According to the physiological characteristics of puppies, the puppies stage can be divided into the sleeping period and the open period, which is very important and difficult to raise during the growth and development stage of the pups. In order to improve the survival rate of young rabbits, the author now introduces the feeding and management techniques of different growth stages of the young rabbits as follows.
First, the feeding and management of puppies during sleep period is from the birth of pups to about 12 days of age as a sleeping period. Newly born puppies have no hair on their bodies, their eyes are tight, their ears are obstructed, their body temperature regulation ability is poor, and their digestive organs are not yet fully developed.
1. Feeding: Newborn puppies weigh only 50-60 grams. One-week-old body weight can be increased by about one-fold, and 10-day-old body weight can be more than three times the birth weight. Therefore, after birth, puppies should try to make them eat milk and eat enough milk. In particular, the colostrum secreted by the female rabbit within 1 to 2 days after childbirth is rich in nutrients and has a laxative effect, which is conducive to promoting the growth of the pups to excrete meconium. Therefore, we should try to make the rabbit eat colostrum as soon as possible, as long as you can eat enough milk, sleep well, you can ensure its normal growth and development.
2. Management: To improve the survival rate of puppies during sleep, the following measures can be taken:
(1) It is good to foster foster rabbits: Some females have far more litters, and some females have fewer litters. For this reason, it is necessary to do a good job of adjusting and fostering the young rabbits. Generally, normal lactating female rabbits can feed 6-8 rabbits. . The fostering method is to take the puppies with similar birth dates (not more than 2 to 3 days), take them out of the nest box, and divide the nests according to their size and size, and then apply a few drops of female rabbits on the body. Milk or urine to disturb their sense of smell and prevent the female rabbit from refusing to foster, bite or bite dead puppies.
(2) Implementation of forced breast-feeding: Some female rabbits have poor nursery habits, especially female rabbits, who refuse breast-feeding after giving birth. The method of forced breast-feeding is to fix the female rabbit in a nest box to keep it quiet, and then The puppies are placed beside the nipples of the female rabbit and allowed to suck freely. They are carried out 1-2 times a day. After 3 to 5 days in a row, most female rabbits will automatically breastfeed.
(3) Artificial nursing: If the female rabbit is dead or has no milk or suffers from mastitis and other diseases can't be breast-feeding or is not fostered by the female parent after birth, artificial milk, goat milk or condensed milk may be used instead (1 week 1-1.5 times, add water 1/3 after 1 week, use full milk after 2 weeks). Can also be used soy milk, rice soup plus appropriate salt, the temperature is maintained at 37 °C -38 °C. A glass dropper or syringe can be used for feeding, allowing it to freely suck.
(4) Cold and warm: The cold resistance of newborn rabbits is very poor, and the temperature of the rabbit's incubation room is best maintained at 15°C-20°C. The lamp can be warmed with a 25-watt bulb (The bulb can be lifted 10 cm away from rabbits.) Around the nest box, the effect is very good.
(5) Preventing rodent damage: The pups are most vulnerable to rodent damage within 4 to 5 days after birth.
Second, the eye-opening period of care and management of puppies Aberdeen avoid opening the eyes after going through the nest, feeding, weaning and other stages, which is the second critical period for raising a good puppies. During the period of feeding and management, the following items must be done:
1. Feeding: The growth and development of puppies after opening their eyes is very fast, but breast milk has begun to decrease and can not meet the nutritional needs of puppies. Therefore, it is necessary to do a good job of filling materials early. Generally, the puppies will find their food in the nest around the age of 15 days. At this time, they can begin feeding. They should feed a small amount of nutritious and easily digestible feed, such as soybean milk, bean dregs or chopped young grass, leaves, etc. . After 20 days of age, appropriate cereals, bran, corn flour, and a small amount of charcoal powder, vitamins, inorganic salts, garlic, and onions can be fed to enhance the physique of puppies and reduce disease.
2. Management: The eye-opening puppies are relatively difficult to raise, so management should focus on the following tasks:
First, one by one examination, found that open eyes, can be used to take warm cotton boiled water to seal the eyes of the mucus to help pups open eyes.
Second, the young rabbit has a small stomach and weak digestive power, but it has a fast growth and development. When feed is started, it should be fed less frequently, preferably 5-6 times a day, and after 30 days of age, it can gradually be turned into feed. Prepare for pre-weaning.
Third, the young rabbits are best kept in separate cages with the female rabbits after feeding and are breast-feeding once a day. This allows the pups to feed evenly, rest quietly, and reduce their exposure to female feces to prevent coccidiosis.
Fourth, puppies are generally weaned at 28-30 days of age. When weaning, we should use a method that separates the milk from the cage. Try to be as stable as possible in feed, environment, and management to prevent unfavorable stress reactions.
