How to improve the survival rate of young rabbits
1 , Try to avoid stress in rabbits
Young rabbits need to face large environmental changes, and are easily affected by a variety of stress factors during this period, such as weaning, diet changes, changes in living environment, vaccination, etc. , these are common factors that cause stress in rabbits. Therefore, during this period, the feeder should pay special attention to the details of raising and managing rabbits, and try to avoid stress in the young rabbits, otherwise the stress of the young rabbits will easily lead to decreased resistance and induce diseases. For rabbits that need to be weaned, it is necessary to ensure that their feed is stable after weaning, and keep the “three constants” within a week, that is, to ensure that the feed, environment and management remain unchanged. In short, it is necessary to prevent the young rabbits from experiencing major changes as much as possible. If the feed of the young rabbits needs to be adjusted, it should be done gradually. When vaccinating young rabbits or using medicines to prevent diseases, be careful to do it separately.
2. Keep the living environment of young rabbits comfortable and stable
The ability of young rabbits to adapt to the environment is poor, and the main focus is to create a comfortable and stable growth environment for them. If the living environment of young rabbits is suddenly changed, the young rabbits are likely to be seriously frightened. In this case, their feeding conditions, digestion and excretion, growth and development will be affected. Therefore, the owner should try his best to create a comfortable, quiet and stable growth environment for the young rabbit.
3. Increase nutritional supplements
Young rabbits grow rapidly and need more intake At the same time, young rabbits are often gluttonous, but because young rabbits have a small gastrointestinal volume and weak digestion ability, they are often prone to gluttony and lead to excessive gastrointestinal burden, resulting in indigestion. About 50% of young rabbits die due to abnormal digestive system. Therefore, the owner must provide nutritional control for young rabbits to prevent them from developing digestive system diseases.
For newly weaned young rabbits, the owner should try to choose pellets with complete nutrition, small volume, good palatability and easy digestion to feed them, and less green fodder and coarse hard fodder with high water content; The protein content in the diet of young rabbits is about 16% to 18%; do not feed too much concentrated feed to young rabbits, which can easily cause problems such as enteritis, and even more harm. Note that the feed fed to young rabbits must be clean and harmless. If feeding green feed, pay attention to cleaning and drying before feeding.
4. Adopt a reasonable feeding method
As mentioned earlier, young rabbits are gluttonous, so the owner Feeding young rabbits must be regular and quantitative, less feeding and more frequent feeding. It can be divided into 4 to 5 times a day. Generally, 2 times a day of mixed concentrate and 2 to 3 times of green feed can be fed, and it can be fed with the age and weight of the young rabbit. Increase the feeding amount accordingly. The specific feeding amount can be adjusted according to whether there is leftover material after each feeding and the softness and hardness of the feces of the young rabbits. At the same time, pay attention to keep the rabbit’s feed relatively stable, and do not suddenly increase or change their feed, otherwise it is easy to cause digestive tract diseases or death of young rabbits. In addition, in addition to feeding the feed, the owner also needs to provide enough clean drinking water for the young rabbits.
5. Do a good job in the prevention of rabbit diseases
Young rabbits are prone to a variety of diseases. Common coccidiosis, pasteurellosis, colibacillosis, rabbit plague, etc., so for the sake of the health and safety of rabbits, pet owners must pay attention to formulate scientific and reasonable immunization procedures for young rabbits, regularly disinfect the breeding environment, and regularly Do drug prophylaxis and immunizations for young rabbits to reduce the probability of rabbit diseases as much as possible. Coccidiosis is one of the very common diseases of young rabbits. When the rabbits reach the juvenile stage, the owner must add appropriate amount of anti-coccidial, anti-enteritis and growth-promoting drugs to their feed, such as the use of diclazuril, antibacterial Net and other drugs to prevent coccidiosis and enteritis in rabbits. In addition, adding an appropriate amount of onion, garlic, etc. to the feed of young rabbits can help to promote the growth of young rabbits.
