I. Types of feed for rabbits
The feed for rabbits includes concentrated feed, roughage, succulent feed, etc. The three feeds represent rabbit food, forage grass, fruits and vegetables and some root foods. Comparing the three, in fact, rabbits like to eat succulent feeds, such as carrots, cabbage, lettuce leaves, etc. For rabbits, these foods have the best palatability, usually depending on how much they are fed, they are all comers unreserved.
However, if you like to eat, it does not mean you can eat more. Just like children who like to eat snacks, they cannot eat more. If you eat too much, you will get angry easily. Rabbits who eat too much juicy food are prone to diarrhea and even lose their lives.
1. Uses of concentrated feed
In general, regular rabbit food can satisfy rabbits well The nutritional needs of the rabbit, that is, the energy, protein, fat, minerals, etc. that the rabbit needs can be provided, because the vast majority of the current rabbit food is based on all the nutrients required by the rabbit and made in a certain proportion. of. However, due to different production processes and different nutritional losses, the actual nutritional content of rabbit food may be somewhat different from the nominal value, so other complementary foods can also be fed to rabbits at ordinary times.
2. Uses of roughage
It mainly meets the daily cellulose needs of rabbits, followed by protein, Amino acid supplementation. Different families of forages have different nutritional components and different palatability. Generally, the palatability of leguminous forages is better than that of grasses, while the palatability of fresh forages is generally better than that of hay. In terms of nutritional value, young grasses are high in nutritional value but low in crude fiber, while mature grasses are the opposite. Generally, the nutritional value of leaves is high, and the nutritional value of stems is low. For example, the crude protein content of alfalfa grass is higher than that of timothy grass.
3. Uses of juicy feed
Mainly supplement the daily vitamins and water that rabbits need. Different fruits and vegetables contain different nutrients, but the vitamin content is generally equal to or higher than that of pasture. However, it is not suitable for rabbits to eat too much juicy feed. If rabbits eat fruits and vegetables with high water content, they are prone to diarrhea or other adverse effects. It is enough to feed them occasionally!
Reminder: You can usually feed some fruits and vegetables to rabbits, but not too much, and feed fruits and vegetables to rabbits must be washed and drained before feeding them to rabbits , or also made into natural dried fruit to feed!
