What are the hazards of rabbit inbreeding?
Inbreeding of rabbits often leads to slow growth, low resistance, high morbidity and mortality, and the reproductive ability and production performance of offspring will be greatly reduced. Moreover, inbreeding rabbits usually have certain defects, such as "bull's-eye", "splayed legs" or "cryptorchidism". Therefore, whether it is breeding rabbits or keeping pet rabbits, it is not recommended to let rabbits inbreeding, and the bad individuals produced by inbreeding must be eliminated in time. It can be said that inbreeding of rabbits is harmful. This is also the reason why rabbits should be marked and recorded. Male rabbits and female rabbits should be raised in groups, which can effectively avoid close mating of rabbits and prevent premature mating of rabbits.
In addition to avoiding inbreeding, rabbits should also pay attention to exclude the following situations:
1, the rabbit has not reached sexual maturity, so it is not suitable for rabbit reproduction. Generally speaking, the suitable breeding period for rabbits is 8~9 months old, and the weight should meet certain requirements. Premature mating of rabbits will not only seriously affect the quality of young rabbits, but also affect the growth and development of breeding rabbits So be sure to avoid premature mating of rabbits.
2. Old rabbits are not suitable for breeding. The breeding period of rabbits is usually 3~4 years, but usually the physiological function and reproductive ability of old rabbits over 3 years old begin to deteriorate gradually, and then the quality of young rabbits will be greatly reduced, so old rabbits over 3 years old are suitable for re-breeding.
3. Rabbits with diseases should not be raised. Breeding rabbits continue to breed after illness, which not only affects their own physique and that of young rabbits, but also easily leads to the spread of diseases. For example, diseases such as plague-free and rabbit infectious stomatitis can be spread through feeding.
4. Rabbits with poor physique should not be kept. The poor health of breeding rabbits may be due to poor feed quality or illness, but no matter what causes the poor health of rabbits, rabbits with poor health are not suitable for breeding. For breeding rabbits with poor physique, they can only be raised after returning to normal. If they can't recover, they need to be eliminated in time.
The above is Dr. Paw Paw's introduction to the harm of rabbit inbreeding and some suggestions on rabbit breeding. I hope owners can recognize the harm of rabbit inbreeding and prevent it.