Key Techniques for Rapid Fattening of Young Rabbits

The fattening of young rabbits means that the pups begin fattening after weaning, and can be sold until the age of 2.5 months to 3 months of age reaches 2 to 2.5 kg. At this stage, the growth and development of young rabbits is fast, and because of the newly weaned, poor digestion, weak disease resistance and poor adaptability, the main technical links are:

First, grouping and fattening

According to the young rabbit's constitution and age, the young rabbits with close weaning date or little difference in growth and development were grouped into groups of 20-50 per group, with 1-1.5 animals per square meter; ~4 is appropriate, too much will affect the development.

Second and third stage fattening method

That is, the first stage is mainly concentrated material, and the green coarse material is supplemented (rapid growth, pulling up the skeleton); the second stage is mainly based on green coarse material, supplemented by fine material (increase feed intake, exercise digestive function); The third stage is mainly concentrated materials, supplemented by coarse materials (the purpose is to quickly fatten fertilizer).

Third, scientific collocation feed

The feed for young rabbits must be small in volume, high in nutritional value, easy to digest, and the crude fiber must meet the requirements. The most suitable finishing feeds include corn, oats, barley, bran, bean cakes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and the like. The reference formula was: 70% of green hay powder, 11% corn flour, 5% soybean cake, 10% wheat bran, 3% bone meal, 1% salt, and 10% green hay powder and corn flour in the late finishing period. Surface) 80%, bran 6%, bone meal 3%, salt 1%. To feed more nutritious, digestible concentrates and succulent green fodder, such as soybean meal, dandelion, and so on, supplement some animal feed properly. The feed must be clean and fresh, and the amount of feed gradually increases with the age of months, preventing the feed from suddenly increasing or suddenly changing.

Fourth, do less to feed more meals

The amount of daily feeding is appropriate for basic feeding. Feeding should be done with fewer meals. Feed 4 times a day at breakfast, morning, evening, and 22:00 (10:00 pm). Drink water with automatic drinker or gravity bottle. The ambient temperature is suitable for 5 ~ 25 °C. In the earlier period, the light should be increased. In the later period (especially 15 days before the slaughter), the light should be dark.

Fifth, pay attention to environmental control

The young rabbit cage should be placed in a sunny, leeward, dry place, so that the young rabbits receive more sunlight, but not easily exposed to strong light. During indoor breeding in winter, the temperature should be maintained at 5 ~ 10 °C. At the same time, we must do a good job of indoor and cage care. The rabbit house must be cleaned every day, and the grass should be changed frequently and kept dry.

Summer temperatures are high. Rabbit shelters should be shaded or planted with grapevines, loofahs, pumpkins, and other vines. The doors should be opened, water sprayed, sprayed, and fan powered on.

Keep the rabbit house clean and dry, and the relative humidity should not exceed 60%; when it is too wet, it should be shredded with hay, sand or lime, and ash, etc. to absorb moisture, disinfect and sterilize. Cage rabbits, released 2 to 3 times a week when the cool morning and evening, but the time should not be too long (to be handled by a person). In the summer, feed can be fed in the morning and evening when the weather is cool, for clean drinking water, and add 1% to 1.5% of salt in the water.

Sixth, prevent diseases as soon as possible

When the young rabbits were 25 to 35 days old, they were added to the diet with 1 mg of diuretic, and each rabbit was fed 1 mg per day. At 36 to 45 days of age, chlorophenylhydrazine was added to the feed. Each rabbit was fed twice a day. One tablet; 46 to 55 days of age, plus olaquindox in the feed, each rabbit twice a day, each time; 60 to 70 days of age, each neck was injected subcutaneously 1.5 mg of rabbit lice vaccine. It is necessary to observe the health status of the rabbits frequently and find that the sick rabbits should be promptly isolated and treated. To eradicate rodents, mosquitoes and flies in the summer, forage and mildew should be banned, and vaccines such as rabbit lice should be vaccinated regularly to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases.