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Adedeji, I.A, I.O Adejumo, and K.S Obaniyi. "INFORMATION NEEDS OF FARMERS IN RABBIT PRODUCTION IN SAGAMU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE." Continental J. Agricultural Economics 6, no. 1 (2012): 23–27. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.810261.
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This study determined the information needs of farmers involved in rabbit production in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. Sixty respondents involved in rabbit production were purposively selected, sampled and interviewed through a well structured interview schedule. The data obtained were analysed with the aid of frequency courts, percentages and cumulative percentages while Chi-square analysis was used for testing the research hypothesis. The various area where information is needed by the farmers involved in rabbit production include: identification of various rabbit diseases, factors causing pests and diseases in rabbits, methods of eliminating ecto-parasites, appropriate number of rabbits per cage, housing pattern, sources of suitable rabbit breeds, types of feed available for rabbits and weaning age for fryers. The findings revealed the demographic characteristics of the farmers involved in rabbit production and also revealed the different sources of information available to the respondents. Statistically, it was revealed that there was significant relationship between respondents’ level of education, contact with extension agents and number of rabbits kept and their information needs with the chi-square calculated values greater than the chi-square tabulated values in each factor.
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Ummegulsin, Berdimuratovna Joldosheva. "RABBIT MEAT PRODUCTION BY BREED." INTERNATIONAL BULLETIN OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 3, no. 9 (2023): 479–81. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8412619.
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In recent years, rabbit farming has become a developing field in animal husbandry. In practice, the breeding and productivity qualities of rabbits are evaluated during the inspection of rabbits. Inspection works in rabbit breeding are carried out from October 1 of this year to September 30 of the next year, that is, throughout the year.
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Brahmantiyo, Bram, Y. C. Raharjo, H. Martojo, and S. S. Mansjoer. "Satin and their crossbred rabbit production." Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner 15, no. 2 (2012): 131–37. https://doi.org/10.14334/jitv.v15i2.651.
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Rabbit productivity in intensive management to be evaluated considering development in the rabbit farming were rapidly increased. Rex, Satin and their crossbred (Reza) rabbits have been developed in Research Institute for Animal Production and productivity information of each breed can be used as basis for policy or model of cultivation and breeding in the community. Research conducted by evaluating the productivity of growth, carcass and the carcass proportion of the three strains of rabbit. Rex and satin growth were no different, and Reza was higher at 12-14 weeks of age. Carcass production comes from cutting the rabbit at the age of six months, this trait is strongly influenced by the weight of rabbits, and Reza gives the lowest performance compared to Rex and Satin. Rex, Satin and Reza were medium type rabbits with dual-purpose product (fur and meat). These rabbits showed the child's growth is good enough, to adapt the environment temperature and high food and have adequate carcass production. Key Words: Rabbit, Rex, Satin, Reza, Growth, Carcass
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R. R., Juma, Varisanga M. D., and Gimbi A. A. "Assessment Of the Factors that Limit Rabbit Production Under an Intensive Production System in Zanzibar." African Journal of Agriculture and Food Science 7, no. 2 (2024): 102–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.52589/ajafs-ctiel5yn.
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A study was conducted to assess the factors that limit rabbit production under an intensive production system in Zanzibar. A total of 390 farmers from three districts each has 130 respondents were interviewed in a cross-sectional survey. The results revealed that 48.2% of farmers had kept rabbits and 51.8% did not, while 53.2% of the farmers kept medium breeds and 46.8% of them kept small breeds of rabbits. In terms of management systems was significant (ρ≤ 0.038) in the feeding system was 60.2% of farmers used an intensive system and 39.8% employed semi-intensive systems, whereas a higher number of farmers 88.6% of main diets fed the rabbits with green grass than 11.4% utilized kitchen wastes. In the observed marketing of rabbits and their products, the proportion of respondents who had sold rabbit parts was significantly higher (ρ≤ 0.007), that is 73.0% had sold rabbits than 27.0% who did not sell any rabbit parts. However, it was not statistically significant concerning the types of rabbit products sold and marketing challenges at ρ≤ 0.836 and ρ≤ 0.475 respectively. The disease infection was reported by 58.9% of farmers their rabbits were affected by the disease and 41.1% of them did not. However, no statistical significance was associated with the causes of disease infection at ρ≤ 0.299. Likewise, rabbit production in Zanzibar is at an immaturity stage and is constrained with many drawbacks. Therefore, proper animal husbandry practices and extension service delivery are recommended.
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Paladan, Nerisa N. "MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF AN EMERGING RABBIT PRODUCTION." International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research 08, no. 05 (2022): 606–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.51193/ijaer.2022.8502.
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Rabbit meat can contribute to the sustainable development goal (SDG) for food and nutrition security and poverty alleviation since there is an upsurged interest in rabbit farming in the country. The study aimed at documenting the management practices of the emerging rabbit producers in terms of housing, feeding, breeding, and health and disease management. The study uses qualitative-descriptive research, which utilized in-depth semi-structured interviews with 33 rabbit producers, a snowball sampling technique was used to identify the respondent. Findings revealed that in terms of housing practices the majority of the respondents use cages of different sizes depending on the rabbit’s growth, mostly made of galvanized wire but some use local materials such as bamboo and used wood. For feeding practices, the majority use a combination of rabbit pellets & forages. While for breeding practices, they practice reproduction and care management, and weaning of kits. For health and disease management, the most common disease of the rabbit was diarrhea and skin disease, experienced by mostly young rabbits to adults. Respondent has knowledge in curing diseases of rabbits and can identify symptoms. With the increasing rabbit production, management practices currently utilized by rabbit farmers have an impact on the rabbit performance, and it needs to determine and provide information to make the venture profitable.
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Fleming, P. J. S., J. D. Croft, and H. I. Nicol. "The impact of rabbits on a grazing system in eastern New South Wales. 2. Sheep production." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 42, no. 7 (2002): 917. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea01107.
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Much research, time and money have been invested in the control of rabbits in Australia, yet the relationship between rabbit density and livestock production losses has not been quantified. We experimentally investigated the variations in sheep production parameters caused by 4 densities of rabbits, 0, 24, 48 and 72 rabbits/ha. Medium to strong wool merino wethers were run at a constant stocking rate in replicated plots with rabbits at 4� different densities. Sheep liveweight and body condition and wool production variables were measured over 3�years. Low to medium densities of rabbits were not found to reduce liveweights of wethers, whereas wethers run with the high density of rabbits were significantly lighter. The presence of rabbits reduced the body condition of sympatric sheep with the lowest body condition recorded at the high rabbit density. Mean greasy fleece weights, wool yields and clean-fleece weights were significantly different between densities of rabbits. Wethers run with the high rabbit density grew less wool than the wethers run with the other 3 densities of rabbits. The cumulative gross return per ha from wool production was highest for the medium rabbit density and lowest at high rabbit density. At the conclusion of this short-term experiment, the presence of some rabbits enhanced returns from wool production because of lower fibre diameter and comparable clean-fleece weights of fleeces grown at low and medium rabbit densities. These production characteristics might have been caused by synergistic effects on pasture growth or a sheep stocking rate that was too conservative for the prevailing seasonal conditions. At high rabbit density, competition for pasture between rabbits and sheep overrode possible synergistic and understocking effects. The economic implications of the presence of rabbits on merino sheep production are discussed.
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Pustova, N., and Z. Pustova. "PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC GOODS OF THE RABBIT BREEDING AT DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES OF MAINTENANCE OF RABBITS." Scientific and Technical Bulletin оf State Scientific Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medical Products and Fodder Additives аnd Institute of Animal Biology 24, no. 2 (2023): 182–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.36359/scivp.2023-24-2.20.
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For the prospects of the rabbit breeding of present time optimal direction of development are individual and farmer economies, with the middle population of doe-rabbit. For the profitable conduct of the rabbit breeding except general principles of maintenance and growing, it is expedient to take into account the pedigree features of rabbits. Most distribution for the rabbit breeders of our country meat and hide of breed got: grey and white giants, butterfly, silvery, less popularity is used by the meat breeds of rabbits: New Zealand white and Californian.
 Main advantage of the rabbit breeding are an economy of areas and absence of capital apartments for growing of population of rabbits, in the modern rabbit breeding the systems of maintenance of rabbits are used in cages – outside, with the partial or complete process of mechanization: feeding and give to drink, moving away of wastes. At cellular maintenance of rabbits the most rational organization of works is provided on a supervision and reproduction. Cellular maintenance of rabbits gives an opportunity to carry out and control all processes and effectively to conduct veterinary and prophylactic measures. The table of contents of rabbits in cages provides a receipt from them of high-quality selfish products and carcass of kind fattened. For growing of different breeds of rabbits optimal economic indicators are the breeding of 30 female rabbits and more, at such population recoupment presents three years.
 The efficiency of management and high profitability of organic rabbit farms is ensured thanks to small capital investments in equipment and cages, early maturity and multi-fertility of rabbits, intensive growth of rabbits and rapid change of generations, obtaining products of high quality and quantity in a short time. The use of modern improved cage systems, high-quality feed and balanced rations for sexual age groups of rabbits allows to optimize the operating costs of the rabbit farm, and properly adjusted logistics of rabbit breeding products ensures constant profit at optimal profitability.
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Moto, Edward. "Potential, challenges and prospects of rabbit farming in urban and peri-urban areas of Dodoma city, Tanzania." World Rabbit Science 32, no. 1 (2024): 31–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2024.20238.
