Scientific Management Technology of Young Rabbit

Young rabbits refer to rabbits weaned to 90 days old. Young rabbits are difficult to raise. If feeding and management are not strengthened, the mortality rate is very high. The key points of scientific management and technology of young rabbits are as follows:

Reasonable clustering

Newly weaned rabbits should be divided into groups according to their size and physical strength. The small and weak should be taken care of carefully. Each cage should not exceed 4. During the whole breeding period, try not to change the rabbit cage and change the rabbit herd.

Careful breeding

Weaned young rabbits often feel restless and lose their appetite in the first two days. Therefore, the feed should be similar to that before weaning. The feed should be fed several times a day, and the feed quantity should be gradually increased. After adaptation, the feed variety should be diversified, the feed should be fresh and nutritious, and it should be easy to digest. The crude fiber content in the diet should be about 15, and the crude protein should reach 17%. Each animal is fed 40-60 grams of concentrate fodder and 300-400 grams of green fodder every day. With the increase of age, roughage should be added gradually.

Provide suitable temperature

Whether the temperature at the initial stage of weaning is suitable or not is important to improve the survival rate of young rabbits. The experiment shows that the weight gain of 45-day-old young rabbits at the temperature of 18-20 ℃ is faster and the mortality is lower than that of living in about 10 ℃. Therefore, the temperature of young rabbits should be controlled at 15-20 ℃ within two weeks after weaning. Too high or too low room temperature will affect the daily weight gain and survival rate of young rabbits.

Do a good job in epidemic prevention and control

To keep the cage dry, clean and ventilated, disinfect the cage regularly with 5% Lysol solution, pay attention to feed hygiene, do not feed spoiled materials, wash and dry the sludge on green fodder, and feed some antibiotics and anti-coccidiosis additives to control the occurrence of enteritis and diarrhea coccidiosis.