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r
Co
mm
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ity
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Sess
ion
1:
Gen
era
lch
ara
cte
risti
cs
of
rab
bit
s
Se
ss
ion
Ob
jec
tiv
es
:
At
the
en
do
fth
istr
ain
ing
se
ss
ion
,e
ac
hp
art
icip
an
tsh
ou
ldb
ea
ble
to:
1.
Un
ders
tan
dth
eg
en
era
lre
qu
irem
en
tsfo
rk
ee
pin
gra
bb
its
inM
ala
wi
2.
Un
ders
tan
dth
ea
dv
an
tag
es
an
dd
isa
dv
an
tag
es
of
ke
ep
ing
rab
bit
s
3.
Kn
ow
the
ge
ne
ral
ch
ara
cte
ris
tic
so
fra
bb
its
4.
Kn
ow
ho
wto
so
urc
ean
ds
ele
ct
go
od
qu
ali
tyra
bb
its
for
bre
ed
ing
Ge
nera
lre
qu
irem
en
tsfo
rk
ee
pin
gra
bb
its
Exercis
e:
Dis
cu
ss a
nd w
rite
do
wn w
ha
t are
the th
ing
s r
equ
ired
to k
ee
p r
ab
bits
und
er
rura
l con
ditio
ns in
Ma
law
i.D
iscuss the
fo
llow
ing
:
•H
ou
sin
g -
what a
re th
e im
po
rtan
t asp
ects
of housin
g fo
rra
bb
its? H
ow
mu
ch s
pa
ce
is r
equ
ire
d?
•F
ee
din
g -
wha
t ty
pe
s o
f fe
ed
shou
ld b
e g
iven to
ra
bb
its?
•B
reed
ing
- h
ow
shou
ld w
e b
ree
d r
ab
bits?
•H
an
dlin
g o
f ra
bb
its -
ho
w s
hou
ld y
ou p
ick u
p a
ra
bb
it?
H
ow
shou
ld y
ou p
ick u
p a
big
ra
bb
it?
•H
ow
shou
ld w
e s
ele
ct ra
bb
its fo
r pu
rcha
se
- w
hat sh
ou
ld w
elo
ok fo
r? W
ha
t th
ing
s s
hou
ld w
e a
vo
id?
•D
ise
ase
s -
wha
t a
re the
co
mm
on d
ise
ase
s a
nd h
ea
lth
pro
ble
ms o
f ra
bb
its?
Wh
yra
ise
rab
bit
s?
•R
ab
bits a
re a
da
pta
ble
in
te
rms o
f fe
ed
ing
. T
he
y e
at a
lo
t o
f d
iffe
ren
t fe
ed
s,
so
me
of w
hic
h a
re o
f litt
le o
r no v
alu
e fo
r o
the
r pu
rpo
se
s.
•R
ab
bits a
re a
sm
all a
nim
al an
d a
sm
all in
ve
stm
ent. T
hey a
re e
asy to
hand
le,
ea
sy to
house, e
asy to
sla
ugh
ter, a
nd
can b
e u
se
d fo
r sm
alle
r o
cca
sio
ns s
uch
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
un
ity
an
ima
lhea
lth
wo
rke
rs -
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LL
P-
Ra
bb
itp
rodu
ctio
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ag
e1
as v
isito
rs a
nd s
ma
ll c
ere
mon
ies. If th
ey d
o d
ie,
the lo
ss o
f ca
pita
l is
usua
llyno
t d
isa
str
ous.
•R
ab
bits a
re h
ighly
pro
lific.
The
y b
ree
d q
uic
kly
and
pro
duce
se
ve
ral litte
rs
ea
ch y
ear.
•R
ab
bit m
ea
t is
hig
hly
nutr
itio
us.
•T
he
lab
ou
r to
ke
ep
ra
bb
its is s
imp
le a
nd the
co
sts
of la
bou
r a
re lo
w.
Wh
at
are
th
ep
rob
lem
s o
rd
isa
dv
an
tag
es
of
rais
ing
rab
bit
s?
•R
ab
bits n
ee
d g
oo
d h
ousin
g. T
rad
itio
na
l housin
g is o
ften n
ot w
ell d
esig
ned
an
d th
is c
an le
ad
to
dis
ea
se
and
de
ath
s in
ra
bb
its.
•R
ab
bits n
ee
d c
onsta
nt a
tten
tion
.T
he
y m
ust be
fed
an
d w
ate
red
every
day.
B
ecause they n
eed
to
be
housed, th
ey c
anno
t ju
st find
foo
d fo
r th
em
se
lve
s a
sch
ickens d
o.
Ch
ara
cte
ris
tic
s o
fra
bb
its
•T
he
dom
estic r
ab
bit is d
iffe
ren
t fr
om
th
e E
uro
pe
an h
are
an
d the
Afr
ican h
are
. It is a
lso
diffe
ren
t fr
om
th
e w
ild r
abb
it.
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
un
ity
an
ima
lhea
lth
wo
rke
rs -
SS
LL
P-
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bb
itp
rodu
ctio
nP
ag
e2
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esy
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ood
and
Agriculture
Org
anis
atio
nofth
eU
nite
dN
atio
ns,
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ing
Series
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bbits1/b
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tm)
•R
ab
bits n
ee
d a
quie
t p
lace
, sa
fe fro
m n
ois
es, o
the
r an
ima
ls (
esp
ecia
lly d
og
s)
an
d d
ang
er.
•G
oo
d h
ousin
g is v
ita
l fo
r ra
bb
its.
Th
ey n
ee
d p
rote
ction fro
m th
e s
un, ra
in,
co
ld,
pre
da
tors
, ra
ts, sn
akes, d
ogs, ca
ts, hyenas e
tc.
•R
ab
bits a
re e
xcita
ble
an
ima
ls.
It is
bette
r if the
sa
me
pers
on lo
oks a
fte
r th
era
bb
its a
ll o
f th
e t
ime. T
he
y n
ee
d a
ttention e
ve
ry d
ay.
Bre
ed
so
fra
bb
its
•T
he
re a
re m
any d
iffe
rent b
ree
ds w
orl
d-w
ide.
•T
hre
e b
ree
ds a
re s
een in
Ma
law
i
-N
ew
Zea
lan
d w
hite
-C
alifo
rnia
n
-F
lem
ish
gia
nt
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
un
ity
an
ima
lhea
lth
wo
rke
rs -
SS
LL
P-
Ra
bb
itp
rodu
ctio
nP
ag
e3
•B
ut m
an
y lo
ca
l ra
bb
its a
re s
imp
ly v
ari
eg
ate
d loca
l cro
sse
s lik
e th
ese:
Wh
at
do
we
ne
ed
tos
tart
rais
ing
rab
bit
s?
•R
ab
bits. T
hese
are
ea
sily
ava
ilab
le b
ut w
e n
ee
d to
se
lect
ca
refu
lly.
•A
go
od
hom
e. T
his
is im
po
rtant. W
e w
ill d
escri
be h
ousin
g la
ter.
•G
oo
d fe
ed
. R
ab
bits c
an e
at a
wid
e v
ari
ety
of fe
eds.
•M
an
ag
em
ent o
f b
ree
din
g. W
e s
hou
ld n
ot ju
st le
ave
th
is to
the
ra
bb
its.
We
sh
ou
ld m
ana
ge
how
an
d w
hen the
y b
ree
d.
•D
aily c
are
an
d a
ttention
. E
sp
ecia
lly fe
ed
and w
ate
r.
All th
ese
re
qu
isite
s a
re q
uite
fe
asib
le u
nd
er
loca
l cond
itio
ns in
ru
ral M
ala
wi.
So
urc
ing
of
Ra
bb
its
•S
ourc
es o
f ra
bb
its inclu
de
Bunda
Co
lle
ge
of A
gri
cu
ltu
re, g
overn
ment
exte
nsio
n o
ffic
es,
an
d o
the
r ra
bb
it fa
rme
rs.
•R
ab
bits b
ought as a
nucle
us b
ree
din
g g
roup
sh
ould
be
young, str
ong
, an
dhe
althy.
B
uy o
nly
young r
ab
bits.
Do
not bu
y r
ab
bits w
ith a
ny d
efe
cts
lik
eth
ese
:
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
un
ity
an
ima
lhea
lth
wo
rke
rs -
SS
LL
P-
Ra
bb
itp
rodu
ctio
nP
ag
e4
•A
lwa
ys th
ink a
bou
t d
isea
se
s -
do
not b
rin
g a
ny s
ick o
r unhea
lth
y r
ab
bit into
con
tact w
ith y
our
rabb
its.
-L
oo
k fo
r a
runny n
ose
, so
res in
ea
rs o
r fe
et o
r g
en
ita
l a
rea
.
-N
eve
r buy a
ra
bb
it w
ith
fu
r th
at is
rough o
r d
irty
or
pa
tchy.
-A
s fa
r a
s p
ossib
le s
ou
rce
your
rab
bits fro
m a
re
lia
ble
dis
ea
se
-fre
e s
ourc
e.
-C
he
ck the te
eth
of an a
du
lt b
uck -
th
ey s
hou
ld b
e w
ell a
ligne
d.
•D
o n
ot p
lace
to
o m
uch e
mphasis
on try
ing
to
se
lect
the b
est b
ree
d -
no b
ree
dcan d
o w
ell w
ith
ou
t g
ood
mana
ge
ment and
dis
ea
se
con
tro
l. If m
an
ag
em
ent
is n
ot g
oo
d, e
ven a
ve
ry g
oo
d b
ree
d o
f ra
bb
it w
ill not d
o w
ell.
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
un
ity
an
ima
lhea
lth
wo
rke
rs -
SS
LL
P-
Ra
bb
itp
rodu
ctio
nP
ag
e5
Sess
ion
2:
Ho
usin
gfo
rra
bb
its
Se
ss
ion
Ob
jec
tiv
es
:
At
the
en
do
fth
istr
ain
ing
se
ss
ion
,e
ac
hp
art
icip
an
t sh
ou
ld:
1.
