Ways on how to feed your Rabbits

This animal is monogastric, which means they have a single stomach and they are herbivorous which means they eat plants. Starting a Rabbit farm can be very lucrative and profitable if it is done in  a proper way. One thing about Rabbit is that they need to receive nutrients in specific amounts to grow and perform at their best. The nutrient which you need to provide for the Rabbit include the following; Carbohydrates, protein, lipids (or fats), minerals and vitamins. Although some wild Rabbit eat things like grains, greens, roots and roughages to actually get the nutrients they need. There are some domestic Rabbits they are feed with pelleted feed that provides essential nutrients. The feeding aspect in Rabbit is very important because it account for about 75 percent of the production costs. Let us look at the feedstuff that are mainly used to formulate Rabbit feeds.

  1.The use of green feeds : The following growing plants like grasses, weeds and leafy vegetables are mainly use.

 2.The use of root crops: The following root crops like sweet potatoes, turnips and beets are mainly use.

 3.The use of cereal grains: The following cereals grains like oats, wheat, barley, grain sorghums, corn and rye are mainly use.

 4.The use of milled feed: The following milled feed like bran, middlings and shorts are mainly use.

 5.The use of Hays: The following are mainly use; alfalfa, lespedeza and timothy.

 6.The use of protein supplements: Some of them include soybean meal, peanut meal and dried products, these are good protein supplements.

 The following are what must contain in the rations for dry does, herd bucks and the growing young Rabbit:

 1.It must contain 12 to 15 percent crude protein.

 2.It must contain 2 to 3.5 percent fat.

 3.It must contain 20 to 27 percent fiber.

 4.It must contain 43 to 47 percent nitrogen-free extract (carbohydrate).

 5.It must contain 4 to 6.5 percent ash or mineral.

 The following are are what must contain in the rations for pregnant and nursing does :

 1.It must contain 16 to 20 percent crude protein.

 2.It must contain 3 to 5.5 percent fat.

 3.It must contain 15 to 20 percent fiber.

 4.It must contain 44 to 50 percent nitrogen-free extract.

 5.It must contain 4.5 to 6.5 percent ash or mineral.

 Feeding your Rabbits very well is very important because this will actually determine the success of your Rabbit farm.