Rabbit farming business in Nigeria can be a very profitable business for any entrepreneur who is knowledgeable in animal husbandry. Unlike other livestock farming, rabbit business is a low capital investment as it does not require too much money to start up. However, it requires in depth knowledge of the animals, how to raise them and which customers to market to.

The rabbits capacity to breed is legendary. In theory, a single male and five females can produce as many as 150-200 offspring’s a year. The meat is pink, delicately flavoured and is usually considered a premium product that provide variety for good diet. It has more protein and less fat and calories per gram than beef, lamb or chicken.

Rabbits are well known for their long ears, fluffy tails, and long hind legs. The domestic rabbit (Oryctologus Cuniculus) is suitable for small/large scale farming. It is easily maintained and require minimal space to manage. The demand on breeding budget is minimal because it thrives on plants and materials that are usually disdained by humans. It utilises coarse vegetation that is high in fibre and other ideal conditions. It can grow so rapidly and its rate is slightly lower than that of a broiler chicken.

Rabbit farming has come a long way. Since the growing need for meat protein, along with the decline in land availability to raise cattle and sheep, it has become a toast among people. One benefit of rabbits farming is that less land is required to raise them and to feed them also require less green feed production. It is also a solid commercial alternative on providing meat protein in the community at a reasonable price. It is equally creating wealth to the teeming unemployed youths and rabbit farmers.

Over the years, the animal protein intake of the average Nigerian is lower than 20 percent of his counterpart in Europe. It will be recalled that the Federal Government incorporated Breeding Multiplication and Demonstration Centres in the Fourth National Development Plan to produce breeders and fryers annually.

Every part of the rabbit is useful; the skin for leather shoe and bag making factories, furs for manufacturing clothes, bone for the production of livestock feed , meat for consumption, live rabbits for testing specimens by laboratories. So it is in the hands of the potential rabbit breeder to determine to whom he should sell his rabbits. Hence the target market is high, Do you want to start rabbit farming business in Nigeria? Then, here are basic factors to consider if success is to be attained.

Benefits of Rabbits Farming

Rabbits are multipurpose animals yielding the following products:

MEAT PRODUCTION : Rabbits are raised primarily for meat production, New Zealand White and California white are the most commonly seen Rabbits in Nigeria. It has a short gestation period, only 30-32 days and therefore literally, a litter is expected monthly. Rabbit fryers or broiler rabbits like the broiler chicks, can be raised to market weight within eight weeks. The meat is high in protein and low in fat and calories. Rabbit fryers attain 1.8kg to 2.04kg within eight weeks and yield a dress percentage of 50-60 ; of which 78 to 80 percent is edible meat. Rabbit meat is highly digestible that is why it is always recommended for the sick or the recuperating patient. It is delicious hot or cold, fancy or plain, it can be breaded and fried, boiled, baked or barbecued.

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Sir, rabbit rearing is more than that. It requires care n time.

When rabbits starts dying in a farm. You will really know the pain farmers are going through

Iseoluwani:
Sir, rabbit rearing is more than that. It requires care n time.

When rabbits starts dying in a farm. You will really know the pain farmers are going through

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peacemaker128:


follow the link http://agrobase.com.ng/start-breeding-rabbits-nigeria/ and read more about rabbit

Let me ask u a que

Are you rearing rabbits?

Iseoluwani:
Sir, rabbit rearing is more than that. It requires care n time.

When rabbits starts dying in a farm. You will really know the pain farmers are going through

Rabbit don't just #die, except something goes wrong. like you they demand for your #time, in place of #adequatecare&time, give them an #hygiene&friendly environment they good to go. they are so easy that if you feed them well this morning it might take you another 24hrs b4 eating. 1 major problem with them is they are very hygiene in nature, they tidy up just to descent so if such environment is larking you might face challenges. it comes with little or no risk.

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iriowuro:

Rabbit don't just #die, except something goes wrong. like you they demand for your #time, in place of #adequatecare&time, give them an #hygiene&friendly environment they good to go. they are so easy that if you feed them well this morning it might take you another 24hrs b4 eating. 1 major problem with them is they are very hygiene in nature, they tidy up just to descent so if such environment is larking you might face challenges. it comes with little or no risk.

Are you a rabbit farmer

I doubt that
You are looking at the theoretical part.
Kontinue

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iriowuro:

Rabbit don't just #die, except something goes wrong. like you they demand for your #time, in place of #adequatecare&time, give them an #hygiene&friendly environment they good to go. they are so easy that if you feed them well this morning it might take you another 24hrs b4 eating. 1 major problem with them is they are very hygiene in nature, they tidy up just to descent so if such environment is larking you might face challenges. it comes with little or no risk.

Rabbits for sale
3 does (female)

Whatsapp me on 08143412574

peacemaker128:


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have rabbits for sale at cheap price. You can pchat on 08143412574
3 females 2months

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Two females n 1male weaners for sale, cross bred of hylamax(4.2kg)buck n palomino doe. Kits r fast growing because of the buck. Whatsapp or call 0806531four91five