Raising Rex Rabbit in High temperature season

Heatstroke prevention pass

High temperature in summer, rabbit house muggy, humid, poor ventilation, excessive feeding density; long-distance transportation in summer, lack of drinking water, direct sunlight and so on may lead to heatstroke. General manifestations of heatstroke: general weakness, no food, body temperature rising to more than 42 ℃, conjunctival flushing, cyanosis, dyspnea coma, falling to the ground, and so on. First of all, to take the rabbit house to cool down, to avoid direct sunlight, can be planted in front of the rabbit house grapes, pumpkins and other trailing plants or tall sunflowers, corn and so on for shading. In hot weather, you can sprinkle cold water or hang water curtains to cool the house. It can also make Rex rabbits drink fresh groundwater. In the event of heatstroke, you should immediately put the rabbit in a cool and ventilated place, spray the head and limbs with cold water, or drip five to eight milliliters of water into the mouth, or inject 0.2 milliliters of sodium coffee.

Disinfection pass

Remove the dung, dirt and garbage from the rabbit house every day to prevent the rabbit house from getting wet. You can use sawdust and white ash to absorb moisture on the ground. Wash the water basin and food basin once a day, and spray the ground with 0.5% paracetamol every week. 20% lime milk or 3% caustic soda can be used to disinfect rabbit cages, rabbit houses, dung tanks, etc. Spraying the cage with 0.5% peracetic acid has a good killing effect on bacteria, molds, mycoplasma and viruses.

Ventilation off

Ventilation of rabbit house in high temperature season is very important. Ventilation can not only adjust the temperature inside and outside the rabbit house, but also discharge waste gas and harmful gases, such as carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, etc., which can effectively prevent the occurrence of respiratory diseases.

Management pass

Summer daytime temperature is higher, more than 30 ℃, Rex rabbit appetite loss, do not want to eat, to low temperature at night, strong appetite, should pay attention to feeding, 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 it. High temperature and humidity in summer, feed is easy to mildew, Rex rabbits eat moldy feed will cause poisoning, the mortality rate is very high, so can not feed moldy feed. Rabbits should be supplied with clean, hygienic and adequate cold water.

Breeding pass

Generally speaking, Rex rabbits should not breed in the hot season. If you have the conditions, you can choose to breed at night, and when mating, the female rabbit should be put into the male rabbit cage. In the hot summer, Rex rabbit blood matching is prohibited, the use of blood matching will not only reduce the physique of Rex rabbits, but also the growth and development of newborn rabbits.

Disease prevention pass

The high temperature season is the high incidence period of coccidiosis in Rex rabbits, especially the young rabbits before and after weaning are the most susceptible to infection, and the mortality rate is 90%-100%, which is a devastating disease. Special attention should be paid to the feeding and management of young rabbits after weaning, to prevent sudden change of feed, to avoid drinking water and feed being contaminated by faeces, and to wash and disinfect cages and other appliances frequently, preferably with flame disinfection. Chlorophenyl guanidine can be used for prevention and treatment, according to 10 mg / kg body weight per day mixed into the feed, continuous use for 5 days. Or sulfamethazine and sulfa synergist (TMP) were mixed at the ratio of 5 ∶ 1, 30 mg / kg body weight into the feed, twice a day, 7 days as a course of treatment. The young rabbits were injected with Escherichia coli vaccine from 20 days to 28 days, followed by Clostridium welchii, Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella vaccine every 5 to 7 days, and rabbit plague vaccine at 45 days old. In addition, but also to prevent and cure rabbit foot dermatitis, diarrhea and other common diseases.