Un
ders
tan
dth
eim
po
rta
nc
eo
fg
oo
dh
ou
sin
gfo
rra
bb
its
2.
Kn
ow
the
ch
ara
cte
ris
tic
so
fa
we
llm
ad
era
bb
ith
utc
h
3.
Be
ab
leto
de
sig
nan
ds
ite
ara
bb
ith
utc
hfo
ra
ce
rta
inn
um
be
ro
fb
ree
din
ga
du
lts
4.
Kn
ow
dif
fere
nt
op
tio
na
lty
pe
so
ffe
ed
ers
,w
ate
rers
,an
dn
es
t b
ox
es
•A
ra
bb
it k
ho
la is a
"hutc
h"
- se
ve
ral hutc
he
s form
a "
sta
ble
".
•A
go
od
hutc
h n
eed
s:
-A
dry
, cle
an
envir
onm
ent w
hic
h w
ill m
inim
ise
dis
ea
se.
-S
unlig
ht, b
ut not exce
ssiv
ely
so
. T
he
re s
hou
ld b
e s
had
y c
oo
l a
rea
s
ava
ilab
le a
t a
ll t
ime
s.
-O
pen a
ir b
ut not exce
ssiv
e w
ind.
-A
qu
iet
loca
tion
so
tha
t th
e r
ab
bits d
o n
ot g
et fr
ighte
ne
d o
r o
ve
r excite
d.
-P
rote
ction fro
m p
red
ato
rs.
-A
ppro
pri
ate
ma
teri
als
and
constr
uction
.
•W
e w
ill lo
ok m
ore
clo
se
ly a
t hutc
h c
onstr
uction la
ter.
•P
erm
anent ra
bb
it h
ousin
g s
hou
ld b
e c
on
str
ucte
db
efo
re th
e a
rriv
al o
f th
e f
irst
rab
bits
-T
he
re a
re lo
ts o
f d
iffe
ren
t desig
ns
-T
he
prin
cip
les o
f g
oo
d h
ousin
g a
pp
ly to a
ll d
esig
ns
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
un
ity
an
ima
lhea
lth
wo
rke
rs -
SS
LL
P-
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bb
itp
rodu
ctio
nP
ag
e6
So
, w
hat d
o w
e n
ee
d to
consid
er
to e
nsure
the p
rin
cip
les o
f g
ood
housin
g?
1.
Sitin
g;
2.
Flo
or
de
sig
n;
3.
Ro
of d
esig
n;
4.
Constr
uction m
ate
ria
ls;
5.
Wa
tere
rs, fe
ed
ers
and
nesting
boxe
s;
6.
Ove
rall s
pa
ce
re
qu
ire
men
ts a
nd
th
e n
um
ber
of in
div
idua
l hutc
hes.
Exercis
e:
As s
ma
llgro
up
s o
r in
div
idua
ls, d
iscuss a
ll the p
rincip
les o
f g
oo
dhousin
g fo
r ra
bb
its. F
irst,
wri
te d
ow
n w
hat is
nee
ded
, und
er
ea
ch o
f th
e a
bo
ve s
ix h
ea
din
gs, and th
en d
iscu
ss y
ou
r find
ing
s.
Sit
ing
req
uir
es
ca
refu
l c
on
sid
era
tio
n
•A
vo
id w
et m
ud
dy a
rea
s; if it
is the
dry
se
ason, th
ink
ah
ead
and
avo
id a
rea
s w
hic
h w
ill la
ter
be
inund
ate
d.
•C
ho
ose
a q
uie
t lo
ca
tion a
wa
y fro
m d
og
s, no
isy
mu
sic
etc
.
•E
nsure
the
re is g
oo
d v
entila
tion
bu
t p
rote
ction fro
mexce
ssiv
e w
ind
; p
erh
aps c
lose
to the h
ouse
or
nea
ra
fen
ce
, o
r a
wa
ll o
r shru
bs.
•C
ho
ose
an o
pen, w
ell lit lo
ca
tion b
ut on
e w
hic
h is
no
t excessiv
ely
hot.
•T
he
site
and d
esig
n s
hou
ld e
nsu
re s
afe
ty fro
mp
red
ato
rs a
nd
th
ieve
s.
Pro
per
flo
or
de
sig
nis
es
se
nti
al
•S
evera
l o
ptions fo
r flo
ori
ng
de
sig
n a
re a
va
ilab
le.
•T
he
most im
port
an
t asp
ect is
to k
ee
p the f
loo
r d
ry. T
his
is v
ery
im
po
rtant to
avo
id d
ise
ase
s, e
sp
ecia
lly c
occid
iosis
and
vent d
ise
ase
.
•E
art
h f
loors
are
difficu
lt to
ke
ep
dry
. A
lso
, ra
bb
its w
ill d
ig b
urr
ow
s if
the
y c
an.
•O
n r
ais
ed
flo
ors
, th
e s
pa
cin
g b
etw
een th
e s
lats
or
the
siz
e o
f w
ire
me
sh is
imp
ort
ant. It s
hou
ld b
e w
ide
en
ough to
allo
w fa
ece
s to
fa
ll th
rough b
ut narr
ow
en
ough to
avo
id fo
ot in
jury
.
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
un
ity
an
ima
lhea
lth
wo
rke
rs -
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LL
P-
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bb
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rodu
ctio
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ag
e7
•D
rop
pin
gs m
ust no
t a
ccu
mu
late
on th
e f
loo
r.A
sla
tte
d o
r m
esh f
loo
r is
the
refo
re u
sed
. T
he
gaps s
hou
ld b
e o
f a
siz
e w
hic
h p
erm
its the
dro
pp
ings to
fall thro
ugh.
-T
he
co
rrect
siz
e o
f g
ap fo
r a
sla
tte
d f
loo
r is
1 c
m. S
om
e b
ooks
reco
mm
end g
ap
s o
f 1
.5 c
m b
ut th
at is
to
o w
ide
fo
r sm
all r
ab
bits -
th
ey w
ill
ge
t th
eir
le
gs s
tuck in th
e g
ap
.
-T
he
gaps s
hou
ld b
e e
ven. T
his
dia
gra
m s
how
s g
ood
even g
ap
s c
om
pare
dto
po
orl
y c
onstr
ucte
d u
neven g
aps.
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
un
ity
an
ima
lhea
lth
wo
rke
rs -
SS
LL
P-
Ra
bb
itp
rodu
ctio
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ag
e8
Ro
of
de
sig
n
•T
he
ro
of m
ust p
rovid
e p
rote
ction fro
m b
oth
sun a
nd
ra
in.
•P
lastic lin
ing
can b
e u
se
d to
ra
in p
roo
f th
atc
h r
oo
fs.
Co
ns
tru
cti
on
mate
ria
ls
Mo
st ra
bb
it h
utc
hes a
re r
ais
ed
off the
gro
und. G
round
based
hutc
he
s a
re m
ore
pro
ne to
dis
ea
se
ris
ks b
ecause it
is d
ifficult to
ke
ep
the
flo
or
dry
.
Wir
e m
esh a
t le
ast 1
0 x
10
mm
can b
e u
sed
. It is
ve
ry p
ractica
l but so
mew
ha
t expensiv
e.
Mesh f
loo
rs s
hou
ld b
e o
f w
oven o
r fla
t constr
uction a
vo
idin
g a
ny s
ha
rpe
dg
es o
n the
top
su
rfa
ce
. T
he
mesh s
ize
shou
ld n
ot exce
ed
' x' m
m fo
r a
du
lts a
nd-
x-
mm
fo
r kitte
ns. T
he th
ickn
ess o
f th
e w
ire
of th
e m
esh s
hou
ld n
ot b
e le
ss than 2
.5m
m d
iam
ete
r. F
ine
r w
ire tend
s to c
ause
so
res o
n the
fe
et e
sp
ecia
lly o
f la
rge
rra
bb
its.
Oth
er
che
ap
ma
teri
als
in
clu
de
tim
be
r, b
oxes, b
am
bo
o e
tc.
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
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ity
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ima
lhea
lth
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rke
rs -
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itp
rodu
ctio
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ag
e9
Wate
rers
, fe
ed
ers
•Tw
o e
xam
ple
s o
f w
ate
rers
are
sh
ow
n h
ere
:
•S
om
e e
xa
mp
les o
f fe
ed
er
de
sig
ns a
re s
ho
wn b
elo
w:
Ne
sti
ng
bo
xe
s
•N
est b
oxe
s a
re im
po
rtan
t. D
o n
ot fa
il to
pro
vid
e them
. T
hey p
rovid
e a
sa
fese
pa
rate
pla
ce
whe
re the
bab
y r
ab
bits s
tart
gro
win
g.
•O
pen o
r clo
se
d d
esig
ns e
xis
t. H
ere
are
so
me
exam
ple
s:
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inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
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ity
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ima
lhea
lth
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rke
rs -
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bb
itp
rodu
ctio
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age
10
•N
est b
oxe
s lik
e th
ese
are
not o
ften u
se
d in
Ma
law
i, b
ut th
ey s
hou
ld b
e.
•T
he
y a
re p
lace
d in
sid
e the
hutc
h w
hen the
doe
is g
oin
g to
giv
e b
irth
.
•D
ry m
ate
ria
l like
so
ft d
ry g
rass o
r m
att
ing
sh
ould
be
pla
ce
d in
sid
e th
e n
est
box.
Ov
era
ll s
pa
ce
req
uir
em
en
ts a
nd
the
nu
mb
er
of
ind
ivid
ua
l h
utc
he
s
•H
ow
much s
pa
ce
do
we r
equ
ire
fo
r a
ra
bb
it h
utc
h?
A g
oo
d s
ize
fo
r a
ra
bb
itp
en is 7
0 c
entim
etr
es w
ide
by 9
0 c
entim
etr
es lon
g a
nd 5
0 to
60 c
entim
etr
es
hig
h.
