Experience in safe summer management of breeding Rex rabbits

Rex rabbits are difficult to raise, especially in summer, so whether they can spend the summer safely has become the key to the success of raising rabbits. For this reason, according to the practice of raising Rex rabbits for many years, the author introduces some experiences for reference.

The rabbit house is cooled to prevent the Rex rabbit from heatstroke. The high temperature in summer can easily cause heatstroke in Rex rabbits. Appropriate cooling measures should be taken. First of all, to do a good job in the greening of the environment around the rabbit house, you can plant grapes, pumpkins and other vines in front of the rabbit house to avoid direct sunlight in the rabbit house. Secondly, the water curtain can be used to cool down in high temperature weather, and the effect is good. Can also let the Rex rabbit drink fresh groundwater, can also play the effect of heat prevention. Once the Rex rabbit has heatstroke, you should immediately put the sick rabbit in a cool and ventilated place, spray the head and limbs with cold water, and the Rex rabbit will generally wake up slowly.

Increase ventilation. Ventilation is very important in the rabbit house in summer. Ventilation can not only adjust the temperature inside and outside the rabbit house, but also eliminate the waste gas and harmful gases in the rabbit house, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of respiratory diseases.

Strengthen feeding management, make up feeding at night, and be careful not to feed moldy feed. The summer daytime temperature is higher, the Rex rabbit appetite is not strong, wait until the evening temperature is low, the Rex rabbit appetite is more exuberant, should pay attention to add feed, first feed concentrate, and then add enough forage. If you feed the grass, you'd better rinse it with water and control it to dry before feeding. High temperature and humidity in summer, forage is very easy to mildew, mold produces a lot of toxins, Rex rabbits eat moldy feed will cause mycotoxin poisoning, the mortality rate is very high, therefore, must not feed moldy feed. Feeding Rex rabbits should also be fed less frequently, which can not only prevent mildew, but also reduce feed waste. In addition, you can not let the Rex rabbit cut off the water, you should change the cold water frequently.

Reduce mating and forbid blood mating. Male rabbits have the phenomenon of "summer infertility", in principle, it is not suitable for Rex rabbits to breed in summer. However, if conditions permit, you can choose to breed at night, and the female rabbit should be put into the cage of the male rabbit during mating. Blood matching of Rex rabbits should be prohibited in summer. Blood matching will not only reduce the physique of Rex rabbits, but also produce poor growth of young rabbits.

Pay attention to disease prevention, prevention and control of coccidiosis is the most important. Summer is the period with the highest incidence of coccidiosis in Rex rabbits, and it is also the key to the success or failure of raising Rex rabbits. The folk proverb "it is not difficult to raise rabbits, but is afraid that rabbits will make a circle in summer" refers to the harm of rabbit coccidiosis. In fact, the prevention of rex rabbit coccidiosis is not too difficult, the key is to do a good job in coccidiosis prevention. The specific measures are as follows: 1. Drug prevention. Weaning rabbits can be treated with chlorophenylguanidine for 2 months, 1 tablet a day. Sulfamethazine can also be used 0.2-0.4 grams per rabbit per day, mixed in the feed for 7 days, with an interval of 7 days and then for 7 days. It should also be used interchangeably with other anti-coccidial drugs to prevent drug resistance. two。 It is necessary to do a good job in disinfection and kill insect eggs. The bottom plate of the rabbit cage had better be movable, which is convenient for extraction, flushing and disinfection. Flame disinfection is the best way to prevent coccidiosis. Faeces should be cleaned up and fermented in time (biological egg killing). 3. In order to prevent feces from polluting feed, it is best to use out-of-cage feeding to prevent forage grass from coming into contact with feces. 4. Young rabbits and adult rabbits were raised separately to prevent cross-infection of young rabbits.

Rex rabbit prevention and treatment of other diseases can not be ignored, regular vaccination to prevent and cure all kinds of infectious diseases, but also to prevent and cure rabbit foot dermatitis, diarrhea and other common diseases.