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This study highlights the current status of rabbit production, potential challenges facing the industry and the prospects for rabbit farming in Dodoma city, Tanzania. Data from 60 individuals keeping rabbits were collected through a structured questionnaire and direct observation. Results showed that 60% of the respondents were men and 40% women. Rabbits were kept mainly as a source of meat for families and income generation. Main sources of rabbit stock were local breeders (55%) and missionaries (25%), while the remainder were from agricultural institutes. The dominant rabbit breeds reared were California white (50%), New Zealand white (30%), Chinchilla (10%) and Dutch (10%). Ninety-five percent of the farmers kept rabbits in cages, while 5% confined them at night and let them out during the day to forage for feed. Fifteen percent of the respondents fed commercial rabbit pellets, 5% vegetables and kitchen waste only, whereas 80% fed both rabbit pellets, vegetables and kitchen waste. The number of rabbits kept by an individual farmer ranged from 5 to 180, with mean stock size of 22.80±11.20 (mean±standard deviation). Rabbits were sold at 8 to 12 wk of age and each rabbit was sold for 20 000 to 30 000 Tanzanian shillings (8.00 – 12.00 USD). Major challenges in rabbit production were lack of feed resources, lack of readily available market, poor quality of breeding stock, low knowledge of rabbit production techniques and lack of technical support from extension services. Although rabbit farming in Dodoma is carried out at subsistence level, it is associated with a decrease in poverty among urban and peri-urban farmers. In conclusion, rabbit production in urban and peri-urban areas of Tanzania has the potential to contribute to food and nutrition security and poverty alleviation, thus improving living standards.
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Manoj, kumar Sinha* Avnish Kumar Gautam Manju Sinha. "Rabbit as an alternative source of meat and wool production." Science World a monthly e magazine 2, no. 8 (2022): 1448–50. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7013446.
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Rabbits are being reared in our country for a long time. The first record in the history of human’s relationship with the rabbit was documented in early Roman times. ‘Cuniculture’ is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising domestic rabbits as livestock for their meat, fur or wool, cuniculture has been practiced since at least from 5<sup>th</sup> century. China has emerged as the lead country and has emerged as a major producer of rabbit meat, fur and angora wool in the world. Rabbit is regarded as one of the most useful among ‘micro livestock’ as considered by FAO and other organization. Rabbit rearing is popular for meat, fur, skin and wool production. Rabbit meat is wholesome; tasty which is rich in protein, certain minerals and vitamins but low in fat and cholesterol. In India North Eastern Hill region is one of the highest meat consuming zones, considering high demand of meat and meat products, farming of rabbit in this region has more scope as an alternative source of meat.
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Brahmantiyo, Bram, Yono C. Raharjo, and L. H. Prasetyo. "Production performance of HyCole, New Zealand White Rabbits and its reciprocal." Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner 22, no. 1 (2018): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.14334/jitv.v22i1.1590.
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New Zealand White rabbits (NZW) has been known as broiler rabbit that has been well adapted in Indonesia. HyCole rabbits were imported from France that were selected for high reproduction and growth rate. This study was aimed to evaluate the productivity of HyCole and New Zealand White rabbits and their reciprocal as the basis to develop broiler rabbit which adaptive to tropical climate. Forty heads of doe (P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>B</sub>) and 17 heads of buck (P<sub>A</sub>P<sub>A</sub>) of HyCole rabbit, and 30 heads of doe and 6 heads of buck of New Zealand White rabbits (NN) were used. The ration was given according to IRIAP standard ration (18 % CP, 2500 kcal ME/kg and 14 % CF). The diet was provided in the morning and the evening, and drinking water was provided ad libitum. Reproductive performance of does (litter size at birth, litter size at wean, mortality and weekly does body weight) and the kit’s growth performance (weekly body weight from weaning until the age of 20 weeks) were evaluated. Data were analyzed using the SAS program (SAS 2001). Rabbits growth data were periodically analyzed by Gompertz model (Blasco &amp; Gomez 1993). HyCole rabbit which was bred in Indonesia had production performance better than NZW rabbit and P<sub>A</sub>N crossbred (HyCole bucks x NZW does) had the potential to be bred as superior rabbit adaptive to tropical climate because they had hybrid vigor of the number of litter size at birth and kit’s growth rate.
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Odubote, Kolawole. "Trends and status of rabbit production and research in Zambia." University of Zambia Journal of Agricultural and Biomedical Sciences 7, no. 3 (2023): 16–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.53974/unza.jabs.7.3.1169.
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Rabbit production has the potential to help alleviate poverty levels through job creation, income from the sales of rabbits and their products, and a supply of nutritional food, given its urban and peri-urban functionality. However, not much is known about rabbit production and productivity in Zambia. This study is a rapid survey to document rabbit production systems, management practices and provide estimates of rabbit productivity in Lusaka, Zambia. Three production systems (extensive, semi-intensive, and intensive) were determined given the following criteria: breeds and number reared, housing provided, feed supplied, management practices and marketing of rabbits and by-products. Most producers practiced extensive production system, rearing few local and crossbred rabbits fed mostly vegetables, and housing was made of locally available wood materials and or on deep litter. The intensive production system, however, involved purebreds such as New Zealand White (NZW), Chinchilla (CH), California White (CA), Dutch (DU) and Flemish Giant (FG) and their crosses, with numbers ranging between 50 and 100 breeding animals raised in individual metal cages fed hay and pelleted concentrate feed. Mortality was lower given the conducive environment and high management practices that reduced contact with faecal droppings and allowed urine to be collected for sale. The semi intensive production system lies in the middle and is pivotal to improving productivity in the rabbit industry. Mean performances reported were litter size at birth (3.3, 5.2, 6.4), litter weight at birth (105g, 225g, 410g), litter size at weaning (1.9, 4.1, 5.7), litter weaning weight (650g, 1955g, 3256g) and average mature weight (1510g, 2120g, 2825g) for the extensive, semi intensive and intensive productions systems accordingly. The two major challenges were the limited source of breeding animals, which predisposes the sector to a high level of inbreeding and inadequate veterinary care, leading to a high mortality of over 30%. The government is encouraged to develop a national rabbit development programme that will address the above-mentioned challenges.
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Siddiqui, Shahida Anusha, Francesca Gerini, Ali Ikram, Farhan Saeed, Xi Feng, and Yan Ping Chen. "Rabbit Meat—Production, Consumption and Consumers’ Attitudes and Behavior." Sustainability 15, no. 3 (2023): 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15032008.
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Rabbit meat could play an important role in health, the rural economy, and sustainable development. Rabbit meat has excellent nutritional features, such as high protein content, low-fat content, and a high percentage of unsaturated fatty acids, low cholesterol and sodium levels. In addition, rabbit meat production contributes to maintaining economic activities in rural marginal areas. However, the consumption of rabbit meat is still limited due to several factors such as the higher cost of commercial food that is slowing down rabbits’ breeding. Socio-demographic characteristics, attitudes, and nationality of consumers influence the demand and consumption of rabbit meat. The social and economic changes of the past years are leading to an increased interest in rabbit meat products with convenience characteristics. Consumers are also increasingly paying attention to animal husbandry methods for health concerns and ethical reasons. This paper presents an overview of rabbit meat focusing on production, nutritional composition, consumers’ preferences, and marketing. The review proposes strategies that, coupled with information campaigns could improve consumers’ knowledge of the positive characteristics of rabbit meat, which would contribute to the market development.
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Rugarabamu, Orestes Medard, Joshua Samwel Kidudu, and Gosbert Lukenku Shausi. "Extension and the Adoption of Commercial Rabbit Production in Hai District." European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 5, no. 6 (2023): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejfood.2023.5.6.737.
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Extension is the term, which is open to many interpretations. Every extension personnel have a unique interpretation of extension, based on experience and agent’s field. Generally, there is no single definition of extension, which is accepted worldwide. Briefly, extension is informal educational process directed toward rural community. The process offers information and advice that help rural population to make their decisions and solve their challenges. The main aim is to improve productivity and hence better living standard of farming families. This paper aims to show the relationship between extension and the adoption of commercial rabbit in Hai District as a means of improving livelihood and productivity of rabbit products and by-products. Rabbits are kept for both food and commercial purposes. Commercial rabbit production refers to raising rabbits for income-generation or for business. Commercial rabbit production has numerous advantages that all the products and by-products are of commercial value. For example, rabbit skins are used to make blankets and many items of useful clothing for children and adults, such as shirts, leggings, socks, hoods, purse, and handbags. Rabbit urine and manure are used in manufacturing organic booster and pesticide. Commercial rabbit production has been in Hai District since 2018 as initiated by the Saore Company Limited. Despite its numerous benefits and efforts made by Saore Company Limited to promote commercial rabbit production in the district, only about 0.001 per cent of the population is engaged in commercial rabbit production. Several studies have associated the adoption of innovations with extension. Taking commercialization of rabbit production as an innovation, this study determined the relationship between extension and the adoption of commercial rabbit production in Hai District. The study adopted a survey research design to collect data from 170 respondents (85 commercial and 85 non-commercial rabbit producers) using a questionnaire. Data triangulation was done through key informant interviews. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data whereby cross tabulation chi-square test of significance was fitted. The study found a significant relationship between extension and the adoption of commercial rabbit production in the study area. It is therefore, concluded that extension was significantly related to the adoption of commercial rabbit in the study area.
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STELMA, GERARD N., PROCTER L. SPAULDING, ANTOLIN L. REYES, and CLIFFORD H. JOHNSON. "Production of Enterotoxin by Vibrio vulnificus Isolates." Journal of Food Protection 51, no. 3 (1988): 192–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-51.3.192.
