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27/06/2018

RABBIT- A SEMI-RUMINANT ANIMAL
The uniqueness of rabbit feeding habit&digestive system lies in its ability to carry out a pseudo-rumination process known as 'Caecotrophy' which is the act of re-eating of soft pellets.
Caecotrophy which started very early at about three weeks of age permits further digestion of fibre, recycling of unabsorbed nutrients, enhances absorption of crude protein to mention a few.
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27/06/2018

SOME FACTS ABOUT RABBIT NUTRITION & FEEDING PATTERN
Rabbit will choose relatively bitter feeds and can survive for up to 2-3 weeks with water only but can only survive 3-7 days without water.
Rabbit should be given unrestricted access to fresh clean water and fresh forages. The forages should sourced from clean field devoid of pesticides, should be feed more at night since they are nocturnal in nature while concentrates could also be provided.
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27/06/2018

WEANING & MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IN RABBIT
weaning is the separation of fryers (the young rabbit) from the doe (mother rabbit). The period of weaning depend on types of management practice adopted and level of production. Generally, the better the management practice, the shorter the weaning period.
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20/06/2018

PSEUDOPREGNANCY
Pseudopregnancy is a condition in which a doe is sexually stimulated and shed unfertilized egg with behavioural and hormonal changes associated with pregnancy yet the Rabbit is not pregnant unless she is properly mated. This condition lasted for 15-18 days and later disappear due to hormonal influence,
Pseudopregnancy is caused by a number of factors and could be prevented through proper management practice.
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20/06/2018

REPRODUCTION IN FEMALE RABBIT
Female Rabbit(doe) are able to have their first mating at between 10-12 weeks of age but ovulation doesn't occur, Doe generally reach puberty at 70-75% of their live weight. Rabbit doesn't have regular oestrus cycle with ovulation only occur after mating. Signs of mating includes red&swollen v***a, positioning showing ready to mate(lordosis), restlessness etc.
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20/06/2018

In male, the first manifestation of sexual behavior appear between 60-70 days but te**is development start slowly at 2nd week with s***matogenesis beginning between 40-50 days while testicular tubules become more active at about 84 days. The daily s***m production is roughly 150-300 million while volume of semen ej******ed during mating is about 0.3-0.6ml with the first ej*****te acting as preparation for the second, the first ej*****te is more voluminous than the second but the 2nd is more concentrated than the first. Hence, there's need for 'second mating'
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20/06/2018

REPRODUCTION IN RABBIT
The onset of puberty which is the period when Rabbit reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction varies from breeds to breeds of which management/production practices especially feeding, environment and breeds also plays vital role. For instance, small breeds usually develop more rapidly and reach puberty earlier than heavy breeds.
The first manifestation of sexual behaviour in male appear between 60-70 days but for breeding purpose, male should be use for mating at between 135-140 days.
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12/06/2018

ANIMAL DISEASE CALLED 'MASTITIS'
Mastitis is an infection of the udder, generally defined as inflammation of the udder. Its a disease of farm animal that produces milk caused by Streptococcus spp.
Clinical signs of mastitis include reddish & swollen udder, hard-lump udder, swollen teats, low milk yield, watery&discolored milk, animal restless and resisting milking. This disease is mostly transmitted through injured teats during sucking or grazing, unhygienic milking practice, infected udder, infected milk etc.
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