Under the influence of COVID-19, can rabbits still be raised? What are the advantages of raising rabbits?

Rabbit meat is a favorite food, but under the influence of COVID-19, the demand for rabbit meat has dropped a lot. Many farmers have suffered heavy losses. Under the influence of COVID-19, can rabbits still be raised? What are the advantages of raising rabbits?

First, can rabbits still be raised?

Rabbits can be raised, and most rabbits do not belong to the wild animals. Therefore, the breeding of rabbits will not be affected by the prohibition. However, the breeding and sales of rabbits have been greatly affected. In Chongqing, for example, by the end of February, rabbit sales in Chongqing were down 71.58% from the same period last year, 67.06% from the previous year, and rabbit output was down 84.28% from the same period last year, down 78.61% from the previous year. The loss in January 2020 was 136 million yuan compared with the same period last year, and the loss in February reached 127 million yuan.

What are the advantages of raising rabbits?

Rabbit muscle fiber is fresh and delicate, easy to digest and absorb, and is more suitable for the elderly, children, people with loss of appetite and those with weak digestive function. As can be seen from above, rabbit meat is more nutritious than beef, chicken, mutton and pork, but the price is not as high as cattle, sheep and pork. Rabbit meat has the following advantages:

1. Health meat: rabbit meat is high in protein. Among them, there are eight essential amino acids that can not be synthesized by the human body, especially the high content of lysine. This complete protein is the main nutrient to ensure the normal development of human tissues and organs, and experts call it "health meat".

two。 Yizhi meat: rabbit meat is low in fat and cholesterol. Unsaturated fatty acids that can not be synthesized in the human body, especially lecithin, are easy to be digested and absorbed, which is an important nutrient to supplement human brain tissue and cells. it is beneficial to brain health and intelligence, is a high-quality food for children, and can also prevent and cure Alzheimer's disease. Experts call it "intellectual flesh".

3. Beauty meat: rabbit meat is rich in vitamins B, especially high in niacin. It can not only promote the transformation and synthesis of other nutrients, but also eliminate dermatitis, prevent rough skin and make skin tender and smooth. Experts call it "beauty meat".

4. Anti-aging: rabbit meat is high in nutrition and low in calories. High nutrition is characterized by its high biological value and rich in unsaturated fatty acids. Rabbit meat is low in fat and cholesterol, so it is lower in calories than other meats. Studies have confirmed that if you limit calorie intake and ensure essential nutrients, you can delay aging.

5. Healthy meat: rabbit meat is rich in minerals, especially high in calcium. It is very important to the normal development of fetuses and infants. Lack of calcium is easy to make osteomalacia, serious cases will suffer from rickets, so pregnant women, children and the elderly often eat rabbit meat, can maintain healthy bone growth and physical fitness.

6. Nutritious meat for special patients: rabbit meat can not only ensure the high nutrients needed by the human body, but also prevent arteriosclerosis by increasing the deposition of saturated fatty acids in blood vessels due to excessive intake of saturated fatty acids. Therefore, rabbit meat is an ideal food for patients with hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes, and it is the meat advocated by the China Nutrition improvement Action Plan.

7. Safe meat: meat rabbits have no infectious diseases such as disease No. 5, foot-and-mouth disease, bird flu, etc.; no dioxins, no clenbuterol, no yellow fat rabbits, no fast-growing rabbits, please rest assured to eat rabbit meat and so on.