Rabbit Flashcards
1
Q
Dental formula
A
2033
1023
2
Q
Regulation of feed intake
A
Regulated by energy content of feed (low energy content higher DMI)
3
Q
Nutrient req:
- Energy
- CP
- CF
A
- Energy: 10-13 MJ DE/ kg air dry feed (DM: 90%)
- CP: 15-23%
- CF: 12-15% (2/3 indigestible)
4
Q
- Ca
- P
- Vit + minerals
A
- Regulated at level of excretion 4-11g/kg
- like pig 3-8g/kg
- More than for other monogastric animals
- Minimal (only pregnant + lacating: vit K 2mg/feed kg to avoid placenta haemorahges)
5
Q
Water
A
2x DMi
6
Q
DMi
A
Growing: 50-150g
Pregnant: 100-200g
Suckling: 300g
Suckling+ gestation:til 450g
7
Q
Components of feed
A
Natural or pelleted (never in meal form)
-Oats, barley, wheat, alfalfa meal, dried beat pulp, coccidiostat, pellet binder
8
Q
size stomach + caecum
A
Stomach: 30-35% of GI tract
Caecum: 50%
9
Q
Eating + drinking habit
A
eat 35-40x a day
Drink: 30-35x a day
Prefer the sweet taste, but tolerate bitter so they can eat alfalfa (rich in saponines)
10
Q
Ceacotrophy
A
- High in Vit K+ B
- High in essential Aas: Lysine, sulphur aa and threonine
- Begins at 3-4 weeks of age (linearly increases til reaches max at 9-11 weeks)
- Lacating sow show higer soft faeces production
11
Q
Life cycle (meat producer)
A
- Birth: 60g
- Solid feed: 3 weeks
- Weaning: 35days
- Slaugther: 10-12 weeks, 2,5kg
12
Q
Life cycle (breeding animals)
A
- Insemination: 4-5 monts
- Gestation: 30 days
- Insemination 10 days after kindling
- Weaning 35 days
- 5 kindlings/ year
13
Q
Angora rabbit
A
Wool production
- after haveresting wool: feed intake is 2x (heat production)
- Once a week: only hay –> anti hairball