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Weakly virulent isolates of Vibrio vulnificus that were lethal only to simultaneously iron-overloaded and immunosuppressed mice were tested for ability to cause fluid accumulation in the permanently ligated rabbit ileal loop. Unlike the highly virulent isolates, which caused septicemia and death in rabbits, these isolates caused significant fluid accumulation in the rabbit loops. Fluid accumulation was also observed when culture filtrates were tested, indicating the existence of an enterotoxin. Enterotoxin activity did not correlate with the hemolysin or protease activities. Only one of three enterotoxigenic isolates caused diarrhea when administered to temporarily ligated rabbit ileal loops, suggesting involvement of some other pathogenic determinant(s) such as colonization.
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Akinola, L. A. F., and M. O. Ironkwe. "Consumers preference for rabbit meat as a source of animal protein in selected Local Government Areas in Rivers State." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 39, no. 2 (2021): 203–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v39i2.739.
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 The study was designed to determine consumer’s preference for rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniclus)meat with respect to its production and consumption in Khana, Gokana, Tai and Eleme Local Government Areas (LGAs) making up the Ogoni Kingdom in Rivers State, Nigeria. A sample of 80 respondents (20 per LGA) were selected and interviewed using structured questionnaires. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts and percentages. The result indicated that the availability of animals reared or hunted in the LGAs apart from poultry were in the order of goat (47.5%), sheep (28.8%), rabbit (11.3%), grass-cutter (8.8%) and monkey (3.8%). Producer’s preference for rearing animals also followed a similar order. Demographic characteristics of the rabbit farmer showed that most of them were males (above 50 years) who had tertiary education and kept 1-20 rabbits both for family consumption and sales. Although more of the respondents(47.5%) were aware of rabbit as an animal, goats were more domesticated in the area but they indicated their readiness to increase the production and consumption of rabbit (77.5%).Further investigation revealed that consumers had high preference for goat and sheep meat,medium preference for rabbit and grass-cutter meat and low preference for meat from monkey. Among the factors identified that were capable of boosting rabbit production were the rich vegetation in the area, the ability of the rabbits to survive on roughages with little or no proprietary feeds, low cost of production, short gestation period and the high prolific nature of rabbits. It is therefore believed that with the good knowledge of goat and sheep production by most of the respondents in the area, which has some similarities with that of rabbit production, any effort targeted at improving the people’s preference for rabbit production and consumption in the LGAs (through radio jingles or seminars) will increase animal protein intake, create jobs, alleviate poverty and enhance rural livelihood
 
 
 
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Llambiri, A., L. Papa, and K. Kume. "Farming of rabbit local breed as an alternative activity on small scale farms in Albania." Biotehnologija u stocarstvu 26, no. 3-4 (2010): 225–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/bah1004225l.
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Rabbit breeding on small scale family farms is carried on as an alternative production activity, in Albania. Extensive production system and breeding of local rabbit breed are most frequent. Albanian local rabbit can be classified in middle size breed group. It is a population with high morphological and biological variability, with variation in coat colour. Rabbit farming is a useful production activity on small scale family farms. Breeding 2-3 couples of reproducing rabbits could increase the gross annually income of family farm up to 22-28 percent.
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Kotlyarova, C. N., A. N. Dobudko, O. N. Yastrebova, Y. P. Breslavets, N. A. Hohlova, and A. F. Dorofeev. "Current trends in directed work on production of rabbit breeding products." BIO Web of Conferences 139 (2024): 08001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202413908001.
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Today, the meat industry is making great strides developing both in terms of quality raw materials and quantity. The task is to provide the population of the country with full-fledged protein of animal origin and rabbit meat has no equal in this: rabbit meat is a dietary product favorably differing from other species. To date, we have not satisfied market for 300 thousand tons of rabbit meat and it is understandable - the product market is in the stage of formation. In this regard, the task of creating a highly productive rabbit, not inferior in its performance to analogues, is very relevant. Scientists of Belgorod State Agricultural University since 2013 are engaged in the breeding process, which continues to this day, which is highly relevant for the development of food cluster Belgorod region. The result of work is a highly productive rabbit of own selection of meat direction of productivity. The main zootechnical parameters of the rabbit: slaughter yield 60-65%, average daily gain in the stage of active growth - 45g. Slaughter indicators rabbit own selection shows at the age of 3 months in the range from 2900-3800g. That is significant in breeding for live weight. \ In the conditions of the laboratory of rabbit breeding, we get 6 births per year. As a result of systematic selection work aimed at growth energy, milkiness in rabbits and dermis white color we have a rabbit with a given phenotype, live weight of male producers over 8 months of age on average - 4,8-5,8 kg, rabbits - 4,7-5,5 kg. 2023-2024 years according to the technological map of the breeding process - stabilization and consolidation in the offspring of the obtained economically useful characteristics.
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Shevchik, R. S., Y. V. Duda, O. G. Gavrilina, and L. V. Kuneva. "Comparative assessment of the quality of rabbit meat, which was obtained in the conditions of a slaughter enterprise and backyard." Scientific Messenger of LNU of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies 22, no. 97 (2020): 162–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.32718/nvlvet9726.
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Recently, healthy food products, include rabbit meat, are becoming increasingly popular consumers. Given the large percentage of households producing rabbit meat, as well as the development of relevant enterprises, the issue of quality of rabbit meat obtained under various technological conditions is relevant. The research material was two groups of Californian breed rabbits: the first (I) in the amount of 32 animals from a small rabbit farm city, the second (II) in the amount of 60 animals from a rabbit breeding and processing enterprise in the Dnipro. The experience consisted of determining: technological features of the slaughter and primary processing of rabbits, meat production and quality characteristics of rabbit meat, as well as slaughter veterinary and sanitary examination and histomorphological research. The general patterns of slaughter and primary processing of rabbits of both groups were generally similar and consistent with the requirements. The differences are defined in the methods of stunning, bleeding, toilet carcasses and preparing them for storage. A quick and effective method of bleeding rabbits of group II led to blood contamination of the skins, while in group I the skins remained clean. The dressing out percentage of rabbit backyard slaughter was 6.2 % higher (P < 0.001) than at the enterprise, and, conversely, the loss of carcass meat juice after cooling was 3.24 % less (P < 0.01) in production than in the small farm. The decrease in meat pH at the extreme minimum values per day after slaughter in the 1st group was more intense than in the 2nd group: 5.72 and 5.93 (P <0.001), respectively. The influence of the conditions for the production of rabbit meat on the moisture and protein content in meat was not revealed. The pathological changes common to both groups of rabbits were characterized by the detection of hematomas, subcutaneous abscesses in carcasses (9.4 % and 5.0 % of cases), hepatic coccidiosis (12.5 % and 18.3 %). A significant difference was found in pathological changes in the lungs: the incidence of hemoaspiration of the lungs of rabbit slaughter was 16.5 times higher than that of rabbits slaughtered under production conditions.
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Abd El-Aziz, Ayman, Mahmoud Abo Ghanima, Daniel Mota-Rojas, Anjum Sherasiya, Francesca Ciani, and Karim El-Sabrout. "Bee Products for Poultry and Rabbits: Current Challenges and Perspectives." Animals 13, no. 22 (2023): 3517. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13223517.
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Poultry and rabbit production are important and rapidly growing agricultural subsectors, particularly in several developing countries. To ensure the sustainability of poultry and rabbit production, realistic poultry and rabbit farming practices must be improved. Apitherapy is a traditional alternative medicine that involves the prevention and treatment of some diseases with several bee products including propolis, royal jelly, pollen, and venom. More feeding investigations on the numerous benefits of bee products for poultry and rabbits are crucial to be addressed. Poultry and rabbit production has recently experienced numerous challenges, including climate change, disease spread, and antibiotic misuse. Improving animal welfare, health, and production is a top priority for all livestock farms, as is supplying consumers with safe and healthy products. Therefore, this review aims to collect and investigate recent relevant literature on the use of bee products, as feed additives, drinking water supplements, and injections, for poultry and rabbits to improve animal health and production. From the current findings, bee products can improve the growth and immunological performance of small-livestock animals, such as poultry and rabbits, by activating digestive enzymes, maintaining microbial balance, and promoting vitamin synthesis. Therefore, bee products could be a promising natural alternative to growth promoters, reproductive stimulants, and immunological enhancers in poultry and rabbit farms to provide safe and healthy products for humans.
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Khatun, R., MN Islam, MA Rashid, and S. Ahmed. "Rabbit production under intensive system in rural condition." Bangladesh Journal of Livestock Research 19, no. 1-2 (2016): 107–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjlr.v19i1-2.26432.
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A total 20 (sixteen female and four male) growing rabbits aged 120 days have been distributed at each farmers level in 5 location of Bangladesh; F1 (Dhaka-Pollobi), F2 (Savar-Parbotinagor), F3 (Magura-Boralidhaho), F4 (Magura-Pannandualli), F5 (Magura-Radhanagor) to know the production response and cost effectiveness under intensive in rural condition. The rabbits were reared in their own arrangement. Age of sexual maturity, age of first kidding, percentage of does kidded, gestation period, litter size, weaning period, breeding ratio were not significantly different (P>0.05) among the locations. Feed cost per month was Tk. 903, Tk. 732, Tk. 772, Tk. 1221.96 and Tk. 976 for F1, F2, F3, F4 and F5 respectively for 20 rabbits rearing. Monthly consumption of rabbit meat per family was 4.5kg, 3kg, 2.4 kg, 6.0 kg, in F1, F2, F3, and F5 respectively. Kid mortality (0-10 days) was significantly different (P<0.01) among the locations and this value was recorded 8.47%, 11.11%,12.00%, 8.82% and 13.11% in F1, F2, F3, F4 and F5 respectively. Farmer earned some money by selling their rabbit which was Tk 10200, Tk7600, Tk8400, Tk12400 and Tk7200 /batch and can earn profit around the 49,564; 39,316; 38,536; 62,336 and 35,688 Tk/year in rearing (7batchs/year) 20 rabbit at in F1, F2, F3, F4 and F5, respectively. Rabbit production could be an important micro-livestock component to produce for meeting up extra demand of the country.Bangladesh J. of Livestock Res. 19(1-2): 107-111, Jan-Dec 2012
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Bello, Abdulrahman. "Analysis of Peasant Farmers in Rabbit Production in Sokoto State, Nigeria." International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology 3, no. 1 (2020): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.23880/izab-16000198.
