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15 Jan

Posted at 04:58h in Animal husbandry
Jegaveera Pandian 50 views

खरगोशों में प्रजनन: शुरुआती खरगोश पालकों के लिए मूल बातें  Rabbitrearing is an enterprise which has limitless scope in a developing country like India where large population is involved in subsistence farming. Being a second most populous country in the world, feeding the population with a nutritious food remains a priority for the governments. Rabbit, a small plant-eating animal, has tremendous potential to convert the inedible plant material to high protein meat. Rabbit is the highly prolific domesticated species gaining popularity in the recent decades. Rabbit meat is consumed in certain parts of world and India traditionally. But majority of the population is yet to taste the rabbit meat. Rabbit rearing is not so popular like that of cattle, sheep, goat, pig and poultry. But the scope is high as they reproduce rapidly and every time they give birth to more number of kits. Rabbits require cheap roughages for their normal productive life. Advantages and scope of Rabbitry The reproduction potential of rabbits is unmatched. With a short gestation period, a rabbit can give birth 6-8 times in a year with an average litter size of 4-6. Theoretically, 80 kits/doe/year. Rabbits are noiseless animals; hence, they can be maintained in urban or suburban localities also without creating nuisance to the neighbors. Rabbits are suitable for...

18 Dec

Posted at 04:50h in Animal husbandry
Jegaveera Pandian 17 views

खेती वाले खरगोशों में रोग- एक सिंहावलोकन Rabbits are highly prolific animals which have enormous reproduction potential. They have the capacity to convert 20% of their feed protein to meat protein second to broiler chicken which has 23% conversion. Rabbit rearing is expected to be a viable alternative to broiler poultry industry as virtually there is zero competition between them for feed resources. Like all other domesticated species, rabbits are also susceptible for various ailments. They are afflicted by number of infectious and non-infectious diseases. The success of rabbit industry relies upon reduction in the mortality, increase in the fryer production per maternity cage, reduction in operation / feeding cost. To run a Rabbitry with economic success, every effort should be made to reduce the loss of kits, does and fryers. Diseases are the commonest cause of loss of litter, doe and fryers. The common disease control strategy followed in other farm animals cannot be applied as such in rabbits. In this publication, an attempt is made to give a brief introduction to commonly occurring diseases in farmed rabbits and their management especially for beginners. 1. Snuffles in Rabbits Snuffles is almost similar to common cold in human beings but it is caused by a very common bacteria. Poor ventilation in Rabbitry can predispose to snuffles. Building...