Feeding and management techniques of Angora rabbits in summer

The long-haired rabbit, also known as the Angora rabbit, is a very common kind of rabbit. The strains of long-haired rabbits are divided into four kinds, of which white long-haired rabbits are the main wool products. Other colors such as black and yellow are mainly pet rabbits. Now, whether it is pets or hair, the breeding area is very large. So how should we manage it when we enter the summer? The following editor brings you the feeding and management technology of long-haired rabbits, let's have a look!

1. Shade and prevent summer heat

After entering the summer, we should be familiar with the breeding environment of long-haired rabbits in advance at the right time. Long-haired rabbits should also do a good job of shearing before summer comes. Because to prevent the temperature from being too high, resulting in uneven heat dissipation of long-haired rabbits, reasonable shearing can effectively promote the cooling of long-haired rabbits. If the rabbit is found to have fever, exophthalmos and convulsions, it means that the long-haired rabbit has heatstroke. At this time, you must put the sick rabbit in a cool place in time, then apply a wet towel and add cold water to Ren Dan for rescue.

2. Dehumidification and antiboredom

There is a lot of rainfall in summer, so the humidity of the air is relatively large, and the environment with high temperature and humidity is very unsuitable for the growth of long-haired rabbits. So we should try our best to build a shade in summer, and then do a good job of ventilation. Bricks soaked in cold water can be put in the cage when the temperature is high, but it should be packed in a bag to help cool down the long-haired rabbit. If possible, cooling equipment can be installed to promote heat dissipation and humidity reduction. If the ground is wet, then we should properly sprinkle plant ash to neutralize. When there is a rainstorm, we should pay attention to avoid the rain, clear the stagnant water and prevent the return of moisture.

3. Feeding method

The temperature in summer is relatively high, so we should reasonably adjust the feed of long-haired rabbits according to the characteristics of summer. Reduce the proportion of energy and other nutrients, and increase the content of protein. Then increase the amount of succulent feed, such as green feed, because the temperature is higher, so the food intake of long-haired rabbits will decrease in summer. Therefore, we should appropriately raise the standard of crude protein in the diet. Then the feeding time should avoid noon and other high temperature time, in the morning and evening when the temperature is not high. This can effectively increase food intake, and finally we should pay attention to providing adequate drinking water to meet the nutritional and water needs of the growth of long-haired rabbits.

4. Points for attention

After entering the summer, we should appropriately reduce the density. If there are conditions, it is best to have one cage at a time, and each rabbit cage can not exceed 3 at most. In summer, the semen quality of male rabbits will be greatly affected, female rabbits are prone to abortion, lack of lactation and other adverse phenomena. Therefore, we should suspend the breeding work in summer to ensure the normal growth of breeding rabbits, and carry out it in autumn when the temperature is suitable. Then do a good job in environmental hygiene and strengthen the prevention and control of mosquitoes, flies and rats. Finally, the prevention and treatment of the disease, the common in summer are rabbit plague, rabbit pasteurellosis and so on, all of which need our attention.

The above is a brief introduction to the feeding and management techniques of long-haired rabbits in summer. The summer management of long-haired rabbits is very important, which directly affects the efficiency of breeding, so we must pay more attention to it. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.