~ 90 days.

At this stage, the digestive organs of rabbits are not fully developed, so it is the period when rabbits are most likely to get sick because of food, and it is also the most cautious period for food supply. The basic purpose should be to adhere to the principle of "rather less than more, rather light than miscellaneous, eat less and eat more meals".

(1), the recipe collocation should be: pasture >; Rabbit food > vegetables, that is, the recipe is mainly grass, supplemented by rabbit food, and vegetables are temporarily not fed or less fed. Juicy feed (vegetables) has a laxative effect, so rabbits of this age may have diarrhea when eating vegetables, so don't feed or feed less. The palatability of rabbit food is generally better than that of pasture, so excessive feeding of rabbit food will lead to a decrease in the amount of pasture eaten by rabbits, and may also lead to serious consequences such as indigestion, indigestion and diarrhea. The supply should be Gramineae-unlimited supply, Leguminosae-quantitative supply. The nutritional value of leguminous forage grass is generally higher than that of gramineous forage grass, so excessive feeding may lead to obesity, nutritional diarrhea and increased soft stool in rabbits.

(2) Daily supply of each recipe: Gramineae grass (as you eat it)+Leguminosae grass (65438+ 0 in the daytime and 2 ~ 3 in the evening)+rabbit food (40 ~ 80g daily, fed 2 ~ 3 times a day)+drinking water (80 ~ 120ml).

(3) The ratio of day and night meals: 25% ~ 30% during the day and 70% ~ 75% at night.

Rabbits are Nocturnal Animals, and the ratio of eating at night and at night accounts for about 75% of the whole day. Therefore, before going to bed every night, you must provide rabbits with enough drinking water and grass, and you must arrange a rabbit food before going to bed.

2. Growth period: 90 ~ 180 days.

At this stage, the development of digestive organs is basically mature. Due to the development of the body, the demand for various nutrients is gradually increasing, so the food mix is different.

(1), the recipe collocation should be: pasture >; Rabbit food > vegetables

(2) The supply of gramineous forage grass should be unlimited, and leguminous forage grass should be quantified regularly.

(3) Daily supply of each recipe: Gramineae grass (as you eat it)+Leguminosae grass (65438+ 0 handful during the day and 2 ~ 3 handfuls at night)+rabbit food (80 ~ 100g daily, fed 2 ~ 3 times a day)+vegetables (daily 1 lettuce or half a carrot).

3. Adult period: 180 days to 5 years old.

At this stage, the rabbit's body indicators are very stable, and all organs are mature, which is the best time for rabbit feeding. During this period, the intake and consumption of nutrition and energy should be basically the same to avoid getting fat, so the food mix is different.

(1), the recipe collocation should be: pasture >; Rabbit food, rabbit food >; The vegetable diet is still dominated by grass, supplemented by rabbit food, and the daily feeding amount of vegetables is 1 lettuce or half a carrot.

(2) The supply should be an unlimited supply of gramineous grasses, and a small amount of leguminous grasses can be caught by hand or not fed every day.

(3) The daily supply of each recipe: Gramineae (as you eat)+Leguminosae (1 night or not)+rabbit food (100g daily, fed twice or three times)+vegetables (1 lettuce or carrot daily)+drinking water (250 ~)

(4) The ratio of day and night meals: 30% ~ 40% during the day and 60% ~ 70% at night.

4. Old age: 5 years old to death (12 years old)

At this stage, rabbits gradually transition from the prime of life to the old age, and various organs of the body are gradually aging and their functions are gradually degraded, so there should be some adjustments in diet.

(1), the menu collocation should be: vegetables >; Forage > rabbit food. In this period, the function of digestive organs has gradually weakened and teeth have begun to age, so it is necessary to reduce the content of undigested crude fiber and reduce the burden on the stomach. Vegetables are easy to chew and digest and rich in vitamins.

(2) Daily supply of each recipe: Gramineae grass (ready to eat)+Leguminosae grass (65438+ 0 at night)+rabbit food (80g daily, fed 2-3 times a day)+vegetables (2 lettuce or/kloc-0 carrot per day)+drinking water (250-500ml).

(3) The ratio of day and night meals: 30% ~ 40% during the day and 60% ~ 70% at night.