JF RABBITS: FOREMOST RABBIT BREEDER IN NIGERIA

Biometeorology is the study of the relationship between the environment and living organisms. In homoeothermic animals, the goal is to maintain a stable body core temperature under most  conditions.      Earth in danger of heating      Environment affect nutrition: Ambient temperature and humidity are the variables that most affect nutrition. Both directly influence the energy equilibrium of the animal, changing the flow of heat between the animal and the environment.

In this article I will highlight what influences milk intake, solid feed intake, feed composition, restricted mode of feeding, hunger and thirst, feeding behavior in young and adult rabbits and restricted access to drinking water. The results of the research conducted by: Dr. Zsolt Szendro , Dr. Zsolt Matics , and Dr. Zsolt Gerencsér explains these factors that influence how rabbits feed.      suckling kitts   

    Factors affecting cuniculture in Nigeria   Cuniculture in Nigeria has not been without its setbacks, factors such as climate, disease, time and a host of others have had their turns in militating against the development of cuniculture in Nigeria. Over the years, it has been climate in one region of the country and a different factor in another. I have taken time in this post to briefly discuss the most common problems affecting rabbit production in Nigeria.  

Rabbit farming in Nigeria Raising rabbits has been a long standing tradition in Europe, North America and Asia. Africa however, in Nigeria precisely, we are yet to see the type of large-scale type industrial rabbit farms we can find in England, China, US and Italy. On a small-scale platform however, Nigeria with its 100,000,000 population was known to be the leading rabbit meat producer in Africa decades ago. In recent times, countries including Kenya, Egypt and Burundi have taken leading positions in curniculture business while Nigeria with its massive population follows reluctantly.   The United Nations Organization in the past has sponsored a number of curniculture researches and projects in more than a dozen African countries ( Nigeria  included ) for the following reasons:  

What happens when a rabbit is pregnant?       How to check if the rabbit is pregnant Is the rabbit pregnant? How do I know? Examining a pregnant rabbit Actually, there are at least six very useful clues. In addition, knowing these clues becomes even more crucial if you suspect a breeding took place by accident.   Bone picking  

How extreme temperature can affect your rabbit’s production: Heat is one of the most important climatic factors, which may affect rabbit production in Africa,  especially in Nigeria. The rabbit is very largely dependent on respiratory evaporation for the regulation of its body temperature and this confers only a limited power of adaption to hot climates. Heat is also dissipated by radiation and convection, but these are somewhat restricted by the rabbit's furry covering. Johnson et al..., (1957) reported that short hair and larger ears helped the cooling process in New Zealand White rabbits. According to these workers, growth and development were impaired at ambient temperatures of 28.3°C and above. Generally the higher the ambient temperature the greater was the disturbance of the rabbit's functions.