I. Prevention and Treatment of “Plucking Syndrome” in Long-haired Rabbits
1 , Before plucking rabbits, the rabbits and related hair-picking equipment should be disinfected first.
2. One day before plucking rabbits, each rabbit can be fed 2 dexamethasone tablets to promote the expansion of the rabbit’s hair follicles and facilitate plucking.
3. For sick rabbits infected with tinea pedis after hair plucking, a piece of griseofulvin tablet can be mixed into the feed every day to feed the sick rabbits. Curable. For the sick rabbits infected with scabies mites after hair plucking, 0.2ml/kg body weight of sterilant can be injected subcutaneously in time, and the injection should be repeated one week after the injection.
Second, how to improve hair picking techniques
1. Regularly combing rabbits : Brush the rabbit’s hair every 10 days to promote blood circulation, enhance skin resistance and prevent mites, lice and other pests. And doing so can also promote the growth of rabbit hair and help the rabbit hair loose and not tangle, improving the quality of the rabbit hair.
2. Supplement the rabbit with concentrated feed before picking: Nutrition is the key to the growth and development of rabbit hair. In the first 1 to 2 weeks of collecting rabbit hair, you can feed the rabbit an appropriate amount of concentrated feed to supplement nutrition, promote the production of rabbit hair faster and shiny, and improve the quality and output of rabbit hair.
3. Picking hair at the right time: When the hair of the long-haired rabbit grows dense and long, if it is not picked in time. The skin permeability of the long-haired rabbit will be reduced, and the blood circulation will be blocked, which will affect the formation and metabolism. For example, in autumn and winter, long-haired rabbits are prone to mites and lice infections; in hot climates, long-haired rabbits are prone to skin diseases. Generally, when the young rabbits are about 3 months old, the rabbits can be collected for the first time, and then every 75 days. After the rabbit becomes an adult, it is generally collected at intervals of about 75 days, but it can be collected at intervals of about 80 days in winter; in summer, it can be collected at intervals of 40 to 45 days; in spring and autumn, the rabbit molting period can be adjusted to every interval of 30~45 days. 40 days to collect hair once to improve the hair production of rabbits.
4. The method of picking wool should be correct. When picking fur for a rabbit for the first time, it is advisable to pick it by shearing. The second time the hair is harvested, the plucking method is used to harvest the hair.
5. Do a good job in post-harvest care. After picking the rabbit’s fur, pay attention to keeping the rabbit warm, so as to prevent the rabbit from catching a cold without the fur, and then causing pneumonia due to the cold. In addition, after plucking the rabbit’s hair, it is necessary to pour an appropriate amount of 75% alcohol and add a little ginger juice to rub it on the rabbit’s body to prevent the rabbit’s skin infection and promote the growth of the rabbit’s hair.
The above is our prevention and control measures for the “hair-pulling syndrome” of long-haired rabbits, as well as the introduction of improving the hair-picking technology, I hope it can help you .
