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/
Rabbit Medicine http://www.morfz.com/rabrefs.html Rabbit diseases some and poison plants below http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/1155/disease.html#hai Diagnosing pregnancy....How to palpate your pregnant? Doe http://www.dreamwater.net/islandgems/1/palpating.html Heres 3 top equip and supply links you can request a home catalog or order on line below http://www.damars.8m.com http://www.klubertanz.com/ http://www.bassequipment.com/
Here are few more: commercial rabbit production http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/pub1384.htm#start http://www.pan-am.uniserve.com/pg000031.htm#rabbits How to build a rabbit cage http://www.rabbitweb.net/hutchsystem3.asp
This site has a lot of good reading on it some of which has already been listed but you may want to check it out. http://www.logicsouth.com then go to reading room.
Still looking for a good program for making pedigrees, and managing your rabbitry/caviary, but not looking to spend an arm and a leg?? Check out LuckFoot's HareWare at http://www.LlamaTronics.com/ihare.html HareWare offers features that other software programs could only hope for, and for only $45.00 Most other programs are at least $99.00 and don't even compare to the amount of features of HareWare. For more information, check out http://www.LlamaTronics.com/ihare.html
Do you have a link about training a rabbit to poop in a litter box like a cat?? Nevermind, I threw him out in the chicken coop
Found these links about pasturing rabbits while surfing today... http://attra.ncat.org/calendar/question.php/2006/02/06/p1768 (This is a question-of-the-week so look for it in the Archives if you don't find it immediately.) www.frogchorusfarm.com/bookstore.htm (Scroll way way down to the bottom of the page for the free downloadable Rabbits on Pasture pdf file)
jan.ucc.nau.edu/~julie/buns/siberian.html http://www.csiro.au/proprietaryDocuments/BreedMeans.pdf#search='hybrid%20meat%20rabbits'dding-
Sexing rabbits: http://members.clnk.com/busybunnies/sexing.htm http://www.geocities.com/dutchrabbitinfo/sexing.html http://www.debmark.com/rabbits/sexing.htm http://islandgems.net/sexing.html
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! Here's some more information: http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html http://www.lopsandcavies.com/woolblock_fur_block.htm http://www.mybunny.org/info/gi_stasis.htm http://cottontails-rescue.org.uk/gutstasis.asp
This is a Holland Lop breeder's blog, but she writes a lot of interesting articles that apply to any breed. http://www.thenaturetrail.com/blog/BLOG.html Her website also has articles on showing, breeding, and building cages. http://thenaturetrail.com
My website has information on raising meat pen rabbits http://www.rabbitgeek.com/meatpennotes.html It's basic information on raising rabbits for meat and includes a chart of "meat sized" rabbit breeds. Have a good day! Franco Rios http://www.rabbitgeek.com
