Precautions for fattening rabbits

Full disinfection should be carried out before fattening, and healthy, immunized rabbits should be selected for fattening. There should be an adaptation period of about 1 week before switching to fattening feed to avoid digestive tract diseases.

In order to improve the fattening effect, the male rabbits should be castrated before fattening. During the fattening period, check the fattening rabbits frequently, and deal with the sick rabbits in time.

Fattening cage Fattening rabbits should be raised in cages, which can reduce the incidence of parasitic diseases, digestive tract diseases and other diseases, effectively increase the survival rate of fattening rabbits and improve the fattening effect. According to reports, when fed the same feed, caged rabbits gain 250-350 grams more weight than free-range rabbits at the age of 3 months, and consume about 10% less feed.

The size of the fattening cage is suitable to accommodate rabbits, which can limit the exercise of fattening rabbits, which is conducive to the increase of weight and the improvement of feed utilization. However, it is better to fatten Rex rabbits in a single cage.

The temperature of the finishing environment is 15-25℃, and the humidity is 60%-65%. Using total darkness or 4 watts of low light per square meter can promote growth and improve fattening effects.

Fattening feed Fattening diets must be rich in protein, energy, appropriate crude fiber levels and other nutrients. In order to improve the fattening effect, some additives can be used, such as flavoring agents to improve the palatability of fattening rations, growth promoters to promote growth, and compound additives. The feed is preferably pellet feed.

Feeding methods There are two feeding methods for fattening rabbits, one is the regular and quantitative restricted feeding method; the other is the free feeding method. For young rabbits, it is advisable to adopt a timed quantitative method in the early period of fattening, because the young rabbits have poor digestive function, which is conducive to the secretion of digestive juices and reduce the incidence of digestive diseases; in the late period of fattening, it is advisable to adopt free-feeding methods, which is beneficial Gain weight and shorten the fattening period. The fattening of eliminated breeding rabbits can adopt the whole period of free feeding.
Fattening period Generally speaking, the fattening of meat rabbits is about 60 days from weaning to 3 months of age. You can also fatten the final weight up to 2.5 kg to determine the fattening period. It is advisable to eliminate rabbits to gain 1-1.5 kg in 30 days.