JF RABBITS: FOREMOST RABBIT BREEDER IN NIGERIA

We’ve been living with them for as long as we can remember. From the days man hunted them for meat till now that we raise them in our backyard for meat.     Cottontail rabbit   Rabbits are a burrowing animal, which has long ears and a tail. A male rabbit is called a buck, a female rabbit is called a doe and the children are known as kittens. They are usually reared for their meat, wool, fur and even urine/manure. Their meat is considered as white meat and more suitable for special diet people.   The rabbit meat is highly touted because cholesterol and fat levels in rabbit are much lower; almost zero (nonexistent). For this reason, rabbit meat is being used and is suitable for special diets such as those for heart disease patients, diet for the aged, low sodium diet, weight reduction diet etc.   Why should you raise rabbits in your back yard? Bad economy, the huge gap between demand and supply of rabbit meat, rate of unemployment, grotesqu...

Evening Meal; Agidi with groundnut soup Ingredients: 1 full rabbit 1 Large onion Fresh pepper Salt Water Ground nut paste After skinning and evisceration, the rabbit carcass should be opened, salted and dried in the sun for the whole day. Following drying, it is then cut into pieces and a minimal amount of water added and cooked in a three-legged pot. Pepper and onion are grinded and a portion is added to meat A pinch of salt is added to the meat for taste. After an hour of simmering, the meat would be nicely cooked and is then removed from the pot leaving a small amount of gravy. The meat is then deboned and meat ground. The ground meat is then taken back into the pot containing gravy and mixed with groundnuts meal or peanut butter to make a very delicious relish. Remaining ground pepper is added. The mixture is allowed to simmer for a few minutes, after which it is now ready to be served with any meal, especially maize meal ( Agidi ).   Related: Ins...

 rabbit cuisine  When rabbit meat is on the menu, expect controversy to follow. It is socially acceptable to use farm animals, such as cows and chickens, as food; however, many people balk at the idea of eating rabbit, according to a July 2008 "Washington Post" article. Despite this resistance to consuming rabbits, this lean meat serves as a healthful and nutritious alternative to beef and pork.

Rabbit meat nutritional value    Why health experts subscribe to rabbit meat It is one of the best white meats available in the market today. The meat has a high percentage of easily digestible protein. It contains the least amount of fat among all the other available meets. Rabbit meat contains less calorie value than other meats. Rabbit meat is almost cholesterol free and therefore heart patient friendly. The sodium content of rabbit meat is comparatively less than other meats. The calcium and phosphorus contents of this meat or more than any other meats. The ratio of me to bone is high meaning there is more edible meat on the carcass than even a chicken. Rabbit meat with the many health benefits does not have a strong flavor and is comparable to chicken but not identical. Rabbits are one of the most productive domestic livestock animal there is. Rabbits can produce 6 pounds of meat on the same feed and water as the cow will produce...

Rabbit meat nutritional value    Why health experts subscribe to rabbit meat It is one of the best white meats available in the market today. The meat has a high percentage of easily digestible protein. It contains the least amount of fat among all the other available meets. Rabbit meat contains less calorie value than other meats. Rabbit meat is almost cholesterol free and therefore heart patient friendly. The sodium content of rabbit meat is comparatively less than other meats. The calcium and phosphorus contents of this meat or more than any other meats. The ratio of me to bone is high meaning there is more edible meat on the carcass than even a chicken. Rabbit meat with the many health benefits does not have a strong flavor and is comparable to chicken but not identical. Rabbits are one of the most productive domestic livestock animal there is. Rabbits can produce 6 pounds of meat on the same feed and water as the cow will produce 1 ...

Rabbit meat nutritional value    Why health experts subscribe to rabbit meat It is one of the best white meats available in the market today. The meat has a high percentage of easily digestible protein. It contains the least amount of fat among all the other available meets. Rabbit meat contains less calorie value than other meats. Rabbit meat is almost cholesterol free and therefore heart patient friendly. The sodium content of rabbit meat is comparatively less than other meats. The calcium and phosphorus contents of this meat or more than any other meats. The ratio of me to bone is high meaning there is more edible meat on the carcass than even a chicken. Rabbit meat with the many health benefits does not have a strong flavor and is comparable to chicken but not identical. Rabbits are one of the most productive domestic livestock animal there is. Rabbits can produce 6 pounds of meat on the same feed and water as the cow will produce 1 ...

Backyard rabbit farming   Backyard rabbits now city chickens (Simple rabbit recipe) By now we all know that eating a lot of meat-especially factory-farmed meat-isn't very good for the planet. Fortunately for meat eaters, some meats are more sustainable than others. And as it turns out, rabbit is one of the healthiest, leanest, and most environmentally friendly meats you can eat.   The biggest reason, when asked ‘why rabbits’, to most backyard breeders is rabbits are herbivores and consume large quantities of forage (greens), which people do not eat and convert this forage into valuable meat for human consumption. Practically, rabbits can be fed anything from the garden, forest or kitchen including banana and papaya (pawpaw) peels, pineapple cores, corn stalks, weeds, vines from pulses, leaves (cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, carrots) etc. This indicates that unlike chickens, rabbits compete minimally with humans for grains.   Rabbits are quiet and s...

Dressed rabbit meat Rabbit meat is categorized under white meat and it is fine in texture. Rabbit meat can be prepared in the same way as chicken meat – grilled, roasted, fried or stewed. Rabbit meat is widely recommended because: