Meat Rabbit husbandry, management and economics (WV,PA,MD)
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/forglvst/rbtprod.htm
American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA)
http://members.aol.com/arbanet/arba/web/index.htm
Domestic Rabbits and Their Care (Mississippi State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=4091
Homemade Rabbit Cages (Mississippi State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=4090
Raising Rabbits (Kansas State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=4088
Raising Rabbits: Helpful Suggestions for Beginners (Washington State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=3138
Backyard Production of Meat Rabbits (Texas A&M)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=2731
Rabbit Production (Penn State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=2727
Domestic Rabbits: Diseases and Parasites (Oregon State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=2396
Rabbit Facilities for the Northern Plains (North Dakota State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=2284
Rabbit Processing (Virginia Cooperative Extension)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=1403
Rabbit Nutrition (West Virginia University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=1401
Housing and Equipment for a Commercial Rabbitry (West Virginia University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=1400
Selecting Breeding Stock (West Virginia University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=1399
Slaughtering and Dressing Rabbits (Mississippi State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=1397
Concerns To Consider When Building Rabbit Facilities (Mississippi State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=1396
Starting A Rabbit Enterprise (Mississippi State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=1395
Commercial Rabbit Production (Mississippi State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=1394
Rabbit (North Dakota State University)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=1392
Rabbit Management (MO Dept of Conservation)
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=186&linknum=1389
"Commercial Rabbit ndustries," an overview of the various rabbit industries (extensive section on meat rabbits): http://www.3-cities.com/~fuzyfarm
Organization for Professional Rabbit Meat Association (PRMA) (requires paid membership). 32-page bi-monthly magazine, 116-page Guide Book, Membership Directory and PRMA Listserve with membership: http://www.prma.org/
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A friend just lost a rabbit and I/we thought it may have been gut stasis at first. (Turns out that it WASN'T - there were no signs of intestinal problems in the necropsy.) We learned some interesting things about gut stasis, however.
If your rabbit has gut stasis, basically he stops eating and pooping and often dies within a couple of days. Apparently, stasis gets mistaken for "hairballs"/woolblock a LOT, and stasis can cause woolblock, but it's not the same condition.
For whatever reason, food slows way down in going through the rabbit's digestive tract, giving bad bacteria a chance to explode in growth. The bad bacteria release toxins into the rabbit's bloodstream and the rabbit's GI tract bloats up with gas. Not a pleasant way to die. It's a very serious condition, but if you start noticing signs, there's things you can do to save your rabbit!
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