Currently rabbit cattle business is still rarely cultivated by the people of Indonesia. Though the livestock or rabbit breeding opportunities are still very potential and few competitors. These rabbits are divided into two kinds, namely broiler rabbit and livestock rabbits. For maintenance technique is relatively the same and little difference with the treatment of rabbits.
In a forum on facebook "cattle rabbits" there are some people who just started breeding a pair of rabbits. But the rabbit died from feeding wrong. For that I will give tips on how to raise rabbits for beginners so that the rabbit does not die. Here's the description:
1. Land and Cage
For beginners you should buy two or three pairs of rabbits. For the land can be behind the house or beside and front of the house. In making the cage, ideally size 60 cm x 50 cm x 60 cm. If you want to keep three pairs of rabbits, it's best to sometimes have six. So one cage is a rabbit. Every day should be cleaned sometimes. When we feed in the morning, the rest of the evening's food is thrown away. Then when we feed the rabbits in the afternoon, the rest of the food in the morning is thrown away. It aims to avoid rabbits exposed to digestive penyakin such as diarrhea.
2. Rabbit Parent Selection
If you want a good brood, choose the age of a well-established rabbit that is one year of age. Rabbits can be mated at the age of 6 or 7 months. Choose a healthy and flawless breeder. We can buy it at the rabbit farm directly. If in the farm we can know the history of the rabbit. Choose also a rabbit whose body fat and fine fur.
3. Rabbit Feed
To feed the rabbits we can look for free grass or we can also buy such kinds of vegetables. Examples of vegetables favored by rabbits are chicory, cabbage, green waluh, carrots, cucumbers, and kale.
4. Age of marriage and pregnancy rabbits
Age of rabbits who are ready to marry is the age of 7 months. At that time we can marry the female rabbit with the rabbit we have. To keep breeds or breeds, it is preferable that rabbits be mated to come from one type of rabbit. It should also be noted, rabbits mated from different rabbit breeds. Rabbits can be mated three times in three days. The female rabbit is placed in a cage and we are watching. After the rabbit is married, immediately grab a female rabbit and input in the cage. Do not mix in one cage for a day or several days well. After the married rabbit, record the date of his marriage. The purpose of the defect so that we can predict the birthday of the rabbit. Rabbit will give birth after pregnancy 28 days or 1 month.
5. Weaning rabbits
After the rabbit gives birth, then for 45 days the rabbit will be fed by the mother. After 60 days or 70 days, rabbit puppies have their own meals. So if we want to wean the rabbit, preferably at the age of 60 days or 70 days. Weaning rabbits under the age is still prone to illness.
6. Understand rabbit climber
There are three kinds of diseases that often infest the rabbit, such as scabies or scabies disease, abdominal bloating, and diarrhea. Once you know what are the diseases of a rabbit, you can take precautions.
How to Market Rabbit Livestock Products
The marketing of rabbits today is fairly easy. We can use social media like facebook, twitter, and instagram. My experience about selling and buying rabbits on facebook. We live post pictures with information on the rabbit breeders forum on Facebook. After a while there are people who comment and do nego. Finally we deal and my rabbit is immediately taken by the buyer.
In addition to social media, kisa can directly meet the collectors or "basket" rabbits. If the price of our rabbit is priced at a suitable price, it can be sold immediately. Apart from meeting the collectors, we can directly sell it in the market or in a strategic area that many people walk through.
That's six points to watch out for about how to raise a rabbit for a beginner. Hope can inspire!