Rabbit Production. James I McNitt

Boxes

       Identification Equipment

       Feed and Utility Carts

       Other Equipment

       5. Rabbit Management

       Handling Rabbits

       Number of Bucks

       Age to Breed

       Breeding Schedule

       The Mating Process

       Gestation Period

       Factors Prevents Conception

       Determining Pregnancy

       Kindling

       Care of Young Litters

       Nest Box Management

       Fostering Young

       Causes of Losses in Young Litters

       Feeding the Doe After Kindling

       Weaning

       Determination of Sex

       Tattooing and Ear Tags

       Care of the Herd in Hot Weather

       Fur Chewing

       Other Causes of Hair Loss

       Sanitation

       Shedding or Molting

       Environmental Effects on Rabbit Performance

       Hypnosis

       Breeding Herd Replacements

       Herd Records

       6. Economics and Financial Management

       Financing

       Expenses

       Income

       Cash Flow

       7. Principles of Rabbit Nutrition

       Nutrient Categories

       Protein

       Carbohydrates

       Fats

       Minerals

       Vitamins

       Water

       Digestive Processes in the Rabbit

       Feed Analysis

       Relationships Between Feed Manufacturers and Rabbit Raisers

       8. Feeds and Feeding

       Nutrient Requirements of Rabbits

       Composition of Feeds

       Roughages

       Concentrates

       Non-nutritive Feed Additives

       Feed Formulation, Preparation, and Processing

       Grazing Rabbits

       Orphan Litters

       Conditioning Show Rabbits

       9. Toxins in Feeds

       Goitrogens

       Gossypol

       Lectins (Hemagglutinins)

       Mimosine

       Mycotoxins

       Nitrates

       Oxalates