Breeding rabbits
The rabbits breeding project is one of the most successful investment projects, especially in recent years because rabbits are characterized by abundant production and rapid growth that are not available in other animals. God has loved this animal the advantage of pregnancy immediately after birth, which is given an abundance of production with a large number of births. If we look at some of the characteristics of rabbits, we find that the production of rabbits characteristics of interest to the consumer and other issues of the product as well as its importance at the national level to solve the problem of deficits in animal protein At the consumer level, rabbits are characterized by the provision of distinct meat easy to digest low content of cholesterol and high in protein content and A distinctive taste.
At the level of the product, we find that the production of rabbits is proportional to all levels of production, both large and small and thus is an investment field for all in addition to the characteristics of rabbits of high fertility and increase the number of underdevelopment in the abdomen with the possibility of the use of by-products such as fur and organic fertilizer.
The purpose of this work is to be of help to educators at the beginning of the project and is a modest reference to keep them on the farm always reminds them of the most important farm operations for the breeding and care of rabbits
Housing systems of rabbits
Housing systems in rabbits mean the provision of favorable environmental conditions to obtain the highest production during the seasons. In temperate climates, dwellings do not require special or complex equipment.
This varies in hot or cold climates, where rabbits are raised in closed or semi-enclosed dwellings until they are produced throughout the year.
General conditions for rabbit accommodation
1 - Protection of rabbits from rain water and cold air currents in the winter and direct sunlight in the summer.
2 - Provide good ventilation and easy disposal of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide and ammonia as well as disposal of excess moisture.
3 - Provide suitable lighting for rabbits in summer and winter.
4- Protection of rabbits from their natural enemies such as mice, cats, dogs, wedding and foxes.
5 - Protection of rabbits from theft.
When designing a dwelling, consider the following
1 - The site that the site has electricity and a source of clean water and the possibility of establishing sewage networks, and near the location of the marketing places, which reduces the cost of transport.
2. The nature of the land When selecting the land for the establishment of the farm, it should be easy to exchange and the cost of the land
Low and characterized by a lack of high ground water level to prevent the spread of diseases.
3 - Area The area of the dwelling is determined according to the purpose of production according to the area that belongs to the mother and its output and the males
Which is about 2 square meters per mother and its output in the open yards, 1 - 1.5 square meters in the yards
Closed.
4 - Appropriate design of the house Take into account the specifications of batteries and equipment used in the production process, taking into account the ease of service inside the house and cleanliness and removal of waste outside the amber.
Batteries or cages and fittings
1- Trenches (domestic - industrial).
2 - Bauxat clay (clay - cement).
3. Wooden bauxite.
4. Metal batteries.
First trenches
The type of cage used in breeding varies depending on the capacity of the jam and the capital used in the breeding project. If the number of rabbits is limited, cages made of bricks or wood can be used. In this case,
Integrated breeding compartment.
It is known that the beginning of breeding rabbits was by leaving the rabbits at home to make trenches underground so that go out to eat and drink, and note the exit of the calves then. But tunnels can be made in desert areas
In a modern way by concrete and the existence of a crate above the ground to put the bush and drinking water. This was common in the past and is the earth-based bauxite and trenches are recommended for intensive breeding.
Boxes (floor)
The sides of the brick are made from the wire or from a wooden block. The width of the board is 5 cm and the distance is 1-2 cm between each plate. And the cover is made of wood or wire . The box is divided into two sections, one of which represents 25-30% of the box area. This part is covered with wood and used for sleeping and delivery. The rest of the box is used as a playground and covered with wire.
The cage door shall be filled with feed and water.
The base of the cage allows the passage of urine and dung outside the box to a place far from the rabbits.
* The dimensions of the cage as follows
50 60
Display
120 140
Total length
40 cm
Education room
50 60 cm
Height
There is a wooden boxset to allocate a room for delivery and overnight with the placement of a box for the birth of wood fit for overnight.
Wood bauxite
Made of wire and wood so that the structure of the cage and legs of wooden mirrors.
It is of one role raised on legs 50 - 70 cm long so that the height of the cage is suitable for daily work.
* The dimensions of the cage as follows
Height
Length
Display
50 cm
100-120
50 cm
The cage shall be divided into two parts, one representing one third of the area, and it shall be made of wood and shall be allocated for night and birth. The second is allocated as a playground and a place for the feed
The hacks are needed for rabbits and have a general wire stretched on the frames of wood. This section shall have a section which is of the highest and shall be suitable for breeding operations.
Equipment for wooden or wooden cages
A - The feeders are used primitive feeders, which is a rolling of pottery that expands its base and narrow the opening until
Her heart is hard to beat. However, these animals need an effort and the rabbits can turn them around.
B - The mezzanine is used in primitive farms in small farms, which is a smooth pottery maintenance from the inside. But can be easily reversed with difficulty filling it with water. Therefore, the inverted bottle system that is established outside the cage can be used and its opening is connected with a pot of 3-4 cm deep inside the cage at the rabbits level.
Metal cages or batteries
This type of rabbit housing is the latest development in rabbit houses where cages are made of galvanized metal wire and assembled in single or multi-role batteries. Structures or mountings are made from iron angles or thick square steel sheets, and there are multiple systems of batteries
Metal, including the head and pyramid and half pyramid, including flat batteries with one role and there are batteries for mothers and other production as well as batteries for males.
These batteries are provided with a system of drinking through nipples or nobility and each cage is provided with a sheet of sheet iron and supplied
Cages of mothers in the birth homes both inside and outside the cage and are made of sheet or plastic.
* Dimensions of metal cages
60 cm
Length
25 35 cm
Display
25 35 cm
Height
* Dimensions of birth fund
35 40 cm
Length
25 35 cm
Display
25 35 cm
Height
* Other models for the dimensions of metal cages
Height
Display
Length
The cage type
35 cm
50 cm
65-75 cm
Cradle of mothers inside the house of birth
35 cm
50 cm
50-60 cm
Cradle of Mothers House of birth outside
35 cm
40 cm
40 cm