-H
ow
eve
r m
any fa
rme
rs in
Ma
law
i a
dd
an o
pen a
rea
at th
e fro
nt so
tha
t th
ieve
s c
annot e
asily
gra
b the
ra
bb
its in
sid
e.
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
un
ity
an
ima
lhea
lth
wo
rke
rs -
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bb
itp
rodu
ctio
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ag
e11
•H
ere
is a
n im
pro
ve
d d
esig
n w
ith a
me
sh f
loo
r.T
he r
oo
f w
ill b
e a
dde
d la
ter.
Ag
ain
, th
ere
is n
o fro
nt op
en a
rea
but th
is c
ou
ld e
asily
be
ad
de
d o
n.
•B
ut how
big
a h
om
e d
o w
e n
ee
d?
H
ow
many r
abb
its d
o w
e n
ee
d to
ca
ter
for?
Ho
w m
any h
utc
he
s d
o w
e n
ee
d?
•A
go
od
sta
rt fo
r a
rura
l fa
rmer
is tw
o d
oe
s a
nd
on
e b
uck. H
ow
eve
r w
e m
ust
allo
w for
the o
ffsp
rin
g a
s th
ey b
ree
d. T
he
refo
re w
e n
eed
to p
lan a
he
ad
an
dha
ve
suffic
ien
t hutc
he
s.
Do
no
t p
ut
all o
f th
e r
ab
bit
s t
og
eth
er!
U
se
in
tern
al d
ivid
ers
.
On
e o
f th
e m
ost
co
mm
on
mis
tak
es
in
Ma
law
i is
to
ha
ve
ju
st
on
e b
ig h
utc
h f
or
all t
he
ra
bb
its.
-O
ne b
uck -
on
e h
utc
h.
-O
ne d
oe (
and
her
litt
er
if s
he
has o
ne
) -
one h
utc
h.
-O
ne litte
r -
one
hutc
h. D
o n
ot m
ix r
abb
its fro
m d
iffe
rent litt
ers
.
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inin
gno
tes
for
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mm
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ity
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ima
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rke
rs -
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age
12
Sess
ion
3:
Feed
ing
of
rab
bit
s
Se
ss
ion
Ob
jec
tiv
es
:
At
the
en
do
fth
istr
ain
ing
se
ss
ion
,e
ac
hp
art
icip
an
t sh
ou
ld:
1.
Kn
ow
the
ap
pro
xim
ate
am
ou
nt
of
fee
dw
hic
hra
bb
its
ne
ed
2.
Un
ders
tan
dth
ed
iffe
ren
t re
qu
irem
en
tsfo
rp
reg
nan
ta
nd
lac
tati
ng
do
es
3.
Un
ders
tan
dth
ety
pe
so
ffe
ed
an
dm
ain
foo
dg
rou
ps
wh
ich
rab
bit
sc
an
ea
t
4.
Kn
ow
ab
ou
tth
ed
ige
sti
ve
pro
ce
ss
of
co
pro
ph
ag
yin
rab
bit
s
Exercis
e:
Wh
at a
re s
om
e o
f th
e c
om
mon fe
ed
s w
hic
h c
an b
e fe
d to
ra
bb
its?
How
often s
hou
ld r
ab
bits b
e fe
d?
How
often s
hou
ld r
ab
bits b
e g
iven a
ccess to
wa
ter?
Ba
sic
re
qu
irem
en
ts
•T
he
most im
port
an
t fe
ed
co
mp
onent fo
r ra
bb
its is ... W
ate
r!
◦A
do
e a
nd
he
r litt
er
ma
y c
onsum
e u
p to
tw
o litre
s o
f w
ate
r a
day.
•W
hen d
o r
ab
bits n
eed w
ate
r?
◦A
ll th
e t
ime -
th
ey s
hou
ld a
lwa
ys h
ave
wa
ter
ava
ilab
le, d
ay a
nd
nig
ht.
•H
ow
much fo
od
do
es a
ra
bb
it n
ee
d?
Th
is d
ep
end
s v
ery
much o
n h
ow
big
the
rab
bit is a
nd
whe
the
r sh
e is p
regnant o
r la
cta
tion
. T
he
dia
gra
m b
elo
w
illu
str
ate
s h
ow
im
po
rtant th
is is.
•T
he
avera
ge
da
ily r
equ
ire
men
t o
fco
mm
erc
ial p
elle
ted fe
ed
for
rab
bits
of d
iffe
ren
t a
ge
s is:
-D
oe
s 1
00
g
-P
regnant d
oes 1
60
g
-L
acta
ting
do
es 3
50
g
•In
sho
rt, fe
ma
le r
abb
its tha
t are
go
ing
to h
ave
ba
bie
s n
ee
d m
ore
foo
d, an
d a
fte
r th
eir
ba
bie
s a
re b
orn
they n
ee
d m
uch m
ore
fo
od
.
•O
nce
you k
no
w tha
t a
fem
ale
is g
oin
g to
have
ba
bie
s, g
ive
her
as m
uch foo
da
s s
he
wants
to
ea
t.
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inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
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ity
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ima
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lth
wo
rke
rs -
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bb
itp
rodu
ctio
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age
13
•R
ab
bits a
re m
on
o-g
astr
ic a
nim
als
- the
y o
nly
have
on
e s
tom
ach. T
he
y a
reno
t ru
min
ants
lik
e g
oa
ts o
r co
ws. T
he
ir d
ige
stion is s
imila
r to
the
ho
rse
.
The
y c
an a
ch
ieve
a r
em
ark
ab
ly g
oo
d fe
ed
conve
rsio
n r
atio
.T
his
me
ans th
ey
can in
cre
ase
th
eir
bo
dy w
eig
ht m
ore
than s
om
e o
the
r an
ima
ls fo
r th
e s
am
ea
mount o
f fe
ed
consum
ed
. T
hey a
re a
lso
ab
le to
utilis
e fee
ds w
hic
h a
re o
f litt
le u
se
to
man
.
•R
ab
bits c
an e
at a
wid
e v
ari
ety
of fe
eds. H
ere
are
so
me
:
•G
rain
s a
nd
se
ed
s
-M
aiz
e, w
he
at, r
ice
, sorg
hum
, sunflo
wer,
soy-b
ean (
5-7
% o
f ra
tion
), c
otton s
ee
d, lu
pin
s(b
eans),
peas
•F
ora
ge
s
-Luce
rne
(a
lfa
lfa
), g
rasses, G
liri
cid
ia, L
euca
en
a,
Alb
izia
, S
esb
an
ia, N
ap
ier
gra
ss/n
san
jere
, pa
wp
aw
lea
ve
s, sug
ar-
cane
, sunflo
we
r le
ave
s,
sw
ee
t p
ota
to le
ave
s
•M
isce
llan
eous
-B
anana le
ave
s, co
tton-s
eed
ca
ke
, soya
cake
, ca
ssa
va
tu
be
rs, g
roundnut
top
s, g
roundnut ca
ke
, va
riou
s v
eg
eta
ble
le
ave
s a
nd to
ps.
•W
ha
t fe
ed
s s
hou
ld b
e a
vo
ide
d:
-A
ny fo
od
th
at is
mou
ldy o
r sp
oile
d
-P
ota
to le
ave
s (
but sw
ee
t p
ota
to le
ave
s a
re g
oo
d)
-To
ma
to p
lan
ts (
but th
e fru
it is o
kay)
-E
gg p
lant le
ave
s
-R
hub
arb
pla
nts
-C
assa
va
le
ave
s
•A
vo
id s
udd
en c
hang
es in
the
die
t. If y
ou k
no
w o
ne fe
ed
co
mp
onent is
in
sh
ort
su
pp
ly a
nd
ha
s to
be
changed
, do
the
ch
ang
eo
ver
gra
dua
lly, o
ve
r a
few
days.
•D
on't
forg
et -
fee
d tw
ice
da
ily, m
orn
ing a
nd e
ven
ing.
Co
pro
ph
ag
y
•T
he
ra
bb
it p
ractice
s c
op
roph
ag
y (
it e
ats
its
ow
n fa
ece
s)
fro
m a
n a
ge
of a
bout
4 w
ee
ks.
-M
any r
ab
bit o
wne
rs d
o n
ot re
alise
th
is.
-It h
app
ens a
t n
igh
t, n
ot du
ring
the
day.
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inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
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ity
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ima
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lth
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rke
rs -
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bb
itp
rodu
ctio
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age
14
Wh
at
are
th
e b
as
ic c
om
po
nen
ts o
f fe
ed
?
•E
nerg
y
•P
rote
in
•V
ita
min
s a
nd
min
era
ls
•W
ate
r
-It is n
orm
al.
•T
he
fa
eces p
roduce
d a
t n
ight a
re s
ofte
r and
diffe
ren
t fr
om
th
e p
elle
tsp
roduce
d d
urin
g the d
ay.
They c
onta
in n
utr
ients
wh
ich c
an b
e u
tilised
by the
rab
bit, in
part
icu
lar
hig
h le
ve
ls o
f m
icro
bia
l pro
tein
and
severa
l B
vitam
ins.
•T
he
pra
ctice
is s
imila
r to
rum
ination
in
go
ats
and
ca
ttle
. It pro
ba
bly
he
lps in
dig
estion
.
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inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
un
ity
an
ima
lhea
lth
wo
rke
rs -
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bb
itp
rodu
ctio
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age
15
Sess
ion
4:
Bre
ed
ing
inra
bb
its
Se
ss
ion
Ob
jec
tiv
es
:
At
the
en
do
fth
istr
ain
ing
se
ss
ion
,e
ac
hp
art
icip
an
t sh
ou
ld:
1.
Un
ders
tan
dth
era
bb
it's
rep
rod
uc
tiv
ec
yc
le
2.
Kn
ow
ho
wto
se
xra
bb
its
3.