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The study evaluated the analysis of peasant farmers in rabbit production in Sokoto south local government area in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The procedure involved multi stage sampling t echniques of the sample size and the use of questionnaire was employed. The entire respondents were rabbit farmers. This study examined current trend on small and ultra - small - holder rabbits units in Sokoto south of Sokoto state Nigeria. The methodology com bined questionnaire survey with on - farm monitoring and recording of data in relations to socio - economic characteristics of rabbits keepers, management, constraints and marketing outlets .the result obtained was presented in frequency and percentage table. The study shows that 70% were male while 30% were female. The study also review that 44%, 36%, 12% and 8%represent the ages of rabbits farmers of 25 - 35years, 36 - 45years, 46 - 45years and 56years and above respectively within the study area, it was also revie w that 64%, 20%, and 16% represent the marital status which includes that of single married and widow. the distributions of years of farmers experience in rabbits production is also represented by 20%, 40%, 10%, and 30% of 1 - 6years, 7 - 12years and 19 years and above of experience respectively. It also reveals that the source of breeding stocks by the farmers, i.e. from own stock, other farmers, market and research institutions which was represented by 40%, 20%, 36% and 4% respectively. And with respect to ho using many farmer place their cage outside the house (70%) and also the major disease experience by the farmer is manage (52%) which serves as one of constrains facing the rabbit farmer meanwhile mating of does follows seasonal pattern due to seasonal heat stress. About (52%) farmer noted that does perceptivity and conception rates were markedly low during the dry season. From this study it highly recommended that the farmer should put down the use of personal experience in putting the animal and the extens ion agent should reach out to the rabbit farmers for proper and adequate information and the farmer should make used of stocks from the research institute for stocks replacement/breeding.
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Brown, G. P., and R. C. Venuto. "Eicosanoid production in rabbit vascular tissues and placentas." American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 258, no. 3 (1990): E418—E422. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.1990.258.3.e418.
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In pregnant rabbits, systemic levels of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) are elevated. To evaluate the source of the rise in circulating levels of PGE2, eicosanoid production was determined in rabbit placental cotyledons and the following vascular tissues: mesenteric arteries, main renal arteries, and intrarenal preglomerular vessels (n = 6 or 7 rabbits). Comparisons were made with vascular tissues from nonpregnant rabbits (n = 6 or 7). Freshly isolated tissues were incubated for 15 min at 37 degrees C. Medium aliquots were analyzed for eicosanoids by radioimmunoassay. Maximal net production and release (pg/microgram protein) was determined by subtraction of the quantity of eicosanoids present in medium before incubation from that present at the end of incubation. Net production and release of 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (PGF1 alpha), a stable metabolite of prostacyclin, and of PGE2 was similar in vascular tissues from pregnant and nonpregnant rabbits. Thromboxane B2 (TxB2) generation in preglomerular vessels from pregnant rabbits was lower (P less than 0.05) than that of nonpregnant rabbits. This could contribute to renal vasodilation in pregnancy. The pattern of eicosanoid production in vascular tissues was 6-keto-PGF1 alpha greater than PGE2 greater than TxB2, and in cotyledons it was PGE2 greater than 6-keto-PGF1 alpha greater than TxB2. In cotyledons, PGE2 and TxB2 production was 56-219 and 2-12 times that in maternal vascular tissues, respectively. These data suggest that physiologically significant quantities of eicosanoids may be released by rabbit placental tissue.
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Bakam, Judith Dizot, Bitrus Malgwi, Jesse Jonathan, Olayinka Asala, Ismaila Shittu, and Clement Meseko. "Rabbitry and Emerging Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus in Nigeria: A Concern for Food Safety and Security." Nigerian Veterinary Journal 45, no. 1 (2024): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/nvj.v45i1.4.
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For many decades, small-scale livestock, including rabbit production, has been a veritable pro-poor poverty alleviation venture in Africa. With the rising population and increasing demand for food, the need to introduce and expand small-scale rabbit farms for long-term sustainability cannot be overemphasized. While increasing the production and commercialization of domestic rabbit production is desirable, the intensification of livestock also comes with some animal health problems. One of these is the emergence of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) caused by Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV). The virus causes sudden death in rabbits, and does not yet pose any public health risk. Symptoms of RHD may include: loss of appetite, lethargy, high fever, seizures, jaundice, bleeding from natural orifices, difficulty in breathing and sudden death. The first known outbreak of RHD in Nigeria was reported in September 2020 at rabbit farms in Kwara and Oyo States,in Nigeria. Despite several intervention strategies, the disease has continued to spread across the country. In this review, we search literature on the current state and knowledge of RHD as it affects rabbits and the economic impact on livelihood and animal health implication of this emerging viral disease on rabbit farms in Nigeria.
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Bojko, O. V., D. P. Perih, O. F. Honchar, and I. S. Luchyn. "Efficiency of using industrial crossbreeding to increase rabbits meat productivity." Scientific Messenger of LNU of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies 24, no. 97 (2022): 110–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.32718/nvlvet-a9719.
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Rabbit farming is a powerful source of dietary meat, rabbit fluff, and rabbit skins. The research was conducted at the rabbit farm of the Precarpathian State Agricultural Research Station of the Institute of Agriculture of the Carpathian Region of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences. The article describes the creation of new highly productive genetic populations of rabbits identified as the best options for crossing maternal and paternal forms. Three breeds of rabbits and their hybrids were used for industrial crossbreeding, which are maximally suitable for industrial conditions of intensive production of rabbit meat: rabbit breed Poltava silver, Soviet chinchilla, and New Zealand white rabbit. After the result of the conducted research was found that the combination of crossbred females of the rabbit breed Poltava silver, Soviet chinchilla, and New Zealand white rabbit with purebred males of the Soviet chinchilla and New Zealand white rabbit has a positive effect on the reproductive qualities of female rabbits. Due to combinatorial heredity and compliance with the conditions of keeping in the farm of the Cherkasy Research Station, the best genetic combinations of rabbits, such as 1/2 rabbit breed Poltava silver 1/2 New Zealand white rabbit x New Zealand white rabbit, and 1/2 rabbit breed Poltava silver, 1/2 Soviet chinchilla x New Zealand white rabbit prevails the control group (rabbit breed Poltava silver x rabbit breed Poltava silver) by multiple fertility on 9.2 %, by high fertility on 5.1 %, milk production probably on 8.5 % and the number of weaned rabbits on 14.0 % (P < 0.05), the weight of the nest that was weaned at 28 days of age on 41.2 % (P < 0.01; P < 0.001). The local young rabbits of the third and fourth research groups (1/4 rabbit breed Poltava silver 1/4 New Zealand white rabbit, 2/4 Soviet chinchilla, and 1/4 rabbit breed Poltava silver 3/4 New Zealand white rabbit) at 28 days of age probably prevailed (P < 0.001; P < 0.01)) analogs of the first control group by the indicator of live weights accordingly of 107 and 83 grams, The highest intensity of development up to 28 days of age (P < 0.001) had the young hybrid rabbits of origin 1/4 rabbit breed Poltava silver 1/4 Soviet chinchilla 2/4 New Zealand white rabbit (609 ± 28.26 g), which has more control on 116 gram. By the indicator of live weight at 90 days of age, the local young rabbits of the second research group (1/4 rabbit breed Poltava silver 3/4 Soviet chinchilla) probably (P < 0.05) prevailed over the young rabbits of the first control group (rabbit breed Poltava silver) on 117 and the third research group (1/4 rabbit breed Poltava silver 1/4 New Zealand white rabbit 2/4 Soviet chinchilla) – on 156, and the fourth (1/4 rabbit breed Poltava silver 3/4 New Zealand white rabbit) – on 80 and the fifth (1/4 rabbit breed Poltava silver 1/4 Soviet chinchilla 2/4 New Zealand white rabbit) – on 207 grams. Better tendency to high lifetime fattening, meat, and constitutional indicators had young hybrid rabbits of origin: 1/4 rabbit breed Poltava silver 3/4 New Zealand white rabbit, 1/4 rabbit breed Poltava silver 1/4 Soviet chinchilla 2/4 New Zealand white rabbit.
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Serem, J. K., M. M. Wanyoike, C. K. Gachuiri, et al. "Characterization of Rabbit Production Systems in Kenya." Journal of Agricultural Science and Applications 02, no. 03 (2013): 155–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.14511/jasa.2013.020304.
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Ferraz, Patrícia Ferreira Ponciano, Yamid Fabián Hernández-Julio, Gabriel Araújo e. Silva Ferraz, et al. "Decision Trees for Predicting the Physiological Responses of Rabbits." Animals 9, no. 11 (2019): 994. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9110994.
