Rabbits are kept at home as pets, but rabbits are also kept and bred in farms for their fur and meat. * They can be reared in the kitchen gardenbackyard of farmer's house * Apart from providing wool rabbits also provides income from manure etc. * A rabbit's diet consists of grass and vegetables. rabbit farming in himachal pradesh * Rabbit meat contains lesser amounts of cholesterol and is also very nutritious. * Too much low cost for initial establish the Rabbit Farm. For Profitable Broiler Farming, reproduction plays a vital role. Female rabbit is ready to accept male at about 6 months of age whereas male starts mating from 7 months onwards. For successful mating, doe should be put to the buck's cage and watch carefully for successful mating. Check the Pregranancy 14-15 days after mating by palpating the abdomen. If not pregnant, go for rebreeding. Their pregnancy period is around 30 days. Pregnant doe should be shifted to the kindling cage at 25th day of Pregnancy. rabbit farming in himachal pradesh Pregnant doe generally starts making nest by plucking her own hair one or two days before kindling. If she does not pluck hair, give some fine quality straw in the cage. A does generally gives birth to 6-7 kits. Kits are devoid of any hair and eyes are closed. Watch carefully immediately after birth and check the condition of Kits. Do not touch the kits until some emergency comes and use the gloves in such a case. Doe gives milk once or twice a day. So, keep all the kits together for proper feeding. rabbit farming in himachal pradesh

Rabbit manure is considered to be highest in nitrogen among all the other domesticated species. Comparative approximate NPK Values of Various Animal Manures are mentioned below, rabbit farming in himachal pradesh and Haryana.

Many breeders believe that all rabbits carry the Pasteurella multocidia organism in their respiratory tract. This is not true! Though some may indeed carry the infection, there are many which do not. {This is why I breed toward disease resistance. If any rabbit shows signs of infection they are culled] Pasturella manifests itself in many forms. The most common is what is referred to as snuffles. This is a purulent discharge from the nose. Should you see matting on the inside front paws you can most assuredly blame Pasteurella. Symptoms The first signs of the disease are sneezing and discharge from the nose and or eyes. Not every sneeze is indicative of the presents of Pasteurella. A rabbit may sneeze when it gets water up it's nose while drinking, or it may have an allergy to something in the area. Hay dust, colognes etc. These sneezes will have a clear watery discharge or none at all. If there is persistant sneezing with matting of the inside of the front paws and a colored discharge from the nose or eyes it is safe to assume the rabbit has a Pasteurella infection. This is an extremely contagious disease for which there is NO CURE! There are treatments which will mask the symptoms but the rabbit remains contious. Any rabbit which you treat places your whole herd at risk of infection. The Pasteurella germ can be carried on your clothing and person. It is of extreme importance that you change your clothes and wash theroughly before going near any other rabbits. Isolate any sick rabbit immediately and care for the herd first and the isolated animal last. Disinfect it's cage and any other equipment the rabbit came in contact with.

Rabbits are kept at home as pets, but rabbits are also kept and bred in farms for their fur and meat. * They can be reared in the kitchen gardenbackyard of farmer's house * Apart from providing wool rabbits also provides income from manure etc. * A rabbit's diet consists of grass and vegetables. rabbit farming in himachal pradesh * Rabbit meat contains lesser amounts of cholesterol and is also very nutritious. * Too much low cost for initial establish the Rabbit Farm. For Profitable Broiler Farming, reproduction plays a vital role. Female rabbit is ready to accept male at about 6 months of age whereas male starts mating from 7 months onwards. For successful mating, doe should be put to the buck's cage and watch carefully for successful mating. Check the Pregranancy 14-15 days after mating by palpating the abdomen. If not pregnant, go for rebreeding. Their pregnancy period is around 30 days. Pregnant doe should be shifted to the kindling cage at 25th day of Pregnancy. rabbit farming in himachal pradesh Pregnant doe generally starts making nest by plucking her own hair one or two days before kindling. If she does not pluck hair, give some fine quality straw in the cage. A does generally gives birth to 6-7 kits. Kits are devoid of any hair and eyes are closed. Watch carefully immediately after birth and check the condition of Kits. Do not touch the kits until some emergency comes and use the gloves in such a case. Doe gives milk once or twice a day. So, keep all the kits together for proper feeding. rabbit farming in himachal pradesh

Rabbit manure is considered to be highest in nitrogen among all the other domesticated species. Comparative approximate NPK Values of Various Animal Manures are mentioned below, rabbit farming in himachal pradesh and Haryana.

Many breeders believe that all rabbits carry the Pasteurella multocidia organism in their respiratory tract. This is not true! Though some may indeed carry the infection, there are many which do not. {This is why I breed toward disease resistance. If any rabbit shows signs of infection they are culled] Pasturella manifests itself in many forms. The most common is what is referred to as snuffles. This is a purulent discharge from the nose. Should you see matting on the inside front paws you can most assuredly blame Pasteurella. Symptoms The first signs of the disease are sneezing and discharge from the nose and or eyes. Not every sneeze is indicative of the presents of Pasteurella. A rabbit may sneeze when it gets water up it's nose while drinking, or it may have an allergy to something in the area. Hay dust, colognes etc. These sneezes will have a clear watery discharge or none at all. If there is persistant sneezing with matting of the inside of the front paws and a colored discharge from the nose or eyes it is safe to assume the rabbit has a Pasteurella infection. This is an extremely contagious disease for which there is NO CURE! There are treatments which will mask the symptoms but the rabbit remains contious. Any rabbit which you treat places your whole herd at risk of infection. The Pasteurella germ can be carried on your clothing and person. It is of extreme importance that you change your clothes and wash theroughly before going near any other rabbits. Isolate any sick rabbit immediately and care for the herd first and the isolated animal last. Disinfect it's cage and any other equipment the rabbit came in contact with.