Rabbit - not only interesting, but in most cases profitable.The profitability of the farm will depend on several important factors.Of course, you must first select the right breed rabbits.Also have to spend on the purchase of convenience animal cages, feed and vitamins.Of course, you need to be familiar with the rules and the cultivation of the animals themselves.
What you need to know
Rabbit for beginners may seem extremely simple occupation.However, this is not true.Yes, these animals reproduce very quickly.The rapid increase of livestock laid down in these animals genetically.Nature has provided this mechanism due to the large amount of their natural enemies.However, this is not the only reason for the high fertility.The fact that good health males boast unfortunately can not.They get sick more often than other pets.And pick up an infection, in most cases, die.Put simply, rapidly multiplying, these animals as quickly die.It is therefore important to provide them with good conditions.Money for the device is practically sterile rabbitry to regret not worth it.Otherwise, at one point, all efforts to establish its own farm will be reduced to zero.If these problems do not scare you, read the article further.
methods
content of rabbits to breed these animals in cages can be either in the cells.Both of these methods have their advantages and disadvantages.Bred animals in cages rarely get sick and will gain weight.The thing is that they are able to move more.A activity, as you know - a characteristic feature of animals such as rabbits.Rabbit using cells - work easier.In this case, you can more precisely control the amount of food consumed, it is easier to carry out mating, and so on. D. And the rabbit takes place cell is much smaller than the captive.
Where to start?
In that case, if you are going to create a fairly large farms, requiring significant investment, you will most likely have to write a business plan.Rabbit - usually profitable business.But when the bank loan needed at least some assurance that your business will generate revenue and, therefore, the money you get back.Therefore, the business plan will need to provide its employees mandatory.Since its development - a complicated matter, it is usually entrusted to specialists.Typically, the business plan includes the following points:
- Summary.
- information about the company.
- business environment.
- plan for marketing and sales.
- Operational Plan.
- Plan on Human Resources.
- financial plan.
Breed rabbits
Rabbit for beginners - a complicated matter, especially in the choice of the appropriate manufacturers.A very important component of success is, of course, buy the "right" of the breed.Acquire need only those animals that are adapted to the climatic conditions in your region.From the meat breeds of central Russia, farmers usually choose Flanders, white or gray giants, the Soviet chinchilla, Risen or Rex.
What should be the building
for rabbit breeding on an industrial scale in the first place have to build a large shed.The basic requirements that should be keep in its construction are as follows:
- enough to accommodate all the cell area.
- Compliance temperature.In this building, the farm will need to arrange heating.For females (except for a small period of time in the fall) can Crawley year round.For this reason, you need to build a farm of only retains heat well materials.
- Ensure effective ventilation.The rabbitry should not be stuffy, hot or humid, including summer.
In that case, if you're going to breed rabbits in large quantities, you are likely to need, and a separate room for the slaughter.Some employers also conclude agreements with enterprises, it specializes in the slaughter of livestock.
Rabbit for beginners: cell
Once you have decided on the breed, you can proceed to the selection of cells.There are several varieties of them:
- for fattening calves. such cells need most.
- For sukrolyh and lactating rabbits. size of these structures is selected by the surface area required for normal development of the offspring.Also in such cells must be set to a special mother liquor.On how comfortable expectant mothers seem their new "home", depends on the success of such an enterprise as a rabbit.The cells thus have to buy quite spacious.
- to repair females. only rely on one individual.
- for producing rabbits. The size of these cells are a great destination for holidaymakers after reared offspring of females.
Thus, the selection of the successful "home" - an important component of the success of such exercises as rabbit at home.The cells, or rather their area, choose guided primarily by the peculiarities of this particular breed.They cost quite expensive.Of course, the organization of industrial farms spend on them still have.If you only want to have a small business and you can make them yourself.Schemes such structures with dimensions easy to find in the pages of information resources corresponding direction.
Where to buy rabbits
success of such an enterprise as farming (and rabbit in particular) depends on the correct choice of the manufacturer.They need to acquire only proven breeders.It will be very frustrating if your pets, for which you paid a lot of money in a month or two will die because they simply did not do in time of vaccination.Besides guaranteed purebred animals can only be purchased from a reputable breeder.
number of producers required depends on the size of the future of the farm.However, we must bear in mind that one rabbit should fall 10-15 rabbits.
What should be the manufacturers
success of such an enterprise as industrial rabbit, also depends on how well will be selected for male and female brood into an existing herd.Subject to rejection rabbit:
- aborted litter or eaten twice.
- Double remaining unfertilized after coating.