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The thermal environment inside a rabbit house affects the physiological responses and consequently the production of the animals. Thus, models are needed to assist rabbit producers in decision-making to maintain the production environment within the zone of thermoneutrality for the animals. The aim of this paper is to develop decision trees to predict the physiological responses of rabbits based on environmental variables. The experiment was performed in a rabbit house with 26 rabbits at eight weeks of age. The experimental database is composed of 546 observed data points. Sixty decision tree models for the prediction of respiratory rate (RR, mov.min−1) and ear temperature (ET, °C) of rabbits exposed to different combinations of dry bulb temperature (tdb, °C) and relative humidity (RH, %) were developed. The ET model exhibited better statistical indices than the RR model. The developed decision trees can be used in practical situations to provide a rapid evaluation of rabbit welfare conditions based on environmental variables and physiological responses. This information can be obtained in real time and may help rabbit breeders in decision-making to provide satisfactory environmental conditions for rabbits.
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Paul, Gabriele, and Daniel Friend. "Mucoid enteropathy/epizootic rabbit enteropathy in two species of cottontail rabbits: four recent cases." Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin 41, no. 1 (2023): 9–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v41.260.
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Mucoid enteropathy/epizootic rabbit enteropathy is a disease of domestic European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) that has been recognized for nearly 50 years but is still not well understood. Morbidity and mortality are high and can lead to large losses in domestic rabbit production facilities. Recently, the Colorado Wild Rabbit Foundation identified four cases with similar presentations in two species of cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus spp.) undergoing rehabilitation (2020–2022). Clinical signs, gross pathology, and histopathology findings were consistent with what has been described in domestic rabbits.
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Bodnár, Karoly, Gabor Bodnár, Laszlo Makra, et al. "Technical note. Improving the microclimate of a rabbit house: thermal insulation and air handling." World Rabbit Science 27, no. 1 (2019): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2019.10588.
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The aim of the paper is to modernise a farm building for rabbits and provide a possible solution for other farms. The model calculations are focused on the welfare viewpoint of rabbit breeding, i.e. first of all on ventilation, cooling and heating of the shed in order to approach the microclimate for meat rabbit production. The planned air handling unit can ensure the optimal temperature range (15-25°C) for rabbits all year round. In addition, thermal insulation and mechanical components of a rabbit house were planned and the possibility of reducing the energy demand of the building by more than 40% was analysed. The renewed rabbit farm is better suited to animal welfare requirements, as it can meet the environmental needs in production and reduces the building’s impact on the surrounding area.
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Savietto, Davi. "Descriptive analysis of the environmental impact of intensive rabbit production." World Rabbit Science 32, no. 4 (2024): 241–58. https://doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2024.22642.
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This descriptive literature review presents some elements that allow us to quantify the main contributions of rabbit farming to global warming, pollution (mostly nitrogen losses, airborne particulate matter), water footprint and biodiversity loss. As the majority of meat rabbits farmed in the world are raised in indoor cage systems, most studies only cover this production system. A single attempt has been made to quantify the environmental impact of an alternative system, based on rabbits grazing under photovoltaic panels. Although it provides some insights into possible alternatives, the results obtained are not based on real data. Regarding the contribution of rabbit production to global warming, the estimations of greenhouse gas emissions ranged from 3.13 to 3.25 kg of CO2 eq. per growing rabbit over a 35-d period. No estimates are available for the whole system (all animal categories). Pollution associated with nitrogen losses varied between 40.1 and 59.1 g of N per kg of liveweight gain. Air pollution related to the airborne particulate matter (10 micron) varied from 0.082 to 0.045 mg per m3, and there was no data available on the water footprint, which is likely to be between those observed for poultry and pig production. For biodiversity loss, there are no studies on the impact of rabbit production on wild life. This communication ends with a brief discussion of the possible alternatives and presents some technical perspectives for the rabbit sector.
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Kvartnikova, E. G., O. Yu Seraya, and A. P. Konovalov. "Analysis of Russian and foreign research on rabbits feeding (review)." Kormlenie sel'skohozjajstvennyh zhivotnyh i kormoproizvodstvo (Feeding of agricultural animals and feed production), no. 11 (October 17, 2023): 50–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/sel-05-2311-05.
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Rabbit farming being a well-developed and highly profi table area of livestock farming is one of the indicators of the state of economic development of the country. In Russia despite the fact that 78,5 % of rabbit meat is produced on household farms industrial rabbit breeding is gaining momentum. The basis of any area of animal husbandry is the organization of feeding, since feeding costs account for 60–70 % of the cost of production, and more than 90 % of animal diseases are associated with errors in their feeding. At the end of 2020 rabbit meat production in Russia amounted to 19,6 thousand tons. Total for the period 2016–2020 rabbit meat production increased by 8 %. Scientists from different countries pay special attention to studying the nutritional and energy needs of replacement young animals, pregnant and lactating doe rabbits, since the reproduction process and the volume of production depend on them. The results of scientifi c research on feeding doe rabbits during the reproductive period with complete granulated feed with diff erent ratios of nutrients and energy have been analyzed in the review. The authors note that the content of digestible energy and protein in the diets used to feed pregnant doe rabbits in Russian and foreign studies are the same, while the fiber content differs significantly. Since researchers around the world are concerned about the same problems of optimizing the feeding of doe rabbits, a joint discussion of research results especially by scientists belonging to different scientific schools opens up new horizons for achieving purposes and practical use of the new knowledge obtained.
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Lukefahr, S. D., P. R. Cheeke, J. I. McNitt, and N. M. Patton. "Limitations of intensive meat rabbit production in North America: A review." Canadian Journal of Animal Science 84, no. 3 (2004): 349–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/a04-002.
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This paper documents underlying causes for the poor track record of the commercial meat rabbit industry in North America, relative to the success of several other species (cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys). For over half a century, efforts have been ongoing to develop a viable commercial meat rabbit industry. The progress has not been significant; rather, an accumulation of serious obstacles has targeted the species (e.g., high labor demand, no tradition of rabbit meat consumption, and nutritional limitations and behavioral constraints). Critical biological behaviors associated with the doe rabbit [e.g., short gestation and (or) underdeveloped neonates, cannibalism, territorialism, and pseudo-pregnancy] require that does be permanently placed into individual cages. These behaviors underpin the inability of management to offset labor by employing cost-effective automated feeding and management systems. As a consequence, labor costs per rabbit are high; rabbit meat is generally not competitive with more widely consumed meats. A proposed alternative solution is a redirected focus on rabbits as a “microlivestock” species — reared in small numbers as a family enterprise to enhance quality of life in rural and periurban areas, as well as in lesser developed countries — as opposed to further exploitation of the species as a commercial agricultural commodity. Key words: Rabbit, commercial, contemporary issues, industry, production
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Shamin, E. A., G. V. Novikova, M. V. Belova, and O. V. Mikhailova. "Justification of parameters of microwave installation for separation of down from skins of rabbits in the continuous mode." Proceedings of the Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies 81, no. 1 (2019): 59–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.20914/2310-1202-2019-1-59-65.
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Discusses the problem of reducing the operating costs of decontamination and the separation of fluff from the skins of rabbits in rabbit farms. Rabbit meat production amounted to 4.2 thousand tons, of which 70% of the total volume of Russian production falls on farms. In the Nizhny Novgorod region effectively bred rabbits breed "White Giant", which at the age of 560 days reach up to 6.8 kg, but the processing of skins is quite time-consuming. Rabbit down is widely used in the processing industry as a raw material with unsurpassed qualities for the production of knitwear, felt, cloth. The article describes the developed microwave unit with a disk conveyor with a power consumption of 6 kW, a capacity of 16 kg / h. The results of experimental studies to substantiate the complex of structural and technological parameters and modes of operation of microwave installations based on regression models, taking into account the multicriteria assessment of the technological process of separating the disinfected down raw materials from the skin with the sponge-soaked Mezdra. The annual economic effect of the use of microwave installation for collecting hair from the skins of rabbits in rabbit farms is 187 thousand rubles.
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Yuldasheva, Shohista Qobiljonovna, and Okhistaxon Khabibjonova. "Bioecological Properties And Significance Of Some Rabbit Breeds." American Journal of Applied sciences 3, no. 05 (2021): 12–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.37547/tajas/volume03issue05-02.
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In Uzbek farms, rabbits are mainly fed meat and fur. Rabbit fur occupies a significant place among the various furs grown in all regions of the country. Because rabbit fur is light, beautiful and inexpensive, it is used to make children's coats, headphones, collars and shoes. Therefore, it is very important in the national economy. Rabbits also play an important role in meat production. Rabbits multiply and mature quickly. Therefore, it is possible to grow a lot of dietary, high-quality rabbit meat in a short time. Rabbit meat is high in protein and low in cholesterol, so it is very useful for children, pregnant women, as well as people with gastrointestinal diseases.
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Silva, Kassy Gomes da, Tâmara Duarte Borges, Leandro Batista Costa, and Cristina Santos Sotomaior. "Characteristics of meat, pet, and research rabbit farms in Brazil: An overview based on twelve farms." World Rabbit Science 29, no. 2 (2021): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2021.14125.