Kn
ow
ho
wto
man
ag
ean
dre
co
rdb
ree
din
gin
rab
bit
s
4.
Kn
ow
ho
wto
man
ag
ed
oe
sw
ith
kit
ten
s
5.
Kn
ow
wh
at
pre
cau
tio
ns
tota
ke
ins
ele
cti
ng
ne
wan
ima
lsfo
rb
ree
din
g
Exercis
e:
Dis
cu
ss h
ow
bre
ed
ing
of ra
bb
its is d
one
under
norm
al cond
itio
ns in
Ma
law
i.
Wh
at a
re s
om
e o
f th
e p
rob
lem
s o
f th
e c
onvention
al m
eth
od
of
bre
ed
ing
and
how
mig
ht w
e o
ve
rco
me
tho
se p
rob
lem
s?
How
many te
ats
does a
fem
ale
ra
bb
it h
ave?
(T
he a
nsw
er
is b
elo
w
but ha
ve
a g
ue
ss b
efo
re y
ou lo
ok).
Ma
na
gem
en
to
fb
ree
din
gin
rab
bit
s
•D
oe
s a
nd
bu
cks s
hould
not b
e k
ep
t to
ge
the
r fu
ll-tim
e.
The
y s
hou
ld b
e k
ep
t in
se
pa
rate
hutc
hes u
ntil th
ey a
re r
ea
dy fo
r m
ating
.
•H
ow
can w
e te
ll the
diffe
rence
be
twe
en d
oes a
nd
bucks?
Th
e fo
llow
ing
dia
gra
ms illu
str
ate
:
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inin
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tes
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mm
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ima
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age
16
Ma
na
gem
en
to
fb
uc
ks
•B
ucks w
ill fight if k
ep
t to
ge
the
r b
eyon
d a
bout 1
6 w
eeks
of a
ge
•O
ne b
uck c
an s
erv
e a
bou
t 1
0 d
oes. If you h
ave
seve
ral
do
es, le
t h
im b
ree
d n
ot m
ore
th
an 2
-3 t
ime
s p
er
wee
k for
up to
4 w
ee
ks -
le
ss if
he is y
oung -
th
en g
ive
him
ab
rea
k.
•N
ew
Ze
ala
nd
bucks m
atu
re a
t ab
ou
t 5
-6 m
on
ths;
•F
lem
ish
ma
ture
la
ter
- up to
ab
ou
t 9
-12
month
s
Ma
na
gem
en
to
fd
oe
s
•D
oe
s a
lso
are
te
rrito
ria
l -
they n
ee
d to
be
ke
pt se
pa
rate
fro
m e
ach o
ther
fro
ma
bout 1
6 w
ee
ks (
the s
am
e a
s fo
r bucks).
E
ach d
oe
nee
ds a
se
pa
rate
hutc
h.
•R
ab
bits d
o n
ot have
a r
egu
lar
oestr
us c
ycle
lik
e o
the
r an
ima
ls. T
he
y r
em
ain
in h
eat fo
r lo
ng
pe
rio
ds u
nle
ss p
regn
ant. T
hey w
ill m
ate
at any t
ime
if
the
ya
re n
ot p
regn
ant.
•O
vu
lation
is tri
gg
ere
d b
y m
ating
.
•T
his
is th
e r
eason it
is p
ossib
le to
ke
ep th
e b
uck in
a s
ep
ara
te h
utc
h u
ntil th
ed
oe
is r
ead
y for
matin
g.
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inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
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ity
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ima
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rke
rs -
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bb
itp
rodu
ctio
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age
17
Mati
ng
•Ta
ke
the
doe
to the b
uck's
cag
e, not vic
e v
ers
a. If th
e d
oe
is r
eady,
the
y w
ill
ma
te w
ith
in m
inute
s. D
o n
ot le
ave
the
do
e in th
e c
ag
e w
ith
th
e b
uck.
•P
ut th
e d
oe in
to the
bu
ck's
ca
ge
as s
ho
wn in th
e d
iag
ram
be
low
.
•If th
e d
oe
is n
ot re
ady,
sh
e m
ay h
ide
in
a c
orn
er. If s
he
do
esn't
ma
te w
ith
in2
-3 m
inute
s, ta
ke
her
ou
t and
try
with a
no
the
r bu
ck o
r tr
y w
ith
th
e s
am
e b
uck
so
me
days la
ter.
•S
om
etim
es the
do
e n
eeds e
ncou
rag
em
ent to
ma
te. T
o a
ssis
t th
e d
oe
to
ma
te, ho
ld th
e fe
ma
le b
y the n
eck w
ith o
ne
hand; put th
e o
ther
hand u
nde
rhe
r w
ith o
ne
fin
ge
r on e
ach s
ide
of he
r ta
il a
nd p
ush g
ently b
ackw
ard
s a
s
sh
ow
n in
the
fo
llow
ing
dia
gra
m.
•T
his
will m
ake
th
e fe
ma
le lift
he
rta
il s
o tha
t th
e m
ale
can m
ount he
r.
•K
eep
a r
eco
rd o
f th
e d
ate
of m
atin
g.
Pre
gn
an
cy
•T
he
re is n
o e
asy w
ay to
de
tect p
regnancy in
ra
bb
its. E
xp
ert
s c
an p
alp
ate
th
ea
bd
om
en
, but th
is s
hou
ld b
e d
on
e o
nly
by e
xpe
rience
d o
pera
tors
. D
o n
ot tr
y
it y
ou
rse
lf.
If not d
one
pro
pe
rly,
the
pa
lpa
tion
ma
y k
ill th
e e
mbry
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tes
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•D
oe
s w
ill so
me
tim
es m
ate
wh
ile p
regnant but th
is is n
ot usua
l. T
he
refo
re,
on
e w
ay to
ch
eck fo
r p
regnancy is to
te
st m
ate
at a
bou
t' da
ys a
fter
matin
g. If
the d
oe
is a
lre
ad
y p
regn
ant she m
ay r
efu
se
to
ma
te a
nd m
ake
a "
gro
wlin
g"
sound.
•If s
he d
oe
s n
ot m
ate
, you s
hou
ld a
ssu
me
she
is a
lre
ad
y p
regnant fr
om
th
ep
revio
us m
ating
.
•If s
he d
oe
s m
ate
, you s
hou
ld a
ssum
e s
he w
ill g
et p
regn
ant fr
om
th
is m
ating.
•T
he
gesta
tion p
eri
od
in
ra
bb
its is 3
0-3
2 d
ays. If th
e d
oe
has b
een m
ate
dtw
ice
and s
till d
oe
s n
ot g
et p
regnant, y
ou s
hou
ld c
onsid
er
rep
lacin
g h
er.
•T
he
nest b
ox s
hou
ld b
e p
ut in
with the d
oe
at a
bout d
ay 2
5 o
f p
regn
ancy.
So
me
so
ft n
esting
ma
teri
al, e
g d
ry g
rass, shou
ld b
e p
lace
d in
th
e n
esting
box.
Kin
dlin
g
•G
ivin
g b
irth
in
ra
bb
its is c
alle
d "
kin
dlin
g".
•C
lose
to
kin
dlin
g, th
e m
oth
er
will m
ake
a n
est usin
g the
gra
ss a
nd
her
ow
nfu
r. S
he w
ill kin
dle
so
on a
fte
r.
•S
tay a
way a
t th
is t
ime
. It is
im
po
rtan
t not to
excite
or
ag
ita
te th
e d
oe
at th
issta
ge
.
•T
he
young
ra
bb
its a
re c
alle
d "
kitte
ns".
•N
ew
bo
rn k
itte
ns a
re h
elp
less, have
no fu
r, a
nd c
annot w
alk
. It is
be
st no
t to
tou
ch th
em
un
less n
ece
ssa
ry.
•T
he
kitte
ns s
hou
ld b
e a
ll to
geth
er
or
the m
oth
er
ma
y n
ot fe
ed
the
m a
ll.
•R
em
ove
any d
ea
d o
r de
form
ed
kitte
ns s
oon a
fte
r b
irth
. O
the
rwis
e d
o n
ot
inte
rfe
re.
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tes
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ima
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19
•S
om
e r
ab
bits m
ake
go
od m
oth
ers
, o
thers
do
not. T
he m
oth
er
may k
ill her
kitte
ns o
r not fe
ed
the
m.
•If th
is h
ap
pens a
nd
all the
kitte
ns d
ie,
giv
e the m
oth
er
one
chance a
nd
try
to
bre
ed fro
m h
er
ag
ain
. If sh
e r
epe
ats
the
sa
me
beh
avio
ur, s
lau
ghte
r her
and
fin
d a
re
pla
ce
men
t to
bre
ed
fro
m -
sh
e is lik
ely
to
do th
e s
am
e th
ing a
ga
in.
Nu
rsin
g
•R
ab
bits d
o n
ot su
ckle
the
ir y
oung fre
quently lik
e o
the
r an
ima
ls. T
he
do
enurs
es h
er
young
on
ly tw
ice
a d
ay,
once
in
th
e m
orn
ing
and
once
in
th
ee
ven
ing
. T
his
is n
orm
al.
•T
he
doe
has 8
te
ats
. If sh
e h
as m
ore
th
an e
igh
t kitte
ns, cu
ll the
exce
ss y
oung
at b
irth
- o
the
rwis
e they w
ill not su
rviv
e.
We
an
ing
•A
t tw
o w
ee
ks a
fte
r b
irth
, th
e k
itte
ns h
ave
gro
wn s
om
e fu
r an
d s
tart
mo
vin
ga
bout.
•T
hre
e w
ee
ks a
fte
r b
irth
, th
ey e
me
rge
fro
m the
nestin
g b
ox a
nd
sta
rt to
sh
ow
in
tere
st in
fo
od o
the
r th
an m
ilk.
•A
t 4
0 d
ays (
six
wee
ks)
after
bir
th, th
ey a
re fu
lly w
eane
d. A
t th
is s
tag
e, th
ey
can b
e r
em
ove
d fro
m the
mo
the
r.
