Comprehensive guide to all aspects of rabbit farming, with chapters on Breeds, Equipment, Economics and Financial Management, Feeds and Feeding, Toxins in Feeds, Rabbit Diseases, Reproduction, Behavior, Breeding and Genetics, Fur production, Slaughtering and Meat Production, Marketing Rabbits and Their Products.

Rabbit Production

Lukefahr, Steven D.

Children's Books

Interstate Publishers

Science & Math

Cheeke, Peter R.

Patton, Nephi M.

Biological Sciences

Interstate Publishers, Inc.

Rabbit Production [OP]

This new edition of Rabbit Production has been fully updated throughout. Mainly concerning rabbits bred for meat and fur, it also contains practical information on pet rabbits, show rabbits and rabbits used as laboratory animals. Core topics are covered, including rabbit genetics, reproduction, health and diseases, behavior, welfare, fur and meat production, rabbit production in developing countries, slaughter and the marketing of rabbit products. Current areas of interest such as animal welfare and coat color genetics are expanded in the new edition. An important resource for all those involved in rabbit production, this book is also vital reading for students and researchers of animal science and meat production, as well as the keen amateur rabbit enthusiast.

McNitt, James I.

Cheeke, Peter Robert

CABI

Rabbits are versatile animals, farmed for their meat and fur, as laboratory and show animals, and also as pets. This well-established book continues to provide an overview of domesticated rabbit production, covering topics such as breeding, management, feeding and health. Now in its fully updated tenth edition, it includes an expanded consideration of important issues such as animal behavior and welfare and sustainable methods of small-scale rabbit production. With chapters relating specifically to international and backyard family rabbit production, pet rabbits, rabbit shows, and angora wool production, this new edition: - Includes new information on the latest methods of rabbit reproductive management, including applications of artificial insemination, estrous synchronization, embryo transfer, cloning, and molecular genetics; - Tackles globally prevalent health issues such as mucoid enteropathy (ME), epizootic rabbit enteropathy (ERE) and rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD); - Reviews up-to-the-minute developments such as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on food production, opportunities of selling rabbits at farmers markets, organic rabbit meat, raising of pastured rabbits, as well as new projects addressing poverty alleviation and food security. Providing updates on worldwide production trends, breeds, and figures, as well as use of color photos throughout, this book is an essential resource for anyone involved in rabbit production - from novice to experienced breeders, trainers and managers of rabbit projects, veterinarians and industry professionals.

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

Rabbits are versatile animals, farmed for their meat and fur, as laboratory animals, and also as pets. This well-established book continues to provide an overview of domesticated rabbit production, covering topics such as breeding, husbandry, feeding and health. Now in its fully updated tenth edition, it includes an expanded consideration of important issues such as animal welfare and sustainable methods of production. With chapters relating specifically to meat production, pet rabbits, rabbit shows, and angora wool production, this new edition: <ul> <li>Includes new information on the latest methods of artificial insemination, estrous synchronization, embryo transfer, cloning and molecular genetics;</li> <li style="list-style: none"> </li> <li>Tackles globally prevalent health issues such as enteritis complex (EC) rabbit enterocolitis (REC), and viral hemorrhagic disease;</li> <li style="list-style: none"> </li> <li>Reviews up-to-the-minute developments such as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on food production, as well as new projects addressing poverty alleviation and food security.</li> <li style="list-style: none"> </li> </ul> Providing updates on worldwide production trends, figures and new feed additive products, this book is an essential resource for anyone involved in rabbit production =- from novice to experienced breeders, veterinarians and industry professionals.

This is a reprint of the highly successful book about the production of farmed rabbits. The book concerns rabbits bred for meat and fur, but also has plenty of information on pet rabbits and show rabbits. Beginning with an introduction to the field of rabbit production around the world and some basic breed and equipment information, further topics then covered include rabbit diseases, feeding, reproduction, behavior, welfare, genetics, showing, rabbit production in developing countries, fur and meat production, slaughter and the marketing of rabbit products.

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Rabbit Production

Rabbit Production

Rabbit Production [OP]

Rabbit Production [OP]

Rabbit Production

Rabbit Production

Rabbit Production