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<p>Rabbit production has great growth potential in a country where animal production is very important. However, there is little data about this industry in Southern and Southeast Brazil. The aim of this study was to describe Brazilian rabbit farms that provide meat, pets and animals for learning or research. Three pet farms, four meat farms and five research rabbit farms were visited, and the production and farm characteristics data were collected between June 2018 and March 2019. A total of 1170 rabbits and 617 cages were evaluated. Most farms had 21 to 60 (58.3%) does. Considering all farms, the farmers reported an average rate of conception of 71.8%, prolificacy rate of 6.7 kits per parturition, average interval between parturitions of 65 d and 6.3 parturitions/doe yr. The mean mortality rate for breeding rabbits was 10.4%, compared to 1.7% for growing rabbits (rabbits post-weaning until slaughter or sale). The average area of a cage was 0.43±0.1 m², with an average stocking density for growing rabbits of 3 rabbits/m². The most common cage system used by farmers was a flat-deck (66.7% of farms) system with a wire cage (91.7%). Metal (41.7%) and clay (33.3%) feeders were the most common types of feeders, and automatic nipple drinkers were present in 75% of the farms. Dirt accumulation was observed in 11.2% of the cages and 5.7% of the drinkers, but not in feeders. A total of 4.1% of the cages were considered unsafe, and 0.8% had problems with the drinkers. The farms studied ranged from small to medium in size, used an extensive reproductive rhythm and followed basic production techniques. Animal health and management aspects need to be reviewed by the farmer if the rabbit production conditions are to improve.</p>
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Soewandi, Bayu Dewantoro P., T. Kostaman, S. Sopiyana, and T. Haryati. "Pengaruh Kawin Sodor (Force Mating) Terhadap Persentase Kebuntingan Kelinci New Zealand White." Jurnal Riset Agribisnis dan Peternakan 5, no. 1 (2020): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.37729/jrap.v5i1.28.
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Rabbits have the potential to produce meat for the animal protein consumption. At present, rabbit farming has developed in Indonesia.The development of rabbit farming is also Rabbits have the potential to produce meat for the animal protein consumption. At present, rabbit farming has developed in Indonesia.The development of rabbit farming is also accompanied by problems in the rabbit productivity. The problem that occurs in rabbit breeders is the low productivity of rabbits. The aim of this research was to identify the effect of force mating to the percentage of pregnancy in New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits at Indonesia Research Institute of Animal Production (IRIAP). The material used in this research were 99 heads New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits in the rabbit station at the IRIAP. The treatment in this study is that the dam of NZW is mated in natural mating and force mating. Pregnancy percentage data were analyzed using T test. The results showed that the percentage of pregnancy between natural and force mating was significantly different (P <.05). The percentage of pregnancy with natural mating in rabbits is higher when compared to force mating, but force mating can to increase the high percentage of pregnancy. The conclusion of the study is that the pregnancy percentage for force mating is lower when compared to natural mating. However, force mating can increase the percentage of pregnancy to reach 74%. by problems in the rabbit productivity. The problem that occurs in rabbit breeders is the low productivity of rabbits. The aim of this research was to identify the effect of force mating to the percentage of pregnancy in New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits at Indonesia Research Institute of Animal Production (IRIAP). The material used in this research were 99 heads New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits in the rabbit station at the IRIAP. The treatment in this study is that the dam of NZW is mated in natural mating and force mating. Pregnancy percentage data were analyzed using T test. The results showed that the percentage of pregnancy between natural and force mating was significantly different (P <.05). The percentage of pregnancy with natural mating in rabbits is higher when compared to force mating, but force mating can to increase the high percentage of pregnancy. The conclusion of the study is that the pregnancy percentage for force mating is lower when compared to natural mating. However, force mating can increase the percentage of pregnancy to reach 74%.
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Saunders, Glen, Barry Kay, Greg Mutze, and David Choquenot. "Observations on the impacts of rabbit haemorrhagic disease on agricultural production values in Australia." Wildlife Research 29, no. 6 (2002): 605. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr00086.
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Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) may be the most important rabbit control agent to be made available to graziers in Australia since the advent of myxomatosis. Documenting the benefits of RHD to agricultural production values is an important process in determining best-practice strategies for the use of the disease in controlling rabbit populations. In this paper we review previous studies on the impact of rabbits and present recent Australian case studies that tracked the effects of RHD on agricultural production as the disease first spread across the continent. Indirect consequences of RHD, such as changes in costs of rabbit control as monitored through the use of 1080 (sodium monofluoroacetate), are reported. Potential negative impacts such as adverse effects on the wild rabbit fur and meat trade and in the spread of woody weeds are also discussed.
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Silva, Janaina Tayna, Orlando Filipe Costa Marques, Nara Graciele Sales de Lima, et al. "Sustainable rabbit production in rural settlements." REALIZAÇÃO 6, no. 12 (2019): 141–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.30612/re-ufgd.v6i12.10840.
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The concern with sustainable productive activities is emerging, where we seek activities that simultaneously improve the living conditions of the populations and conserve the environment. Thus the rabbit can be considered as a strategic animal and the rabbit culture as a sustainable productive activity. From this perspective, the creation of rabbits in groups already formed in the community of settlers in Itamarati, Eldorado, Cabeceira do Iguatemi and Mutum, belonging to the municipalities of Ponta Porã, Sidrolândia, Paranhos and Alvorada do Sul, respectively, all in Mato Grosso do These groups develop horticulture based on the techniques of organic production, where there are leftovers of vegetables and these surpluses were used to supply part of the rabbit's feed and thus develop a productive activity that provided income generation and protein source, allowing improvement in condition of families and especially group autonomy. In this context we aimed to describe the different types of infrastructure used as shelter for the animals in the creations in the settlements mentioned above. From the observations made in each community group, it was observed that the rabbit presented itself as an animal of importance for local sustainable development. The facilities where they were raised are rustic, designed by the producer himself and made with material present on the property, but with criterion taking into account the welfare of the animal.
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BAMANGA, M. U., S. O. ASUKU, M. H. TIMTA, et al. "CONSTRAINTS AND SOME REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS OF RABBIT PRODUCTION IN MAIDUGURI METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AND JERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BORNO STATE, NIGERIA." FUDMA Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology 9, no. 1 (2023): 27–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.33003/jaat.2023.0901.04.
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In order to determine the challenges faced by rabbit farmers and suitable strategies required to enhanced the survival of rabbit kits, information on constraints and some reproductive problems of rabbit production in Maiduguri Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (M.M.C) and Jere LGAs of Borno state was investigated. Structured questionnaire was administered to 100 respondents in M.M.C and Jere LGAs. It was found that low market value for rabbit, neonatal death and loss from theft or predators were the major constraints observed in rabbit production within the study area. Mortality was high among young rabbits (1-2 weeks old), and the average number of survived rabbit kits was 1 – 5 kits per litter. In addition, seasonal variation, poor management and housing design were the immediate causes of neonatal mortality in rabbit within M.M.C and Jere LGAs of Borno state. Improved housing design, pre-natal nutrition and peri-natal hygiene was therefore recommended.
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Matsuhisa, Fumikazu, Shuji Kitajima, Kazutoshi Nishijima, Toshiaki Akiyoshi, Masatoshi Morimoto, and Jianglin Fan. "Transgenic Rabbit Models: Now and the Future." Applied Sciences 10, no. 21 (2020): 7416. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10217416.
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Transgenic rabbits have contributed to the progress of biomedical science as human disease models because of their unique features, such as the lipid metabolism system similar to humans and medium body size that facilitates handling and experimental manipulation. In fact, many useful transgenic rabbits have been generated and used in research fields such as lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis, cardiac failure, immunology, and oncogenesis. However, there have been long-term problems, namely that the transgenic efficiency when using pronuclear microinjection is low compared with transgenic mice and production of knockout rabbits is impossible owing to the lack of embryonic stem cells for gene targeting in rabbits. Despite these limitations, the emergence of novel genome editing technology has changed the production of genetically modified animals including the rabbit. We are finally able to produce both transgenic and knockout rabbit models to analyze gain- and loss-of-functions of specific genes. It is expected that the use of genetically modified rabbits will extend to various research fields. In this review, we describe the unique features of rabbits as laboratory animals, the current status of their development and use, and future perspectives of transgenic rabbit models for human diseases.
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Luchyn, I. S., D. P. Perih, and Yu M. Lunyk. "Biological features of the formation of meat productivity of rabbits of chin-chilla breed depending on crossing with meat breeds." Scientific Messenger of LNU of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies 25, no. 98 (2023): 70–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.32718/nvlvet-a9812.
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Rabbit breeding is a special branch of animal husbandry characterized by high fertility and growth intensity. The main way of intensification of rabbit farming involves such selection measures that adapt rabbit populations of keeping in industrial conditions, ensure high reproductive properties of female rabbits, preservation of rabbits in nests, high growth rate, fattening and meat qualities of animals. The research was conducted on the basis of the experimental rabbit farm of the Cherkasy Research Station of Bioresources of the National Academy of Sciences on the population of female chinchilla (Chinchilla) rabbits and males of the Gray giant rabbit (Gray giant rabbit), New Zealand white rabbit (New Zealand white rabbit) and young rabbits obtained from these three combinations. As the result of the conducted research, it was found that under the conditions of intensive production of rabbit meat, the reproductive qualities of female chinchilla rabbits in combination with males of the Gray giant and New Zealand white rabbits breeds increase, namely: high fertility – on 1.8–5.2 %; milk yield – on 1.8–7.4 %. The weight of the nest at weaning was probably (P < 0.001) higher in female rabbits of the combination Chinchilla x New Zealand white rabbit and was 5.29 ± 0.13 kg, which is 869 g more than the purebred peers of the chinchilla breed and 380 g more than the combination Chinchilla x Great giant rabbit. The best indicators of fattening and meat productivity were found in young rabbits of 1/2Chinchilla 1/2Gray giant rabbit and 1/2Chinchilla 1/2New Zealand white rabbit origin. The fattening indicators of the rabbits of these groups compared to the rabbits of the control group accordingly increased: live weight at 90 days of age – on 4.0 and 3.8 % (Р < 0.05); average daily increases – on 4.7 and 5.4 % (Р < 0.05; Р < 0.01); waist width – on 5.6 and 8.7 % (Р < 0.01). The research also revealed that the group of young rabbits 1/2Chinchilla 1/2New Zealand white rabbit by origin had a higher slaughter yield and the indicators of which exceeded and rabbits of the second group ( 1/2Chinchilla 1/2Gray giant rabbit on 3.6% and the first (Chinchilla) – on 4.1 %, and the expenses of feed per 1 kg of increase by group was 3.85 accordingly; 3.75; 3.7 kg. Crossbred rabbits 1/2Chinchilla 1/2New Zealand white rabbit and 1/2Chinchilla 1/2Gray giant rabbit according to this indicator prevailed over purebred peers (Chinchilla) on 2.6 and 3.9 %, accordingly.
