The green fodder harvested after the rain should be dried and fed; It is best to mix a small amount of sterile feed such as garlic and onion into the feed. In spring, male rabbits are sexually active and female rabbits are in normal estrus, which is the golden season for breeding. At this time, the reproductive rate is high, the number of litters is large, and the young rabbits are well developed, healthy and have a high survival rate. The temperature in spring is extremely unstable, especially in March. Late spring cold often occurs, such as cold wind, heavy snow and so on. The temperature is often high and low, which is easy to induce rabbits to catch cold and pneumonia. Especially the young rabbits bred in winter, just weaned, are more likely to get sick and die. So be careful in management. Spring is the season of rabbit diseases, especially young rabbits are prone to colds, pneumonia, enteritis and other diseases. Starting with feeding management, strengthen the prevention and treatment of common and parasitic diseases (especially coccidiosis); Do a good job in the immunization of infectious diseases such as rabbit plague, Pasteurella multocida and Clostridium welchii. The general immunization program suggests that adult rabbits should be vaccinated with a single vaccine against rabbit plague in spring, followed by rabbit plague, Pasteurella multocida, Bordetella and Clostridium welchii.
Young rabbits grow and develop rapidly during sleep, so they should try to eat milk and eat enough milk. In particular, the colostrum secreted by the female rabbit 65438+ 0-2 days after birth is rich in nutrition, has the function of moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, and is beneficial to promoting the growth of young rabbits and discharging meconium. The metabolism of young rabbits is very vigorous, most of the milk eaten is digested and absorbed, and little feces are discharged. Therefore, as long as you can eat and drink enough and have a good sleep, you can ensure the normal growth and development of young rabbits. Practice has proved that the survival rate of young rabbits during sleep is closely related to feeding management measures. In production practice, some female rabbits are often prolific, while others are infertile. Therefore, it is necessary to do a good job in cultivating young rabbits. Generally speaking, a female rabbit with normal lactation can feed 6-8 young rabbits. The foster care method is: young rabbits with similar birth dates are taken out of the nest box and fostered according to their size and physical strength.
Some female rabbits do not protect their young, especially primiparous ones, and refuse to breastfeed after birth. If not treated in time, the cubs may die. Breastfeeding is to fix the mother rabbit in a nest box, then put the young rabbit next to the mother rabbit's nipple and let it suck freely, 1-2 times a day. After 3-5 days, most rabbits will automatically breastfeed. If the young rabbit dies after birth, has no milk, suffers from mastitis and other diseases, and cannot breastfeed or the mother rabbit has no proper foster care, artificial breastfeeding can be used. Artificial breastfeeding can be replaced by milk, goat milk or condensed milk. When feeding, you can use a syringe and let it suck freely.