Matters that must be paid attention to in raising rabbits in winter

Heat preservation rabbits lose more heat and grow slowly in the low temperature environment, which affects the development and reproduction. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the rabbit house, seal the windows and plug the cracks to maintain the temperature of the rabbit house.

Feeding green succulent feed in winter can enhance the appetite of rabbits and promote the growth, development and reproduction of rabbits. Commonly used green succulent feed are cabbage, radish, bean sprouts and so on, but the daily feeding amount is not too large, otherwise it is easy to cause rabbit diarrhea.

Add night grass rabbit has the habit of walking at night, winter days are short and night is long, to add night grass. At the same time, the proportion of energy feed should be increased in formula feed.

Lighting, exercise and hygiene in a clear noon, let the rabbit out for exercise, bask in the sun, and open the doors and windows for ventilation, discharge dirty gas, air mat grass, and keep the rabbit house dry.

Hair collection of long-haired rabbits in winter and early spring should be plucked, and should be carried out in a warm place of the leeward, generally once a day; do not pluck in the late pregnancy and early lactation.

The key to the success or failure of winter reproduction lies in the heat preservation of rabbit house and delivery box. Especially within two days after parturition, as long as the room temperature is more than 5 ℃ and the litter box is not less than 10 ℃, the survival rate of offspring rabbits is not lower than that of other seasons.

Keep warm against cold, which is the most basic requirement of raising rabbits in winter. Add more warm sleeping cushions for the rabbit cage, you can open the window during the day when the sun is good, but you must pay attention to close the window when it is cold at night. (pay attention to the weather and take relevant measures to keep warm and prevent cold before the cold air strikes.)

Keeping the environment clean and dry and having too much humidity is disadvantageous to the growth, health and hair production of rabbits. Especially in winter, the dung, urine and other wastes in the rabbit house must be removed regularly and in time, and the rabbit house must be kept clean and dry. Only in this way can the rabbit live a more comfortable and safe life and live through the severe winter.

The diet management of rabbits should be strengthened in winter. The temperature is low in winter and the calorie consumption of rabbits is high. In terms of diet, the daily diet should be increased by 1 hectare 3 compared with other seasons, especially the feed with high energy content. In addition, with some carrots, carrots, pumpkins and other green feed to meet the rabbit's needs for vitamins and other nutrients.

In addition to adding bedding hay to keep warm in the cage, it is also necessary to change the bedding grass frequently and keep it dry to keep warm. At the same time, the drinking water prepared for the rabbit should be warm water, and some other cold feed can also be fed to the rabbit after soaking in warm water to maintain the rabbit's body energy and avoid causing gastrointestinal diseases.