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AYINDE, I. A., and A. B. AROMOLARAN. "ECONOMICS OF RABBIT PRODUCTION IN ABEOKUTA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE NIGERIA." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 25, no. 1 (2021): 100–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v25i1.2274.
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This study was aimed at examining the economic profitability of rabbit production based on the hypothesis that the low level of production may likely be a consequence of low profitability of the enterprise. Abeokuta South Local Government area was used as a case study. It involved the collection of primary data from a sample of 50 rabbit farmers spread over 10 communities in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The analysis of survey data was done through a combination of descriptive statistical analysis. The results showed that most rabbit farmers in Abeokuta were no-professional farmers, who engaged in rabbit production on a part-time basis to supplement their income from other sources such as civil services, trading and craftsmanship. Cost analysis showed that feed cost accounted for as much as 65.7% of total cost (excluding imputed cost of family labour), while fixed inputs amounted to 28% of the cost of production. Other variable inputs accounted for only 4.35% of total cost. The profitability analysis showed that rabbit production in the area could generate a rate of return to capital and family of 56% a rate of return on fixed cost of 300% and a rate of returns on variable cost of 178%. The study concluded that; Even though rabbit production is economically viable in Abeokuta in particular and Ogun State in general, the following problems have imposed a severe limitations on the expansion of the enterprise. These are: the paucity of investment capital among the current investors in rabbit production enterprise, inadequate access to good breeding stock, and the non-professional, part-time and supplementary nature of rabbit production in the area. It is therefore recommended that efforts should be directed towards providing credit to current and potential rabbit farmers so as to boost production. Moreover the government should embark on the supply of parent stock of proven reproductive performance to farmers at effordable prices. The establishment of Rabbit Breeding Units in tertiary institution for the multiplication and distribution of rabbits for breeding purpose can enhance this. In addition, government can initiate propularization of rabbit production in the state
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Ning, Yuan, Dhruva Bhattacharya, Richard E. Jones, et al. "Evaluating the Functionality of Conjunctiva Using a Rabbit Dry Eye Model." Journal of Ophthalmology 2016 (2016): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3964642.
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Purpose.To assess the conjunctival functionality in a rabbit dry eye (DE) model.Methods.Nictitating membrane, lacrimal and Harderian glands were surgically excised from male New Zealand white rabbits using minimally invasive surgery. Fluorescein/rose Bengal staining of ocular surface (OS) and Schirmer test were done before (BE) and after excision (AE). The expression of interleukin- (IL-) 1β, tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-)α, and MUC5AC proteins were estimated by immunoblotting from conjunctival impression cytology specimens. MUC5AC mRNA was quantified as well. The effect of epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) blockers on tear production and potential differences (PD) of OS were assessed under anesthesia in rabbits with and without surgery.Results.Increase in corneal and conjunctival staining was observed 1 month AE compared to BE. Schirmer tests failed to show decrease in tear production. Elevated IL-1β, and TNF-α, 1 month AE indicated inflammation. MUC5AC expression was elevated 1 month AE. ENaC blockers did not improve tear production in rabbit eyes AE but characteristic changes in PD were observed in rabbits with surgery.Conclusions.DE biomarkers are important tools for OS assessment and MUC5AC expression is elevated in rabbit DE. PD measurement revealed significant electrophysiological changes in rabbits with surgery.
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S. E., Okosun, Eguaoje A. S., and Obasoyo D. O. "The Performance Characteristics and Economic Evaluation of Weaner Rabbits Fed Varying Levels of Sundried False Yam (Icacina Tricantha) Meal." International Journal of Applied Science 2, no. 1 (2019): p1. http://dx.doi.org/10.30560/ijas.v2n1p1.
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A seven week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the growth performance characteristics and economics of production of 15 unsexed weaner rabbits fed varying levels of Sundried false yam (Icacina tricantha) meal. Five treatments diets were formulated with diet 1 containing 100% maize as control, while in diet 2, 3, 4 and 5 Sundried false yam meal replaced the percentage proportion of maize in diet 1 at 25, 50, 75 and 100% inclusion level respectively. Rabbits were randomly assigned to the five treatment diets in a complete randomized designed (CRD) with three replicates of one rabbits each. Performance characteristics revealed that final live weight and weekly feed intake were significantly (P<0.05) influenced with highest value (2.12kg/rabbit and 407.33g/rabbit) recorded from rabbits fed 0% SDFYM comparable to (1.98kg/rabbit and 323.33g/rabbits) recorded in those fed 50% SDFYM. Avearage weekly weight gain was also significantly (P<0.05) influenced with highest value (197.00g/rabbit) from those fed 50% SDFYM. Feed conversion was lowest and best (1.28) from rabbits fed 25% SDFYM. Mortality rate was lowest (3.43%) in rabbits fed 50% SDFYM. Cost and return analysis revealed that total cost of feed consumed was least (378.24 N /rabbits) from those fed 50% SDFYM and highest in control, cost of feed per kg weight gain and total cost of production were lowest (30.50 and 2178.24 N /rabbits) from the rabbits that ate 75% SDFYM and highest in control. Income and net profit were highest (5000 and 1763.36 N /rabbits). It is concluded from this study that Sundried false yam meal is a valuable substitution for maize up to 50% in rabbit diets without any adverse effects on the performance characteristics and economic returns of rabbits.
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Szkucik, Krzysztof, Renata Pyz-Łukasik, Marta Wójcik, and Michał Gondek. "Ubiquinone Q10 and Protein Contents in Rabbit Meat in Relation to Primal Cut and Rearing System." Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy 57, no. 1 (2013): 107–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/bvip-2013-0020.
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Abstract The research material included 96 slaughter rabbit carcasses. Half of them came from the animals managed in small-scale backyard farming units where animals were fed a natural ingredient diet, while the other half was from rabbits kept under commercial production conditions and fed commercial rabbit pellets. The thigh and saddle muscle samples were collected from each carcass to establish a content of ubiquinone (CoQ10) and crude protein along with its collagen level. Determination of tissue coenzyme Q10 (UQ10) was carried out by high-performance liquid chromatography with some modification. Crude protein concentration was estimated using Kjeldahl procedure, while total collagen content by the method of Stegemann modified by Hurych-Chvapil, using hydrolysis according to Möhler and Volley. Ubiquinone level in slaughter rabbit tissue ranged between 76 and 127 μg/g tissue. The studies indicated that rabbit rearing system and muscle type are determinants of CoQ10 content. Meat of rabbits managed under the traditional backyard farming system exhibited higher CoQ10 concentration as compared to that determined in rabbits from the commercial rabbitry. Additionally, the CoQ10 level in the saddle was significantly higher than that in the thigh muscles, and the relationships was noted in both types of rabbit production systems. When the CoQ10 content was expressed per gram of fibrillar protein, there were not significant differences between saddle and thigh muscles. The correlation coefficient between ubiquinone and fibrillar protein averaged to 0.94. The studies also demonstrated a higher protein level in the saddle than in thigh muscles. However, no differences in protein concentration were reported in respect to the rabbit farming system. The protein composition in the saddle muscles, irrespective of a rabbit production system, revealed significantly lower collagen content compared to the proteins in thigh muscles. The obtained results and data from literature provide evidence that rabbit meat, especially from the traditional (organic) management system, is one of the best sources of animal protein and ubiquinone Q10.
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Pugliese, G., C. Losacco, V. Laudadio, M. Schiavitto, and V. Tufarelli. "Plant extracts and essential oils in rabbit diet: A practical green-way for sustainable and resilient production systems." Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society 75, no. 3 (2024): 7935–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.36084.
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Rabbits, integral to global agriculture, play a significant role in meat production in many developed and developing countries. As the demand for sustainable and natural farming practices rises, the utilization of plant extracts and essential oils in rabbit nutrition has garnered attention. Both plant extracts and essential oils offer multifaceted benefits in rabbit nutrition, positively impacting growth, digestion, and immune health. This comprehensive review consolidates the current understanding of the effects of plant extracts and essential oils on rabbit health and digestion, drawing from recent scientific literature. Emphasis is also placed on growth performance, nutrient utilization, immune response, and overall well-being. The outcomes underscore the practical significance of natural feed additives, paving the way for sustainable and resilient rabbit production systems.
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Conferences, Congresses, Symposiums..., Abstracts,. "Abstracts of the VII American Rabbit Congress. Varadero, Cuba, 12th-13th October, 2022." World Rabbit Science 31, no. 1 (2023): 57–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2023.18932.
