rabbits

RABBIT BEHAVIOUR PART 4 Fibre harvesting: GroomingBy Dr Clive Dalton Fibre harvesting Grooming

RABBIT BEHAVIOUR PART 3 Weaning: Feeding: Housing: Health & welfareBy Dr Clive Dalton Weaning Feeding Coprophagia(eating faeces) Housing Minimal floor areas needed for caged rabbits. The main problem in buildings is environmental control to deal with the cold in winter, high temperatures and humidity in summer. Cold in New Zealand is a minor problem except for … Read more

RABBIT BEHAVIOUR PART 2 Reproduction: Sexing: Mating: Pregnancy: Birth: FosteringBy Dr Clive Dalton Sexing. Sexual maturity (puberty). Week 1 Mate, shear, dose, cut nails.Week 3 Put next boxes in dam’s cageWeek 4 Kits bornWeek 5 Kits removed from dam, sexed and shorn.Week 12 Shear the doe and re-mate her. Oestrus (heat) Mating Pregnancy Preparation for birth … Read more

RABBIT BEHAVIOUR PART 1 Image: Breeds: Handling: EuthanasiaBy Dr Clive Dalton The rabbit’s image Why keep rabbits? Breeds and typesIn New Zealand all breeds have been imported, but we do not have the full range seen in Europe or USA. Below are the main ones. Meat rabbits Fibre rabbits Exhibition rabbits Handling Nails TeethRabbits have teeth … Read more