Rabbit Production

by Kishor Kumar Baruah, Nityanand Pathak, Usha Rani Mehra

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Rabbit farming for fur felt fibre and meat production is well developed commercial venture in many countries. However, in Bharat it is still limited to backyard farming except few big farms in the Himachal Pradesh. Animal soft fibre production in the country is much less than the requirements of woolen clothes manufacturing mills. In spite of low feed requirement and easy management rabbit farming is growing at a very slow rate and we are importing large quantity of Angora rabbit wool annually. Few good books are available on the nutrition of rabbit but there appears to be the lack of a comprehensive book on rabbit production. Therefore, we attempted to prepare a comprehensive book covering all important aspects of rabbit production. Bharat is deficient in wool and meat production and expansion of rabbit farming will not only boost the production, it will be also a remunerative enterprise of more profit on low capital input.

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Types, breeds and varieties of domestic rabbits. 3. Digestive system. 4. Feedstuffs for rabbits. 5. Digestion and absorption of nutrients. 6. Carbohydrates and fibre. 7. Minerals and vitamin nutrition. 8. Health management. 9. Housing and management of rabbit. 10. Reproductive system and reproduction. 11. Rabbit meat, pelt, fibre and manure. Subject Index.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Usha Rani Mehra

Dr. (Mrs.) Usha R. Mehra (Chief Editor), Born on June 18, 1944, at Lucknow U.P. Dr. (Mre.) Usha R. Mehra did her post-graduation from Bareilly college, Bareilly in 1964 and Doctorate in Animal Nutrition from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar in 1968. She started her research career in 1968 from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar and served the institute for four decades in various capacities till her superannuation as Head and Professor Cum Director, Centre of Advanced Studies in Animal Nutrition. She is life memeber of several important Academic bodies, Research Panels, Research Advisory committees and Board of Management. She provided dynamic leadership to ANA as its President from 2003 to 2006.