Fifth, the feces of the pups increase after eating, and they start to eat soft feces. According to rabbit production practice, at this time, the rabbits should not be over-fed to the green feed with high water content, otherwise it will easily cause diarrhea, bloating and death.
First, the feeding and management of puppies during sleep period is from the birth of pups to about 12 days of age as a sleeping period. Newly born puppies have no hair on their bodies, their eyes are tight, their ears are obstructed, their body temperature regulation ability is poor, and their digestive organs are not yet fully developed.
1. Feeding: Newborn puppies weigh only 50-60 grams. One-week-old body weight can be increased by about one-fold, and 10-day-old body weight can be more than three times the birth weight. Therefore, after birth, puppies should try to make them eat milk and eat enough milk. In particular, the colostrum secreted by the female rabbit within 1 to 2 days after childbirth is rich in nutrients and has a laxative effect, which is conducive to promoting the growth of the pups to excrete meconium. Therefore, we should try to make the rabbit eat colostrum as soon as possible, as long as you can eat enough milk, sleep well, you can ensure its normal growth and development.
2. Management: To improve the survival rate of puppies during sleep, the following measures can be taken:
(1) It is good to foster foster rabbits: Some females have far more litters, and some females have fewer litters. For this reason, it is necessary to do a good job of adjusting and fostering the young rabbits. Generally, normal lactating female rabbits can feed 6-8 rabbits. . The fostering method is to take the puppies with similar birth dates (not more than 2 to 3 days), take them out of the nest box, and divide the nests according to their size and size, and then apply a few drops of female rabbits on the body. Milk or urine to disturb their sense of smell and prevent the female rabbit from refusing to foster, bite or bite dead puppies.
(2) Implementation of forced breast-feeding: Some female rabbits have poor nursery habits, especially female rabbits, who refuse breast-feeding after giving birth. The method of forced breast-feeding is to fix the female rabbit in a nest box to keep it quiet, and then The puppies are placed beside the nipples of the female rabbit and allowed to suck freely. They are carried out 1-2 times a day. After 3 to 5 days in a row, most female rabbits will automatically breastfeed.
(3) Artificial nursing: If the female rabbit is dead or has no milk or suffers from mastitis and other diseases can't be breast-feeding or is not fostered by the female parent after birth, artificial milk, goat milk or condensed milk may be used instead (1 week 1-1.5 times, add water 1/3 after 1 week, use full milk after 2 weeks). Can also be used soy milk, rice soup plus appropriate salt, the temperature is maintained at 37 °C -38 °C. A glass dropper or syringe can be used for feeding, allowing it to freely suck.
(4) Cold and warm: The cold resistance of newborn rabbits is very poor, and the temperature of the rabbit's incubation room is best maintained at 15°C-20°C. The lamp can be warmed with a 25-watt bulb (The bulb can be lifted 10 cm away from rabbits.) Around the nest box, the effect is very good.
(5) Preventing rodent damage: The pups are most vulnerable to rodent damage within 4 to 5 days after birth.
Second, the eye-opening period of care and management of puppies Aberdeen avoid opening the eyes after going through the nest, feeding, weaning and other stages, which is the second critical period for raising a good puppies. During the period of feeding and management, the following items must be done:
1. Feeding: The growth and development of puppies after opening their eyes is very fast, but breast milk has begun to decrease and can not meet the nutritional needs of puppies. Therefore, it is necessary to do a good job of filling materials early. Generally, the puppies will find their food in the nest around the age of 15 days. At this time, they can begin feeding. They should feed a small amount of nutritious and easily digestible feed, such as soybean milk, bean dregs or chopped young grass, leaves, etc. . After 20 days of age, appropriate cereals, bran, corn flour, and a small amount of charcoal powder, vitamins, inorganic salts, garlic, and onions can be fed to enhance the physique of puppies and reduce disease.
2. Management: The eye-opening puppies are relatively difficult to raise, so management should focus on the following tasks:
First, one by one examination, found that open eyes, can be used to take warm cotton boiled water to seal the eyes of the mucus to help pups open eyes.
Second, the young rabbit has a small stomach and weak digestive power, but it has a fast growth and development. When feed is started, it should be fed less frequently, preferably 5-6 times a day, and after 30 days of age, it can gradually be turned into feed. Prepare for pre-weaning.
Third, the young rabbits are best kept in separate cages with the female rabbits after feeding and are breast-feeding once a day. This allows the pups to feed evenly, rest quietly, and reduce their exposure to female feces to prevent coccidiosis.
Fourth, puppies are generally weaned at 28-30 days of age. When weaning, we should use a method that separates the milk from the cage. Try to be as stable as possible in feed, environment, and management to prevent unfavorable stress reactions.
Fifth, the feces of the pups increase after eating, and they start to eat soft feces. According to rabbit production practice, at this time, the rabbits should not be over-fed to the green feed with high water content, otherwise it will easily cause diarrhea, bloating and death.