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Last October 12 and 13, 2022, the VII American Rabbit Congress took place within the framework of the 2022 Animal Production and Agro-Development Convention, which was held from October 10 to 14, 2022 at the Plaza América Convention Center in Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba. The VII American Rabbit Congress was developed in a hybrid way (in person and online) with specialists, researchers, professors, students, breeders and producers from different latitudes related to rabbit farming and science. Throughout the conference, a total of 50 people attended in person and 15 online, mainly from Cuba, Mexico, Argentina and Spain. The objective of the meeting was to "Motivate the exchange of experiences and results in rabbit production systems in the Americas, their technical, economic, environmental and social sustainability, and strategies for the improvement, conservation, use and characterization of animal genetic resources" for rabbit farming. The congress opened with a lecture by Juan José Pascual, president of the World Rabbit Science Association (WRSA) on the current state of rabbit farming, followed by three other invited lectures, 18 scientific communications, and a round table on viral hemorrhagic disease, as well as a total of 21 posters. These scientific contributions were directed both to the fundamental areas of knowledge (feeding, genetics, reproduction, pathology), but also to other important aspects of America such as socioeconomics, the value chain, and the use of rabbit farming as a tool to fight against hunger. During the first working day, aspects of the vertical integration of rabbit production, the production and commercialization of rabbits in Cuba, feeding costs and limitations for obtaining raw materials, concern for not total slaughtering rabbits where the virus outbreaks occurred, the political will to eradicate this disease and increase the productivity of the species, the components of the value chains and the need for a correct articulation between all the links in the chain were discussed. On the other hand, during the second working day, there was a debate mainly on aspects related to the role of rabbit farming in society, not only for the production of quality meat, but also for its gender approach, the use of existing local resources in the Latin American countries, and the positive experiences of producers in the promotion of rabbit breeding. The congress closed with good attendance in the room, with a representation of students, producers, specialists, researchers and representatives of state production units and the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture (Director of the National Center for Animal Health and President of the livestock business group).
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Pfister, S. L., N. Spitzbarth, W. Edgemond, and W. B. Campbell. "Vasorelaxation by an endothelium-derived metabolite of arachidonic acid." American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 270, no. 3 (1996): H1021—H1030. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.1996.270.3.h1021.
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Arachidonic acid elicited relaxation responses in normal rabbit aorta precontracted with norepinephrine. The relaxation response was enhanced by the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin and inhibited by lipoxygenase inhibitors, including nordihydroguaiaretic acid and cinnamyl-3,4-dihydroxy-alpha-cyanocinnamate. The cytochrome P-450 epoxygenase inhibitor metyrapone had no effect on arachidonic acid-induced relaxations. The present study hypothesized that a lipoxygenase metabolite of arachidonic acid mediated the response. Incubation of rabbit aorta with [14C]arachidonic acid resulted in the synthesis of a previously unidentified 14C-labeled metabolite and was called the unknown factor. Production of the unknown factor was not inhibited by indomethacin and decreased by lipoxygenase inhibitors. Production of the unknown factor and arachidonic acid-induced relaxations were dependent on an intact endothelium, indicating that the cellular source of the unknown relaxant factor was the endothelial cell. This was confirmed by demonstrating the ability of cultured rabbit aortic endothelial cells to produce the unknown factor from [14C]arachidonic acid. Feeding rabbits a 2% cholesterol diet for 2 wk induced hypercholesterolemia without causing atherosclerosis. In the cholesterol-fed rabbits, indomethacin enhanced arachidonic acid-induced relaxations in norepinephrine-precontracted aortas (maximal relaxation 49.0 +/- 2.5 vs. 35.5 +/- 1.7%, cholesterol-fed vs. normal) and increased production of the unknown factor compared with normal rabbits. The partially purified unknown factor elicited an approximately 26% inhibition of the vasoconstrictor response to norepinephrine in intact rabbit aorta. Further purification of the unknown factor by reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography system resulted in isolation of a radioactive product that relaxed precontracted rabbit aorta. Therefore these data suggest that in normal and hypercholesterolemic rabbit aorta the endothelium produces an unknown metabolite of arachidonic acid that causes vasorelaxation and may regulate vascular tone.
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Tsyhanchuk, O. B. "Fattening indicators of young rabbits when feeding Prebiolact-Kr." Scientific Messenger of LNU of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies 23, no. 95 (2021): 96–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.32718/nvlvet-a9514.
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Measures to increase production are used to address the issue of providing the population with food. During the peak of the industry (1975–1985), Ukraine annually produced 120–165 thousand tons of rabbit meat, 30–45 million skins, and its share in world rabbit production reached 8 %. In the national volume of meat production, the share of highly dietary rabbit accounted for 8–10 %. Rabbit breeding in Ukraine was a very lucrative industry, which employed more than 600 thousand rabbit breeders. However, in recent years, rabbit breeding has declined due to the lack of modern scientific developments on the issues of complete feeding, rabbit keeping technology, low level of breeding and veterinary support. The development of the industry and the lack of coordinating bodies, both in the center and on the ground, are holding back. At present, the rabbit population of Ukraine is 97–98 % concentrated in individual farms and is 1.2–1.3 million breeding and repair livestock, and the rest in farms and breeding entities of various forms of ownership and management. According to the results of state certification, the breeding base of the industry in Ukraine today consists of 1 breeding plant and 7 breeding breeders of rabbit breeds. For feeding young rabbits used complete ration granular feed, the structure of which had different prebiotic content: I control group – the drug was not received, 2 experimental – 1.5, 3 – 2.0, 4 – 2.5 g/goal. per day. The studies were conducted on four groups of young rabbits, selected on the principle of groups of analogues, 25 heads in each. Thus, the total amount of feed increased from 80 g/goal. per day (35–41 days), up to 100 g (42–48 days), 120 g (49–55 days), up to 140 g (56–62 days), up to 160 g (63–69 days) up to 180 g (70–76 days). Feeding of young rabbits when reared for meat Prebiolact-Kr in animals of the second group at 43.1 g, the third 44.6 g and 45.0 g. The use of Prebiolact-Kr in the feeding of young rabbits when fed meat contributes to an increase in fattening performance, which may be the basis for the practical application of this supplement. Perebiolakt-KR showed the best results in feeding fattening and repair young animals at a dose of 2.0 g/goal per day.
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Kotlyarova, Svetlana N., and Roman F. Kapustin. "Rabbit meat productivity and paratypical factors." Veterinariya, Zootekhniya i Biotekhnologiya 11/2, no. 131 (2024): 105–18. https://doi.org/10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202411211.
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When organizing the production of rabbit breeding products, the zoohygienic parameters of the microclimate in animal husbandry are of fundamental importance. Rabbits are very sensitive to environmental conditions of detention, deviation from the norms entails a high level of stress: elevated temperatures, humidity, reduced lighting intensity, as well as photoperiod can reduce the gains and, most importantly, the reproductive properties of the main herd. Based on the conducted research, the parameters of the placement of rabbits for fattening have been established depending on the intensity of lighting and photoperiods. Summarizing the above, it becomes obvious that reducing the intensity of lighting to the standard, which is 25Lk in the case of our production premises would contribute to a very low threshold for the reproductive function of the main herd, respectively, reducing the economic efficiency of production. According to the results of studying the effect of the intensity of illumination, including on meat productivity and qualitative characteristics of carcasses, it was shown that at elevated light conditions a relatively higher yield of trimmed meat from bone with superior plasticity, possessing high indicators of water-binding ability of samples of the 2nd experimental group of rabbits was obtained. Thus, the targeted formation of the photo mode has a positive effect on the breeding stock, the activity of young animals in fattening, and as a result on the growth of muscle and adipose tissues, which determines the high moisture-binding potential and plasticity of rabbit meat, and its culinary characteristics as a result. The distribution of sex and age groups of rabbits is shown depending on the intensity of illumination and the purpose of the young. Based on the conducted studies of slaughter indicators, as well as organoleptic, physico-chemical and functional-technological indicators of rabbit meat, we have established a positive effect of regulated lighting in the process of growing rabbits on the quality indicators of rabbit meat in terms of the yield of trimmed meat from the carcass of a slaughter rabbit, as well as physico-chemical (mass fraction of fat) and functional-technological indicators (water-binding capacity and plasticity) of meat.
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Crovato, Stefania, Anna Pinto, Guido Di Martino, et al. "Purchasing Habits, Sustainability Perceptions, and Welfare Concerns of Italian Consumers Regarding Rabbit Meat." Foods 11, no. 9 (2022): 1205. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11091205.
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Several factors drive consumer behavior in buying meat, particularly rabbit meat. The consumption of rabbits has decreased in Europe, and the main causes of this trend are an increasing association with the perception of rabbits as pets, consumers’ changes in lifestyle, and eating habits. Additionally, increasing attention is paid to ethical issues regarding animal welfare. Investigating consumers’ knowledge, perceptions, and concerns about rabbit meat production and consumption are crucial for improving market strategies. This study investigated consumers’ perspectives of rabbit meat to provide useful information to producers for promoting this sector to consumers. A mixed-methods research design was applied. Qualitative data were collected through four focus group discussions involving 32 consumers and quantitative data through a semi-structured questionnaire administered nationally and completed by 1001 consumers. The limited use of antibiotics in inbreeding and the absence of animal suffering are factors that most influence consumers’ willingness to purchase rabbit meat. Rural/domestic farms were recognized as places where animal welfare measures can be applied and have a positive influence not only on organoleptic quality but also on ethical value and food safety. The cage was perceived as unsuitable for rabbit growth and was oriented to a process of fattening based on industrial feed and antibiotics. Respondents sought information on rabbit farming during purchase, and the label was the most used tool. The rabbit meat production sector should consider these results to meet consumers’ demands and raise awareness among operators on the use of animal welfare-based farming systems, helping to build a more positive image of the rabbit meat industry.