– Fresh grasses or legumes should be included in the ration to a level of 70%.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0 50% legumes plus 50% grasses may afford minimum dietary requirement for resting does and bucks.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0 Dustiness of mash should be avoided by adding water to moisten the feed slightly.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Prevent feed from becoming sour, since sour feed is not liked by rabbit.<\/p>\n
– Clean and fresh water should be made available at all times.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0 Does should not be fed with heavy diet right after kidding.<\/p>\n
– Feed of does should be increased after 5 – 7 days after kidding.<\/p>\n
– Abrupt change in the quality or quantity of feed should be avoided.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Molasses at the rate of 5% should be added to the diet to increase acceptability of the diet.<\/p>\n
– A small quantity of hay\/straw should be fed in addition to the compound feed to prevent boredom and to provide bulk.<\/p>\n
– Rapeseed oil meal should be heated before inclusion in the diet. It should be fed below 15% levels in diet.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0High calcium diet may interfere with the acceptance of does to the offspring and thus may affect the growth of the litters, therefore diet should not contain excess calcium.<\/p>\n
– Dry does, bucks and replacement stock should be fed once a day at the rate of 100 – 120gm of pellet feeds.<\/p>\n
– Young rabbits in growing stages and lactating does should be free fed by keeping grain\/pellets in the feeder at all times.<\/p>\n
– Good quality legumes should be kept before the rabbits in addition to pellet ration.<\/p>\n
– Carrots, Green grass, Spinach, Turnip, Lucerne, barseem etc. should be provided as is a good succulent feed for rabbits.<\/p>\n
– Other feed stuffs such as kitchen wastes, spoilt milk, damaged fruits may be fed by small-holder farmers, but they should be fed with caution considering their deleterious effects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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