Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Rabbit housing

1.Each adult rabbit should be housed in individual cage
2.During mating, female must be transferd to the males cage, ever vice versa.
3 some good rabbit cages are available online, like:
                                         

SOME TIPS ABOUT RAISING RABBITS

1.Different rabbit breeds have different uses:Chinchillas,White giants,Newzealand whites and Flemish giants are for meat,while the Angoras, including German Angora, are for wool.
2. Rabbits are prolific breeders, giving average of 6-8 offspring in a litter.They give upto 4 kindlings a year, giving upto 24-32 offspring a year
3.Rabbits are very sensitive animals .They should be protected against extreme heat, cold and sudden sounds.
4.Rabbits have a gestational period of 28-30 days
5.They have a high meat conversion ratio:1:3
6.besides meat, they can also be ued for hide, fur and research purposes, espescially in pharmaceuticals and disease investigations

rabbits in stories

Man has always been attracted by the cute little creatures.It is evident from all the stories about rabbits in which they are often admired, seen with wonder and honour.Some such stories can be read from all civilisations. some interesting books, espescially for kids, are
1.Peter Rabbit: Collection 1 (The World of Peter Rabbit)
2.Miniature World of Peter Rabbit Collection: Pack 2 (Miniature Peter Rabbit Library)
3.The Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit

A FEW FACTS

Rabbits are one of the cutest among animals.Indeed, it would not be inappropriate to call them the Aishwarya Rai of animals.At the same time, with average 6-8 offspring a litter and 4-5 litters a year, .Chinchilla, white giant, and newzealand white, along with flemish giant, can be considerd as the Sachin Tendulkars of meat production efficiency.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

RABBITS

I started work on rabbits only recently.But i really love them.I am a veterinary doctor, doing my p.g in genetics of rabbit.I am espescially interested in soviet chinchilla rabbits