•T
he
mo
ther
shou
ld n
ot b
e m
ate
d im
med
iate
ly. S
he
shou
ld b
e a
llow
ed
at le
ast
five
da
ys o
f re
cup
era
tion
to
re
co
ve
r her
bo
dy c
ond
itio
n fo
llow
ing
la
cta
tion
. If
sh
e is in
poo
r cond
itio
n, she
sh
ou
ld b
e a
llo
we
d m
ore
tim
e b
efo
re th
e n
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tin
g.
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tes
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ity
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ima
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age
20
AB
ree
din
gC
ale
nd
ar
•W
e w
ill lo
ok a
t fo
ur
sta
ge
s in
the
bre
ed
ing
cycle
1.
Matin
g a
nd g
esta
tion
2.
Bir
th a
nd
nurs
ing
3.
We
an
ing
4.
The r
est p
eri
od
be
fore
the
next m
atin
g
•O
nce
aga
in, ke
ep
go
od r
eco
rds. K
eep
a b
oo
k.
Re
co
rd the d
ate
of m
atin
g, th
e d
ate
of kin
dlin
g, th
enum
ber
of kitte
ns b
orn
, and
the
num
be
r o
f kitte
ns
we
ane
d.
(Se
e the
re
co
rdin
g fo
rm in
Annex 1
. If ne
ce
ssa
ry,
co
py it
into
your
boo
k)
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inin
gno
tes
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mm
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ity
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ima
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rke
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age
21
Ma
na
gem
en
to
fy
ou
ng
rab
bit
s
•It is o
kay to
ke
ep
up to
6-8
young
ra
bb
its in
one h
utc
h. M
ake
su
re th
e g
row
er
hutc
h h
as b
een b
uilt
and
is r
ead
y in
go
od
tim
e.
•R
em
em
be
r, a
vo
id m
ixin
g r
ab
bits fro
m d
iffe
rent litt
ers
in
one h
utc
h.
The
y m
ay
figh
t.
•F
ee
d a
nd
wa
ter
young g
row
ing
ra
bb
its w
ell s
o tha
t th
ey g
row
fa
st an
d c
an b
eso
ld o
r sla
ugh
tere
d.
•Y
ou s
hou
ld a
im to
ge
t fo
ur
litte
rs fro
m a
do
e e
ach y
ea
r. Y
ou w
ill on
ly b
e a
ble
to k
now
th
is if
you k
ee
p r
eco
rds. K
eep
a r
eco
rd o
f how
many k
itte
ns w
ere
bo
rn, th
e d
ate
, and th
e n
um
be
r w
hic
h w
ere
we
ane
d fro
m th
at litt
er.
Ma
na
gem
en
to
fg
row
ers
an
db
ree
de
rs
•A
im to
se
ll y
oung
ra
bb
its b
y a
bou
t 4 m
onth
s (
18
we
eks)
of a
ge
.
-A
fte
r th
is a
ge
, th
ey w
ill sta
rt to
fig
ht and
lose
con
ditio
n.
-A
lso, w
hen the
y a
re o
lde
r, th
ey a
re e
ating
a lo
t o
f fo
od
but not gro
win
g a
s
fast.
•C
ull
do
es a
nd b
ucks w
hen th
ey a
re w
eak o
r d
ise
ase
d,
Gene
rally
this
is
ne
ce
ssary
by th
e t
ime they a
re a
bout th
ree
ye
ars
old
.
•B
ucks m
ay b
e e
xchange
d to
min
imis
e in
-bre
ed
ing
. H
ow
eve
r, c
are
must b
eta
ken w
hen s
ele
ctin
g n
ew
rab
bits fo
r re
pla
ce
ment. W
hen
sou
rcin
g n
ew
rab
bits,
on
ly y
oung
, str
on
g, hea
lth
y r
ab
bits s
hou
ld b
e s
ele
cte
d (
se
e p
ag
e5
).
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tes
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Sess
ion
5:
Daily
ca
re a
nd
att
en
tio
n
Se
ss
ion
Ob
jec
tiv
es
:
At
the
en
do
fth
istr
ain
ing
se
ss
ion
,e
ac
hp
art
icip
an
t sh
ou
ld:
1.
Kn
ow
the
vari
ou
sm
eth
od
sto
pic
ku
pa
rab
bit
so
fd
iffe
ren
t s
ize
s(a
nd
ho
wn
ot
top
ick
up
ara
bb
it)
2.
Kn
ow
wh
at
are
the
ne
ce
ss
ary
rou
tin
es
tep
sfo
rc
are
an
dm
an
ag
em
en
t o
fra
bb
its
3.
Un
ders
tan
dth
eb
as
ics
of
hy
gie
ne
an
dh
ea
lth
inth
eh
utc
h
4.
Kn
ow
the
rou
tin
etr
ea
tme
nts
tom
ain
tain
he
alt
hy
rab
bit
s
Exercis
e:
Dis
cu
ss:
1.
How
do
fa
rme
rs n
orm
ally p
ick u
p a
ra
bb
it?
H
ow
sh
ou
ld y
ou
pic
k u
p a
ra
bb
it?
2.
Wh
at ro
utine
ste
ps w
ou
ld y
ou ta
ke to
ma
inta
in s
tron
g a
nd
hea
lthy r
ab
bits?
Ho
wto
ha
nd
le r
ab
bit
s
•B
e a
wa
re tha
t m
ost pe
op
le d
on
ot
kno
w h
ow
to
pic
k u
p a
rab
bit. T
his
dia
gra
m s
ho
ws tw
o w
rong w
ays to p
ick u
p a
ra
bb
it.
Bo
th o
f th
ese a
re c
rue
lan
d c
an h
arm
the r
ab
bit.
But unfo
rtunate
ly, b
oth
are
co
mm
on
ly s
een h
ere
in
Ma
law
i.
Ho
w N
OT
to
pic
k u
p a
ra
bb
it:
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age
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•T
he
pro
pe
r w
ay to
pic
k u
p a
ra
bb
it d
ep
end
s o
n its
siz
e a
nd o
n h
ow
excita
ble
it
is.
Th
e fo
llo
win
g d
iagra
ms s
ho
w the
pro
pe
r w
ay to
pic
k u
p a
ra
bb
it.
Th
e p
rop
er
wa
y to p
ick u
p a
nd
ho
ld a
sm
all o
r m
ed
ium
siz
e r
ab
bit:
The
pro
per
ways to p
ick u
pan
d h
old
a fu
ll g
row
n r
ab
bit:
Ho
w to
ho
ld a
la
rge
r qu
iet ra
bb
it:
How
to
ho
ld a
la
rge
r excita
ble
ra
bb
it:
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inin
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tes
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ima
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age
24
Hy
gie
ne
in
the
hu
tch
•K
eep
the
pen
s c
lean. B
rush o
ut any r
em
ain
ing
dro
pp
ing
s r
egula
rly.
•M
ake
sure
all s
tale
fo
od
etc
is r
em
ove
d. S
tale
fo
od, e
spe
cia
lly m
ou
ldy foo
d,
can h
arm
ra
bb
its. A
lwa
ys e
nsure
tha
t on
ly fre
sh fo
od
is a
va
ilab
le. A
ny fo
od
rem
ain
ing
afte
r a
few
hours
shou
ld b
e c
lean
ed
out.
•G
ive
th
e h
utc
h a
th
oro
ugh c
lean b
etw
een litte
rs.
•If a
ra
bb
it b
eg
ins to
ru
in its
pen b
y c
hew
ing
th
e w
oo
d o
f th
e w
alls
or
the f
loo
rg
ive
it
a p
iece
of w
oo
d to
che
w o
n.
•C
he
ck y
our
rab
bits e
ve
ry d
ay.
K
ee
p a
n e
ye
ou
t fo
r sig
ns o
f sic
kn
ess. T
he
co
mm
on s
igns o
f sic
kne
ss in
clu
de
:
-In
app
eta
nce
- the
ra
bb
it is n
ot e
ating
-W
eig
ht lo
ss
-D
irty
fu
r a
round
the ta
il
-L
ack o
f a
gility -
de
pre
ssio
n
-R
ough, d
ry fur
•If y
ou s
usp
ect an infe
ctious d
ise
ase
, re
mo
ve th
e s
ick r
ab
bits fro
m c
onta
ct
with h
ea
lth
y o
ne
s.
•B
urn
or
bu
ry a
ny r
ab
bits w
hic
h h
ave
die
d o
f d
isea
se
.
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tes
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25
So
me
co
mm
on
rou
tin
e t
rea
tme
nts
•E
ar
wash
ing
fo
r e
ar
mite
s.
Gently w
ash the
inner
and
ou
ter
pa
rts o
f th
e e
ar
usin
g a
clo
th s
oa
ke
d w
ith
eith
er
soa
py w
ate
r o
r a
so
lution
of m
ed
icin
e.
•W
ash
ing
of e
ye
s a
nd
nose
. If th
e e
ye
s a
nd
no
se
are
wee
pin
g o
r ru
nny,
you
can w
ash them
gen
tly u
sin
g a
we
t clo
th.
•Y
ou c
an w
ash s
ore
fe
et an
d r
ub w
ith v
eg
eta
ble
oil.
•R
ab
bits in
confinem
ent g
row
lon
g c
law
s w
hic
h m
ust b
e tri
mm
ed
.T
rim
ca
refu
lly a
vo
idin
g the r
ed
pa
rt -
avo
id c
ausin
g p
ain
and
ble
ed
ing
. If th
e n
ail
ble
ed
s,
you h
ave
alre
ady c
ut to
o fa
r. A
bout 2
mm
of th
e w
hite
non
-liv
ing
pa
rt
of th
e n
ail s
hou
ld r
em
ain
.
