Do you make money raising rabbits in the countryside now?

Rabbits are domesticated later in the history of animal husbandry, but because there is no heavy manual labor, the elderly or housewives can raise rabbits, so they can be regarded as a breeding project with low investment and high return. It is worth noting that it is not only necessary to calculate profits before investment, but also to understand its risks. Let's take a look at whether raising rabbits in rural areas makes money.

Do you make money by raising rabbits in the countryside?

Rex rabbit is a litter a month, each birth more than 14 births, less also give birth to 6, generally about 8. Let it give birth to 6 babies (nests) every year, if calculated according to the survival rate of 5, a female rabbit can survive 30 commercial rabbits a year, and if each commercial rabbit is calculated according to the sales price of 50 yuan per rabbit, it can earn a gross income of 1500 yuan a year. Under the condition of abundant feed resources, the cost of each commercial rabbit is 15 yuan, and the cost of each commodity rabbit is 25 yuan if the feed resources are completely bought or very fastidious. In view of this, the high earners earn 35 yuan each, while the low earns 25 yuan each. 30 commercial rabbits can earn up to 1050 yuan and the lowest 750 yuan in the whole year.

What are the risks of raising rabbits?

1. Breed: the quality of rabbit breeds is the basis for the success or failure of rabbit farms, especially in rabbit breeding farms, so we should be very careful when choosing and buying breeding rabbits. Now the more common breeds are Rex rabbit, hybrid hare, Chinese white rabbit and so on.

2. Management: rabbits need enough grains, fruits and vegetables, hay and water every day to maintain their health. if they are not properly managed, it will not only cause feed waste, but also lead to poor growth and development of rabbits.

3. Diseases: there are many diseases in rabbits, but as long as prevention is done, the losses caused by diseases can be reduced. Young rabbits should be vaccinated when they are weaned. And vaccination to do a good job of disinfection, a rabbit injection, it is strictly forbidden to mix, so as to avoid human infection.

The input cost of raising rabbits

1, seed purchase fee: buy 2.5kg of improved rabbit 100 yuan each, 12 only need 1200 yuan. The average utilization period of breeding rabbits was 2.5 years, and the average annual amortization was 480 yuan.

2. Feed fee: each breeding rabbit consumes an average of 125 grams of mixed feed per day (other undernourished parts are supplemented with grass and crop straw). The annual feed consumption is only 45.6 kg, and 12 rabbits consume a total of 547 kg. The feed cost per kilogram is calculated as 0.90 yuan, and the feed fee is 492.3 yuan. The rabbits were weaned for 60 days from 1 month old to 90 days old, and each rabbit consumed about 5 kg of feed. Each female rabbit provides an average of 35 commercial rabbits per year, and 10 female rabbits provide commercial rabbits with a total consumption of 1750 kg and a feed cost of 1575 yuan.

3. Epidemic prevention fee: 2 yuan per breeding rabbit and 0.5 yuan per commercial rabbit per year, totaling 199 yuan.

4. Cage fee: the construction of the cage can make use of the family's old bricks, stones, adobe, cement and white ash, etc., or it can be welded into a frame with iron bars and cages made of iron wire. The investment for each cage is 30 yuan, 12 rabbit cages plus 20 fattening cages, which requires a capital of 960 yuan. The useful life of the cage is calculated according to 8 years, and the annual depreciation fee is 120 yuan.

5. Total investment: 480 yuan + 492.3 yuan + 1575 yuan + 120 yuan = 2866.3 yuan.

Profit calculation of raising rabbits

1. Selling commodity rabbits: there are 350 commercial rabbits per year, each with an average weight of 2.5kg totaling 875kg, with a total income of 10500 yuan according to the national average purchase price of 12 yuan / kg in normal years.

2. Breeding rabbit treatment: breeding rabbits need to be eliminated as commercial rabbits after the utilization period, with an average of 4.5kg per rabbit, calculated at 12 yuan / kg, 54 yuan per rabbit, 12 rabbits 648 yuan, apportioned to 2.5 years, with an annual average of 259.2 yuan.

3. Rabbit dung treatment: 12 breeding rabbits and 350 commercial rabbits can produce more than 2.5 tons of rabbit dung per ton, which can earn 125 yuan per ton.

4. Total income: 10500 yuan + 259.2 yuan + 10884.2 yuan.

5. Profit analysis: the gross profit is 10884.2 yuan-2886.3 yuan = 7997.9 yuan. The annual profit of raising 10 basic female rabbits is nearly 8000 yuan, and the annual gross profit of each female rabbit is nearly 800yuan. The input-output ratio is difficult to compare with other aquaculture and other industries.