- to grow less than five rabbits in two litters in a row.
- with periods of rest between active sex hunting for more than 15 days.
Not suitable for reproduction as the male when they covered 30% of the females will be unfertilized.
How to conduct mating
Rabbit for beginners - it is rather complicated and in terms of actually themselves coverings.In order for this venture a success, you need to know and more.
terms of sexual maturity in the rabbits depend on this particular breed.Generally, the larger it is, the later the animals begin to multiply.Most often, the first mating is carried out at the age of 5-8 months.Sits rabbit to the male need when it is in the process of standing heat.This period lasts about five days at intervals of 10-15 days.However, these figures are not accurate.All this depends on the particular breed and age of the animal.Determine readiness rabbit to mate can be especially troubled by her behavior.You should also examine the genitals of the animal.If they are swollen and reddened, so the female can seat next to the male (not vice versa).Before tupping cells must be removed from the trough and manger.
Sometimes it happens that the male rabbit for some reason do not like.In this case, she did not let to him.If that happens, the manufacturer should be easy to change.After 3-7 days after mating, mating control is carried out.Podsazhivayut rabbit back to the male and monitor its behavior.If she resists actively courting, growls and snarls - means everything is in order.In the near future we can expect restocking.
Care sukrolnymi rabbit
Rabbit as a business will be successful only if the bearing and rearing of a large number of females pups.Animals awaiting kids, first we need to ensure complete rest.It is impossible to contain the pregnant rabbits together.During this period they are very aggressive with respect to each other.During the fight, the stronger female can even kill the weak.The cells with rabbit put in a place where they will not be able to scare any sudden noise.Sharp jumps animal may lead to miscarriage.
addition, important and correct diet.Concentrated feed females dosed give hay - plenty.We can not allow any exhaustion or obese animals.Of course, the cells must be dry and clean.
kindling
hatching young female rabbits around 28-32 days.A week before the kindling cage disinfected and put in her liquor dry hay or straw.The nest of down female makes herself.Mom, these animals are very caring.As you will notice in the cell fluff - so soon happen OKROL (usually on the following night).During labor, it is important to ensure easy access to the rabbit water.Otherwise droppings may be eaten.Water is necessary to put more than usual.The number of rabbits in the litter depends on the breed of the animals.The female can bring 4 to 16 rabbits.The first kindling their usually not too much.
Why rabbit eats its young
Sometimes it happens that a bite to death the female newborn babies.The reasons for this may be several:
- disease state nipples - mastitis.Very often, this problem occurs with the females, kindling for the first time.
- Foreign odor (another rabbit or human).
- Funk.It is impossible to close the cells dogs were barking, children playing, etc.
- Lack of free (for raising rabbits) place in the cell.
- poor feeding and, consequently, lack of milk.In this case, the rabbit does not usually bite to death the young, but simply eject from the slot for the feeble.
Rabbit: feeding young
Out of the nest and have babies with her mother usually begin about 18 days.If that happens before, it means that doe not have enough milk.The mother liquors were removed from the cells approximately twenty days.This is required to disinfect the cell.For benign feed in this period is necessary to watch as carefully as possible.The digestive system is functioning in young rabbits is not too good and getting propped products they can easily die from diarrhea.
to new types of feed youngsters are taught, gradually increasing the amount of an unknown product (in two weeks).Otherwise, the matter can also result in diarrhea.
basic rules of care for rabbits
diet of these animals developed depending on the breed and age.In any case, the rabbits should be given as concentrated (feed, seed cake, barley, oats), fodder and coarse (hay, twigs).Also, these animals are fed carrots, boiled potatoes, apples, etc.Beets should be given with caution.Kids it is generally contraindicated, as much loose bowels.In addition, the novice breeders will need to see a list of herbs that should not be given to animals.In it, besides clearly poisonous, includes, for example, milkweed, celandine and nightshade.So feed the animals potato leaves or tops of tomatoes can not.Of course, the cells must be constantly fresh clean water.
main equipment for rabbit-breeding (in addition to the cells):
- sufficiently large, easy to clean feeders.
- Convenient drinkers particular, excludes dirt designs.
- brushes and containers for disinfection of premises, as well as detergents.
- kit with a set of necessary for the treatment of the most common diseases of drugs.
addition to drawing up the proper diet, you will need to develop a schedule of disinfection cells.Clean, as we know - the guarantee of health.And for the weak in terms of resistance to infections in rabbits, it is doubly important.
As you can see, rabbit for beginners - it is rather complicated.However, if you will follow the recommendations of experts, you need all turn out.