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tes
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26
Sess
ion
6:
Sla
ug
hte
ran
dm
ark
eti
ng
of
rab
bit
s
Se
ss
ion
Ob
jec
tiv
es
:
At
the
en
do
fth
istr
ain
ing
se
ss
ion
,e
ac
hp
art
icip
an
t sh
ou
ld:
1.
Kn
ow
dif
fere
nt
wa
ys
of
sla
ug
hte
rin
ga
nd
dre
ss
ing
ara
bb
it;
2.
Kn
ow
op
tio
ns
for
mark
eti
ng
of
rab
bit
san
ds
kin
s.
Exercis
e:
In a
gro
up
, d
iscuss th
e d
iffe
rent sla
ugh
teri
ng
me
tho
ds w
hic
h y
ou
have
se
en for
sla
ughte
ring r
ab
bits.
Wh
at
are
the a
dvan
tag
es a
nd
dis
advanta
ges o
f e
ach m
eth
od?
Killin
ga
ra
bb
it
•D
o n
ot g
ive
you
r ra
bb
its a
ny fo
od to
eat th
e n
igh
t b
efo
re y
ou a
re g
oin
g to
ea
t th
em
or
take
the
m to
the
ma
rke
t. B
ut m
ake s
ure
the
y d
o h
ave
wa
ter
to d
rin
k.
•Y
ou c
an k
ill a
ra
bb
it q
uic
kly
and
easily b
y h
ittin
g it
on th
e b
ack o
f th
e n
eck.
•Y
ou c
an a
lso
kill a
ra
bb
it b
y h
old
ing its
back fe
et and p
ullin
g its
hea
d d
ow
nan
d o
ut (a
s s
how
n)
to b
rea
k its
ne
ck.
•W
hen th
e r
ab
bit is d
ea
d, tie
it
up b
y the
ba
ck fe
et, c
ut o
ff its
he
ad a
nd
fro
nt
fee
t an
d le
t th
e b
loo
d d
rip
ou
t.
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Skin
nin
ga
rab
bit
•S
om
etim
es, a r
ab
bit is n
ot skin
ned
but th
e h
air
is r
em
ove
d a
fte
r sca
ldin
g the
de
ad r
ab
bit in
hot w
ate
r.
•T
he
fo
llow
ing
dia
gra
ms s
ho
w h
ow
to
skin
a r
ab
bit.
First
it is t
ied
up b
y th
eh
ind le
gs. T
hen the
skin
is c
ut as s
ho
wn a
nd th
e s
kin
is d
raw
n d
ow
n o
ve
r th
eb
ody.
•N
ext, th
e b
ody c
avity is c
ut o
pen a
nd the
vis
ce
ra r
em
ove
d.
•T
he
ra
bb
it s
kin
can b
e d
rie
d b
y s
tre
tch
ing
it
insid
e o
ut o
ver
a U
shap
ed
pie
ce
of w
ire
.
•T
he
dri
ed
skin
can b
e u
sed
fo
r a
va
rie
ty o
f purp
ose
s.
Mark
eti
ng
of
rab
bit
s a
nd
rab
bit
mea
t
•If y
ou a
re g
oin
g to
se
ll r
ab
bits a
t th
e m
ark
et, y
ou s
hou
ld m
ove
them
when it
isco
ol. If it is to
o h
ot, th
ey m
ay d
ie b
efo
re y
ou g
et to
th
e m
ark
et.
•S
om
etim
es r
ab
bits c
an b
e s
old
liv
e fo
r b
ree
din
g o
r sla
ughte
r. If th
ey a
re fo
rb
ree
din
g, th
ey s
hou
ld b
e y
oung, str
ong
and
he
althy.
•O
ften
, ra
bb
its a
re s
old
as m
ea
t, e
ithe
r th
e w
ho
le c
arc
ase
or
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iece
s.
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ima
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•M
an
y p
eo
ple
do n
ot ea
t th
e m
eat on the d
ay th
e r
ab
bit is s
lau
ghte
red
. T
hey
let
it h
ang o
vern
ight in
a p
lace
wh
ich is c
oo
l and
pro
tecte
d fro
m f
lie
s. T
his
ag
ein
g p
rocess im
pro
ve
s the
qu
alit
y a
nd ta
ste
of th
e m
ea
t.
•M
ea
t w
hic
h is h
ung o
vern
ight sh
ou
ld n
ot be
co
ve
red
with p
lastic o
r clo
th, no
rsh
ou
ld it
be
pla
ce
d o
n a
pla
te o
r ta
ble
. It shou
ld b
e h
ung u
sin
g a
str
ing
or
aho
ok s
o tha
t it is e
xpo
sed
to
the
air
and
can d
ry w
ell.
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tes
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ima
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Sess
ion
7:
Dis
eases
of
rab
bit
s
Se
ss
ion
Ob
jec
tiv
es
:
At
the
en
do
fth
istr
ain
ing
se
ss
ion
,e
ac
hp
art
icip
an
t sh
ou
ld:
1.
Kn
ow
the
ge
ne
ral
ind
ica
tors
of
hea
lth
an
dd
ise
as
ein
rab
bit
s
2.
Kn
ow
the
ge
ne
ral
lay
ou
to
fth
era
bb
it's
dig
es
tiv
es
ys
tem
Exercis
e:
Vis
it a
fa
rm w
he
re r
abb
its a
re r
ais
ed
. M
ake
an a
ssessm
ent of th
ehea
lth a
nd m
ana
gem
en
t of th
e r
abb
its y
ou s
ee
. T
ake
no
tes a
nd
dis
cuss y
our
find
ing
s a
fte
rwa
rds.
Ge
nera
lin
dic
ato
rs o
fh
ea
lth
or
dis
ea
se
•W
ha
t sh
ou
ld w
e lo
ok fo
r to
assess the
he
alth o
f our
rab
bits?
F
irst,
we
shou
ldd
o r
outine
che
cks o
n th
e r
ab
bits,
eve
ry d
ay.
-A
re the
y d
ull o
r in
active
?
-C
he
ck n
ose
and
eye
s fo
r d
ischa
rge
s. L
oo
k a
t th
e c
olo
ur
of th
e d
ischa
rge
. If it
is c
lea
r, there
is n
o in
fection
with b
acte
ria
. If it is y
ello
w o
r gre
en
ish,
an in
fection
mig
ht b
e p
resen
t.
-C
he
ck the e
ye
-lid
s a
nd e
ar
ed
ge
s fo
r litt
le c
rusts
(m
ang
e)
and
in
sid
e the
ea
r fo
r cru
sts
. T
his
can b
e a
dis
ea
se
cause
d b
y e
ar
mite
s.
-C
he
ck the h
utc
h for
sm
ells
; d
iarr
hoea
often c
ause
s a
fou
l sm
ell.
-Ta
ke
note
of th
e c
onsis
ten
cy o
f th
e d
rop
pin
gs. N
orm
al dro
pp
ing
s a
re fa
irly
firm
da
rk p
elle
ts w
hic
h s
hou
ld b
e r
ea
sona
bly
dry
and
no
t p
art
icu
larl
y
sm
elly
.
•K
eep
hutc
he
s c
lean a
nd
dry
, cle
an the
m e
ve
ry d
ay.
•C
he
ck the foo
d a
nd
wa
ter.
-Is
it
dir
ty -
conta
min
ate
d w
ith d
rop
pin
gs o
r urin
e?
•S
epa
rate
any r
ab
bits y
ou s
uspect are
ill.
Put th
em
in
an
oth
er
hutc
h o
ut o
f con
tact w
ith the
hea
lth
y r
ab
bits.
-If p
ossib
le,
bu
ild a
ho
sp
ita
l hutc
h a
wa
y fro
m th
e m
ain
sta
ble
.
•D
urin
g r
outin
e c
lean
ing a
nd
man
ag
em
ent, d
ea
l w
ith the
hea
lth
y a
nim
als
fir
st.
If th
ere
are
an
y s
ick o
nes, hand
le th
em
and
th
eir
hutc
hes la
st. T
his
way,
you
ma
y a
vo
id tra
nsfe
rrin
g d
ise
ase
s fro
m the
sic
k o
ne
s to th
e h
ea
lthy o
nes.
•C
lean fre
sh a
ir in
the
hutc
h is im
po
rtan
t -
if y
ou c
anno
t sta
nd the
sm
ell in
the
hutc
h, th
e r
ab
bits p
rob
ab
ly c
annot e
ithe
r.
•D
o n
ot g
ive
ra
bb
its e
xce
ssiv
e w
et fo
od
. T
he
ir d
rop
pin
gs s
hou
ld b
e d
ry.
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Ba
sic
an
ato
my
of
the
dig
es
tiv
es
ys
tem
of
a r
ab
bit
•T
he
dia
gra
m b
elo
w s
how
s th
e m
ain
co
mp
on
ents
of th
e d
ige
stive
syste
m o
f a
rab
bit.
•A
ra
bb
it is n
ot a r
um
inan
t like
a c
ow
or
a g
oa
t. T
he d
ige
stion o
f a
ra
bb
it is
sim
ila
r to
a h
ors
e o
r a
donkey.
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inin
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tes
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ity
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ima
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Sess
ion
8:
Sp
ecif
icd
iseases
of
rab
bit
s
Se
ss
ion
Ob
jec
tiv
es
:
At
the
en
do
fth
istr
ain
ing
se
ss
ion
,e
ac
hp
art
icip
an
t sh
ou
ld:
1.
Kn
ow
the
co
mm
on
dis
ea
se
sw
hic
ha
ffe
ct
rab
bit
sin
Ma
law
i
2.
Kn
ow
the
sym
pto
ms
an
dc
au
se
so
fth
es
ed
ise
as
es
3.
Kn
ow
the
ba
sic
so
ftr
ea
tme
nt
an
dp
rev
en
tio
no
fth
es
ed
ise
as
es
So
me
co
mm
on
dis
ea
se
s o
fra
bb
its
•R
ab
bits s
uffe
r fr
om
a lo
t of d
iffe
ren
t d
ise
ase
s b
ut so
me
are
mo
re c
om
mon
ly
se
en in M
ala
wi.
