Feeding mode
common sense
Young rabbits are said to be weaned for 90 days. Physiological characteristics of young rabbits: As a result of weaning, environmental conditions have changed, which has a great influence on young rabbits. However, young rabbits grow fast, have high requirements for feed and poor disease resistance. Practice has proved that the development and quality improvement of rabbits depend largely on the feeding and management level of young rabbits. In the management mode, it can be raised in large cages, (specification: 120×60×50 (cm)) or free-range. Eat feed easily, eat less and eat more meals, 5 ~ 6 times a day. The typical feed is bran bean powder bibimbap with auxin, and a proper amount of high-energy concentrate such as whole milk powder or glucose can be added when necessary. Young rabbits are in a period of vigorous growth and development, so eat more to avoid food damage and gastroenteritis. Feed should grow with age, and don't suddenly reduce or change feed. Animal feed such as light fish meal or silkworm chrysalis with feed content of 5% should be added in winter and spring. Similarly, increase exercise, see more sunshine and promote metabolism. Conducive to bone growth and development, avoiding stunting and paralysis caused by calcium and phosphorus deficiency. Moreover, it is necessary to cultivate rabbits' drinking habits from an early age to promote nutrient absorption in the body, which is conducive to growth and development. Young rabbits of 2-3 months have an inconspicuous molting process, and it is not easy to grow long hair at this time. If you still have long hair, you should cut it all short to avoid hairiness. And can reduce the chance that long hair absorbs protein. In order to prevent the infection of coccidiosis, it is necessary to prepare medicinal feed for rabbits, and the ear number should be compiled and filled in when young rabbits are weaned. Don't confuse co-culture with free-range culture, but make an appraisal according to the quality of growth and development.
The influence of male rabbits on rabbits is greater than that of female rabbits, and the quality of breeding male rabbits directly affects reproduction, as well as the survival rate and quality of young rabbits. Therefore, it is particularly important to strengthen the management of breeding male rabbits. The purpose of managing breeding rabbits should be pure breed, well-developed, strong body shape, strong sexual desire and high semen quality, and not to be too fat or too thin.
Male rabbits after 3 months of age should be raised separately, and the opposite sex should be matched with the same sex, and one should be closed. The suitable cage position is 70× 60× 50 (cm) wide. Considering the activity of long hair, the light in the cage should be slightly dim, but dry.
Adult male rabbits should mate every other day. When individual reproductive tasks are heavy, they can mate 2 ~ 3 times a day, but only for one or two days. Adult male rabbits (7 ~ 8 months old) mating for the first time have only semen and no sperm because of imperfect sperm formation. Some sperm activity is still very poor. Therefore, if conditions permit, you can check the quality of semen with a microscope. Newly bred male rabbits should pay attention to their adaptability and growth, and master reasonable breeding, generally 2 ~ 3 times a week. 1 month later, you can mate according to adult male rabbits. Artificial insemination workers should record the semen, sperm quality and quantity of male rabbits in detail. Check the pregnancy rate of matched female rabbits. Male rabbits in mating period should not have long hair in any season. In summer, Qin Ying cuts and cuts the light during the temperature regulation season.
Hair can promote blood circulation and stimulate appetite. To develop the habit of feeding water, water rabbits have no bad metabolism and disorder of sugar and starch decomposition, and the male rabbits need to drink more water. Breeding male rabbits should meet the requirements of green concentrate and provide direct crude fiber feed. Feed with high vitamin E content is also important. Vitamin E is called "fertility powder". If vitamin E is lacking, the sperm formation of male rabbits will stagnate, and the pregnancy rate and fertility of female rabbits will decrease. The management of male rabbits directly affects the breeding cycle and effect. Generally, male rabbits use it for 2 ~ 3 years, after which sperm motility, pregnancy rate and survival rate of young rabbits decrease.
When introducing angora rabbits, we should choose bred rabbits, healthy rabbits, improved rabbits and high-yield rabbits, and avoid buying old rabbits, sick rabbits, hybrid rabbits and low-yield rabbits. It is better for young rabbits aged 3 ~ 4 months to travel short distances. Adult rabbits aged 8 ~ 10 months are more suitable for long-term feeding. It is forbidden to introduce 1 ~ 2-month-old newly weaned rabbits.
Special attention should be paid to:
The living environment of rabbits should be sanitary, dry and ventilated. If the environment is wet and unsanitary, it is easy to breed bacteria and cause skin diseases in rabbits.
It is suggested that young rabbits go home to the hospital to check whether there is coccidia, instead of feeding coccidiosis drugs indiscriminately. Coccidiosis occurs in the acute phase. Although many young rabbits died of coccidia, there were also a few rabbits poisoned by coccidia drugs.
If the cage where the baby rabbit lives is a dog cage, wooden boards should be added to the cage. If you don't pad your feet for a long time, you will get foot dermatitis, which is difficult to treat.
If the rabbit eats vegetables and causes diarrhea, it should be given 4 tablets of lactase in time. If there is no lactase at home, you can also feed lactic acid bacteria tablets and probiotics.
Rabbit's teeth are infinitely long, so we should prepare a grinding stick for it. Some rabbits like to bite wires and so on, so be careful.
Rabbit supplies should be cleaned and disinfected regularly;
Rabbits kept in cages should keep the activity above 1 hour every day;
If you are afraid of rabbits, you can teach them to go to the toilet. It should be cleaned every day. If it is not cleaned, it will produce nitrogen after a long time.
Don't bathe the bunny. Rabbits like to be clean. It licks its hair every day. It is not recommended to bathe it. But if you don't have to take a bath, you should take it when the weather is sunny and sunny. It should also prevent water from entering its ears. If you are not careful, you will get otitis media. You can't give people shower gel, soap and the like. Dry it immediately after taking a shower, or you will catch a cold.
Rabbits are not full, control their food intake to avoid death;
Rabbits can't eat too much starch. Starch is bad for rabbits.
Never catch a rabbit by its ear. Ears are important organs of rabbits. Rabbits have no sweat glands and must use them to dissipate heat. Rabbits' ears are not scratched by people. If they are scratched and cause nerve damage, their ears will not be able to stand upright and turn. The correct way to catch a rabbit should be to hold the rabbit's back with one hand and the rabbit's ass with the other hand, so that the rabbit's legs and stomach can move forward.