How to select and keep reserve rabbits? Introduction of Selection and Retention Points of Reserve Rabbits

In recent years, the rabbit industry has developed very vigorously, and its various products have also shined in the market, whether it is rabbit hair or rabbit meat.

For large-scale farmers, seed selection must not be too arbitrary, and at the same time, excellent young rabbits must be selected as backup rabbits to effectively improve the reproduction rate, growth rate and feed conversion rate.

So how to choose and keep backup rabbits? Let's take a look at some of the main points.

1. Young rabbits produced by the first birth of a mother rabbit are generally not suitable for breeding rabbits, because most of the young rabbits bred by the first birth are not fully mature, and there are many problems such as small size and slow growth. It is best to choose young rabbits after the second child as breeding rabbits.

2. The offspring of female rabbits should not be raised as breeding rabbits under the condition of low reproductive rate. If the mother rabbit only gives birth to less than 5 cubs in a row, and the estrus is slow, the estrus is not obvious, and the reproductive rate is low. Female rabbits should be chosen to give birth to more than 6-7 cubs.

3. It depends on whether there are hereditary diseases, such as abnormal tooth growth, splayed legs, deformity, etc., because rabbits with such diseases are often difficult to raise, which will have a certain impact on reproduction and should not be raised as breeding rabbits.

4. The offspring of female rabbits should not be raised as breeding rabbits under the condition of poor maternal instinct. In addition to human factors, maternal instinct is mostly related to heredity. The offspring bred by the mother rabbit with poor maternal instinct have poor maternal instinct, and are prone to problems such as not tearing hair, not producing milk and biting people after delivery.

5. When the young rabbit is a little older, choose again. Generally, male rabbits will "drop eggs" when they are 4 months old. For male rabbits that don't "drop eggs", they should be eliminated, and the female rabbits should look at the number of nipples. Generally, the number of nipples of female rabbits is 6~8.

6. The mother rabbit's first child may be born less, don't tear hair, don't breastfeed, and bite the rabbit. If the second and third children are still like this, they need to be eliminated.

7. Generally, small and medium-sized rabbits are first mated at the age of 5-6 months, and large rabbits are first mated at the age of 7 months. Rabbits whose weight is not up to standard should be eliminated as appropriate.

In addition, male rabbits can't climb over after training, and female rabbits still don't estrus or refuse to accept mating after repeated estrus induction, so they should be eliminated.

The above are some key points of selecting and keeping reserve rabbits in the process of raising rabbits, hoping to help everyone.

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