Th
e d
isea
se
s w
e w
ill lo
ok a
t are
:
-D
iarr
ho
ea
-C
occid
iosis
-R
esp
ira
tory
dis
ea
se
-E
ar
mang
e
-R
ing
wo
rm
-H
utc
h b
urn
or
ven
t d
ise
ase
-S
ore
hocks (
po
do
de
rmatitis)
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Dia
rrh
oe
aD
iarr
ho
ea
iscom
mon
inra
bb
its.
Itis
oft
en
ca
lled
sco
uri
ng
.It
ca
use
sslo
wg
row
th,
loss o
fco
nd
itio
n,
an
dd
ea
th.
Ca
use
Fe
ed
:P
oo
r fe
ed
,m
ou
ldy
fee
d,
or
asu
dd
en
ch
an
ge
ind
iet
ca
nca
use
dia
rrh
oe
a.
Co
ccid
iosis
ca
nca
use
dia
rrh
oe
a-
se
eb
elo
w.
Sig
ns
an
dsym
pto
ms
Th
ed
rop
pin
gs a
rew
ate
rya
nd
fou
lsm
elli
ng
.
Th
ea
na
la
rea
isw
eta
nd
so
iled
.
Th
ere
isp
oo
r g
row
th,
an
dlistle
ssn
ess.
Th
ere
ca
nb
ese
ve
red
iarr
ho
ea
an
dd
ea
tha
fte
r2
-3d
ays.
Pre
ve
ntio
nC
lea
nh
utc
h,
pro
pe
r fe
ed
ing
,a
vo
idsu
dd
en
ch
an
ge
s in
die
t.
Tre
atm
en
tA
ntib
iotics
are
usu
ally
no
te
ffe
ctive
for
no
n-s
pe
cific
dia
rrh
oe
a.
Fe
ed
ing
with
hig
hfib
refe
ed
slike
gra
ss
ha
yca
na
ssis
t.
Co
cc
idio
sis
Co
ccid
iosis
isb
y f
ar
the
most
com
mo
na
nd
imp
ort
an
td
ise
ase
of
farm
ed
rab
bits.
Ca
use
Atin
y g
erm
ca
lled
ap
roto
zo
a.
Th
eg
erm
issp
rea
dw
ith
the
dro
pp
ing
s a
nd
sp
rea
ds t
oo
the
r ra
bb
its
whe
nth
ey
ing
est
foo
d.
Th
ere
are
two
typ
es
of
co
ccid
ia,
on
ew
hic
hin
fects
the
inte
stin
ea
nd
an
oth
er
wh
ich
infe
cts
the
live
r.
Sig
ns
an
dsym
pto
ms
Th
eco
ccid
iag
erm
s o
fte
na
ffe
ct
yo
un
gra
bb
its 4
-10
we
eks o
fa
ge
mo
reth
an
ad
ults.
Th
ey c
au
se
dia
rrh
oe
aw
ith
aw
hite
mucu
s d
isch
arg
e.
At
firs
t,in
fecte
dra
bb
its
ea
ta
nd
dri
nk le
ss
tha
nn
orm
ala
nd
co
nse
qu
en
tly
lose
we
igh
t.A
fte
r som
ed
ays t
he
y s
uffe
rfr
om
dia
rrh
oe
aa
nd
oft
en
die
.
Pre
ve
ntio
nM
an
ag
em
en
tis
pro
ba
bly
more
imp
ort
an
tth
an
dru
gs f
or
co
ntr
ol
of
co
ccid
iosis
.A
cle
an
hu
tch
isa
lways v
ery
imp
ort
an
t.D
rop
pin
gs s
ho
uld
fall
thro
ug
hth
em
esh
or
sla
tsle
avin
ga
rea
so
na
bly
cle
an
inte
rio
rin
the
hu
tch
.
Tre
atm
en
tT
he
rea
rea
nti-c
occid
iald
rug
s w
hic
hca
nb
eg
ive
nto
rab
bits
infe
ed
or
wa
ter.
Exam
ple
s a
red
eco
qu
ina
te,
am
pro
lium
,a
nd
su
lph
ad
rug
s.
Ifyo
uca
nn
ot
ge
tth
ese
dru
gs,
ask
an
exte
nsio
no
ffic
er
wh
ere
yo
uca
ng
et
them
.
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Mp
hu
tsi
larv
ae
Th
isis
com
mo
nin
yo
un
gra
bb
its
whe
reth
eb
ed
din
gm
ate
ria
lis
dam
p.
Ca
use
Mp
hu
tsim
ag
go
tsa
reth
ela
rva
eo
fa
fly.
Th
efly
issom
etim
es k
now
na
s t
um
bu
fly.
Th
ea
du
ltfly
isa
ttra
cte
db
y u
rin
ea
nd
lays e
gg
s in
dam
pa
rea
ssu
ch
as
dam
pb
ed
din
g.
Tin
y m
agg
ots
ha
tch
ou
ta
fte
ra
few
da
ys.
Sig
ns
an
dsym
pto
ms
Th
em
agg
ots
are
ve
ry s
ma
lla
tfirs
ta
nd
bu
rrow
into
the
skin
ca
usin
gitch
ing
an
dre
dd
en
ing
of
the
skin
.O
ve
r2
-3d
ays,
the
y g
row
toa
bo
ut
5-1
0m
min
len
gth
.A
sth
ey g
row
larg
er,
the
y c
au
se
mo
rep
ain
an
ditch
ine
ss.
Th
ew
ou
nd
loo
ks
like
ab
oil.
Th
ee
nd
of
the
mag
go
tca
nb
ese
en
at
the
skin
su
rfa
ce
.
Pre
ve
ntio
nT
he
be
st
pre
ve
ntio
nis
toe
nsu
reth
at
ho
usin
gis
cle
an
an
dd
ry.
Tre
atm
en
tV
ase
line
ca
nb
esm
ea
red
ove
r th
ew
ou
nd
.T
his
pre
ve
nts
th
em
ag
go
tsfr
om
bre
ath
ing
an
dth
ey
will
em
erg
ea
litt
letr
yin
gto
ge
ta
ir.
Th
ey c
an
the
nb
esq
ue
eze
do
ut
of
the
wo
un
d.
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Re
sp
ira
tory
dis
ea
se
Ag
ain
,re
sp
ira
tory
dis
ea
se
iscom
mo
nin
rab
bits.
Ca
use
Th
ere
are
se
ve
rald
iffe
ren
tty
pe
so
fg
erm
s (
ba
cte
ria
)w
hic
hca
nca
use
resp
ira
tory
dis
ea
se
.
Sig
ns
an
dsym
pto
ms
Th
ere
isd
isch
arg
efr
om
the
no
se
an
dw
ate
ry e
ye
s.
Th
ere
issn
uffle
s a
nd
sn
ee
zin
g,
an
dsym
pto
ms
of
a'c
old
'. Th
efr
on
tle
gs
are
ofte
nd
irty
(th
ey a
reu
se
da
sh
an
dke
rch
ief)
.
Th
ere
isw
eig
ht
loss
be
ca
use
the
rab
bit
do
es n
ot
ea
t.
Th
ere
ca
nb
ed
ea
thw
ith
ou
ta
ny s
ym
pto
ms.
Pre
ve
ntio
nIt
isim
po
rta
nt
toh
ave
asp
are
hu
tch
toke
ep
sic
k a
nim
als
se
pa
rate
from
he
alth
yo
ne
s.
Tre
atm
en
tA
ntib
iotics
su
ch
as o
xyte
tra
cyclin
eca
nb
eg
ive
nin
the
wate
r.A
sk a
nexte
nsio
no
ffic
er
ab
ou
tw
he
reyo
uca
ng
et
this
med
icin
e.
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inin
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tes
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ima
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age
35
Ear
man
ge
(ca
nk
er)
Th
isd
ise
ase
iscom
mo
nin
old
er
rab
bits.
Itca
use
s itc
hin
ess
aro
un
dth
ee
ars
an
dth
icke
nin
go
fth
eskin
of
the
ea
rs.
Ca
use
Ma
ng
eis
ca
use
db
y m
ite
s,
tin
y in
se
cts
wh
ich
bite
the
skin
.T
he
rea
rese
ve
rald
iffe
ren
tty
pe
so
fm
ite
s.
Th
ey a
reto
osm
all
tose
e.
Sig
ns
an
dsym
pto
ms
Be
ca
use
of
the
itch
ing
,in
fecte
dra
bb
its s
ha
ke
the
irh
ea
da
nd
scra
tch
the
ire
ars
.
Th
ere
are
sca
bs
or
sca
ly c
rusts
,e
sp
ecia
lly
on
the
insid
ep
art
of
the
ea
rs.
Th
em
ite
s c
an
som
etim
es s
pre
ad
too
the
ra
rea
so
fskin
.
Pre
ve
ntio
nM
an
ge
isd
ifficu
ltto
pre
ve
nt.
Ch
ron
ica
llyin
fecte
dra
bb
its
sh
ou
ldb
ese
pa
rate
dfr
om
yo
un
gu
nin
fecte
dra
bb
its.
Ifth
ey d
on
ot
resp
on
dto
tre
atm
en
tth
ey
sh
ou
ldb
ecu
lled
.
Tre
atm
en
tIn
se
cticid
es
su
ch
as
ma
lath
ion
ca
nb
eu
se
d.
Ive
rmectin
inje
ctio
nis
effe
ctive
,e
sp
ecia
llyin
less
ch
ron
ic
ca
se
s.
Th
ed
ose
is2
00
μg
/kg
twic
e,
on
ew
ee
k a
pa
rt.
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inin
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tes
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ity
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ima
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age
36
Rin
gw
orm
Th
isis
askin
infe
ctio
nw
hic
ha
ffe
cts
rab
bits o
fa
ny
ag
e.
Itis
som
ew
ha
tsim
ilar
tori
ngw
orm
inh
um
an
s.
Ca
use
Ace
rta
inty
pe
of
ge
rmw
hic
hin
fects
th
eskin
.
Sig
ns
an
dsym
pto
ms
Cir
cu
lar
pa
tch
es o
fh
air
loss
with
inflam
ed
red
de
ne
dskin
.
Rin
gw
orm
ca
nb
ese
ve
rein
yo
un
gra
bb
its,
esp
ecia
lly
aro
un
dth
en
ose
,e
ars
,e
ye
lids a
nd
fee
t.
Itca
nin
fect
hum
an
s -
this
de
pe
nd
s o
nw
hic
hty
pe
of
ge
rmw
hic
his
ca
usin
gth
eri
ngw
orm
.
Pre
ve
ntio
nY
ou
ca
nre
mo
ve
the
rab
bits
from
the
hu
tch
an
dd
isin
fect
itw
ith
ch
lori
ne
ble
ach
(Jik
).W
ait
un
tilth
eh
utc
his
dry
be
fore
rep
lacin
gth
era
bb
its.
Tre
atm
en
tY
ou
ca
ntr
ea
tth
eskin
lesio
ns
with
oin
tme
nts
wh
ich
are
use
dfo
rtr
ea
tmen
to
fri
ngw
orm
inh
um
an
s.
Th
ese
will
no
th
arm
the
rab
bits.
Th
eh
utc
hsh
ou
ldb
ed
isin
fecte
dw
ith
ble
ach
at
the
sam
etim
e.
Tra
inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
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ity
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ima
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rke
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rodu
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age
37
Hu
tch
bu
rno
rv
en
td
ise
as
e
Th
isis
ab
acte
ria
lin
fectio
no
fth
eskin
aro
un
dth
ea
nu
s a
nd
ge
nita
la
rea
ca
use
db
y u
rin
ea
nd
fae
ca
lco
nta
min
atio
n.
Ca
use
'Ve
nt
dis
ea
se
'is
asp
ecific
ve
ne
rea
ld
ise
ase
som
etim
es c
alle
d'ra
bb
itsyp
hilis
'.It
isca
use
db
y a
sp
ecific
ge
rm.
Hu
tch
bu
rnlo
oks s
imila
rb
ut
mig
ht
be
ca
use
db
yse
ve
ralo
the
rg
erm
s.
Sig
ns
an
dsym
pto
ms
At
firs
tth
ere
are
sm
all
blis
ters
.T
he
se
rup
ture
form
ing
ye
llow
or
bro
wn
sca
bs.
Pus m
ay
be
pre
se
nt.
Th
ed
ise
ase
isu
su
ally
asso
cia
ted
with
dir
tyh
utc
hflo
ors
.
Pre
ve
ntio
nC
lea
nlin
ess in
the
hu
tch
isve
ry im
po
rta
nt.
Do
n't
bu
yin
fecte
da
nim
als
-ch
eck b
efo
rea
cce
ptin
g.
Do
no
tlo
an
bu
cks f
or
oth
ers
to
bre
ed
from
.
Tre
atm
en
tA
ntib
iotics
may
he
lpif
use
de
arl
y(p
en
icillin
inje
ctio
n).
Cle
an
an
dd
isin
fect
the
affe
cte
da
rea
da
ily.
La
no
lino
intm
en
tm
ay
be
use
ful.
Infe
cte
dra
bb
its s
ho
uld
reco
ve
rin
10
-14
da
ys.
Ifth
ey
do
no
t,co
nsid
er
cu
llin
gth
em
.
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gno
tes
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mm
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ity
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ima
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age
38
So
reh
oc
ks
(po
do
derm
ati
tis
)
Th
ese
are
so
res
on
the
ho
cks w
he
reth
eskin
isin
fecte
da
nd
so
re.
Ca
use
Th
isco
nd
itio
nca
nb
eca
use
db
yw
et
flo
ors
,o
r flo
ors
tha
tca
use
irri
tatio
nb
eca
use
the
y a
reto
oro
ug
h.
Som
era
bb
its
are
ne
rvo
us
"sto
mp
ers
"b
eca
use
the
yke
ep
be
atin
gth
eir
fee
to
nth
eflo
or.
Som
etim
es,
this
co
nd
itio
nh
as a
ge
ne
tic
ca
use
an
dit
isse
en
mo
reo
fte
nin
the
offsp
rin
go
fce
rta
inp
are
nt
rab
bits.
Sig
ns
an
dsym
pto
ms
So
res
ap
pe
ar
on
the
rea
rfe
et
an
din
se
ve
reca
se
s o
nth
efr
on
tfe
et
as
we
ll.
Th
ere
are
inflam
ed
ba
resp
ots
,la
me
ne
ss,
an
dso
ren
ess.
Th
eexam
ple
inth
isp
ho
tois
ve
ryse
ve
re.
Pre
ve
ntio
nG
oo
dflo
or
de
sig
nis
imp
ort
an
t.W
et
flo
ors
must
be
avo
ide
d.
Tre
atm
en
tT
rea
tme
nt
iso
fte
nd
ifficu
lt.
Yo
uca
ntr
y m
ovin
gth
era
bb
its t
oa
so
fte
r flo
or.
Ifth
ey d
on
ot
imp
rove
,yo
ush
ou
ldco
nsid
er
cu
llin
gth
em
.
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inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
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ity
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ima
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age
39
Revie
wq
uesti
on
s
1.
Wh
at a
re s
om
e o
f th
e a
dvan
tag
es o
f ra
isin
g r
ab
bits?
2.
Wh
at a
re th
e b
asic
housin
g n
eed
s o
f ra
bb
its ie
what so
rt o
f envir
onm
en
t d
o r
ab
bits n
eed
?
3.
Wh
at d
o w
e n
ee
d to
sta
rt r
ais
ing
ra
bb
its?
4.
Wh
at d
o w
e n
ee
d to
consid
er
to e
nsure
go
od
housin
g fo
rra
bb
its?
5.
Wh
at is
th
e r
eco
mm
end
ed
sp
acin
g b
etw
een f
loor
sla
ts?
Wh
at is
th
e r
eco
mm
ende
d s
ize
of m
esh fo
r a
wir
e f
loo
r?
6.
Wh
y a
re n
estin
g b
oxes im
port
ant?
7.
Wh
at is
th
e r
eco
mm
end
ed
flo
or
siz
e fo
r a
sin
gle
hutc
h?
8.
If w
e h
ave
one
bu
ck a
nd
tw
o d
oe
s, how
many h
utc
hes w
ill w
enee
d?
9.
Wh
at is
co
pro
ph
ag
y?
Wh
at p
ossib
le a
dvanta
ge
s d
oes th
is h
ave
fo
r ra
bb
its?
10
.U
p to
wh
at a
ge
can w
e k
eep
ra
bb
its to
ge
the
r a
fte
r w
hic
h th
ey
tend
to
fig
ht?
11
.W
he
n d
oe
s a
ra
bb
it c
om
e o
n h
eat?
12
.F
or
mating
, how
long
do w
e le
ave
the
do
e in w
ith the b
uck?
Wh
at d
o w
e d
o if
the
y d
o n
ot m
ate
?
13
.H
ow
do
we
check fo
r p
regn
ancy in
ra
bb
its?
How
long
is the
ge
sta
tion p
eri
od
?
14
.H
ow
many k
itte
ns s
hou
ld w
e a
llow
as a
maxim
um
in
on
elitt
er?
W
hy?
15
.H
ow
many t
ime
s a
da
y d
oes a
do
e fee
d h
er
kitte
ns?
16
.A
t w
hat a
ge
sh
ou
ld k
itte
ns b
e w
eane
d?
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inin
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tes
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mm
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ity
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ima
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rodu
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40
17
.W
he
n y
ou p
urc
ha
se n
ew
or
rep
lace
ment ra
bb
its,
wh
at d
o y
ou
che
ck fo
r?
18
.W
ha
t a
re tw
o w
ays y
ou s
hou
ld n
ot p
ick u
p a
ra
bb
it?
19
.W
hy d
o m
any p
eo
ple
'han
g' t
he
sla
ughte
red
ra
bb
it c
arc
ase
ove
rnig
ht?
20
.W
ha
t a
re s
om
e c
om
mon r
outine tre
atm
en
ts to
ke
ep r
ab
bits
hea
lthy?
21
.W
ha
t is
th
e m
ost co
mm
on d
ise
ase
of fa
rme
d r
ab
bits?
22
.N
am
e s
om
e o
ther
co
mm
on d
ise
ase
s o
f ra
bb
its.
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inin
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tes
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ima
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41
An
ne
x1
As
am
ple
re
co
rdin
gfo
rmfo
rra
bb
itp
rod
uc
tio
n.
Use
on
e p
ag
e lik
e th
is fo
r e
ve
ry k
ind
ling
. Y
ou c
an c
op
y th
e fo
rm in
to a
no
teb
oo
k s
o th
at th
e r
eco
rds a
re n
ot lo
st.
L
ate
r you w
ill b
e a
ble
to
se
e h
ow
man
yra
bb
its y
ou h
ave
bre
d in
to
tal.
Reco
rdin
gfo
rmfo
rra
bb
itp
rod
ucti
on
Nam
eo
fd
oe
:
Ag
eo
fd
oe
:
Da
tem
ate
d(1
):
Da
tem
ate
d(2
-if
an
y):
Da
ten
est
box
pu
tin
:
Da
tekin
dle
d:
Num
be
ro
fkitte
ns
bo
rn:
Da
teo
fw
ea
nin
g:
Num
be
ro
fkitte
ns
we
an
ed
:
Rem
ark
s (
eg
rea
so
nfo
ra
ny
de
ath
s,
an
y p
rob
lem
se
nco
un
tere
d,
etc
):
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inin
gno
tes
for
co
mm
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ity
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ima
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lth
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rke
rs -
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rodu
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age
42