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...

  Alfred(JF)                                         This article gives a simple and compact guide to starting a successful backyard rabbit farming business.   TERMINOLOGIES Buck - adult male Doe - adult female Kitten - young rabbit Litter - female with young ones (rabbits) born on the same day by one doe Hutches - house of rabbits or pen in which rabbits live Suckling - feeding of the young ones on the mother’s breast milk Dam - the mother of a set of young rabbits Sire - the father of a set of young rabbits Broiler - a young rabbit ready for market  

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...

  Oven roasted rabbit The meat of rabbits may not be totally new to everyone reading this. I have outline the updated advantages of consuming rabbit meat both health wise and pocket wise.

NZW Rabbit Cheek et al. in 1987 described rabbit meat as a wholesome tasty product. Compared with most other meat, such as beef, chicken, lamb and pork it is high in protein and low in fat, cholesterol, and sodium. The meat is white, fine-grained, delicately flavored, nutritious, and appetizing and can be prepared in over 300 different ways ( USDA 1963 ). Because Cholesterol and fat level in rabbit meat is much lower than chicken, turkey, beef, and pork, rabbit meat has been used and is suitable for special diets, such as those for heart disease patients, diets for the aged, low sodium diets, weight reduction diets and for many others who want to return to natural/organic food.

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 ...

 Why health experts recommend rabbit meat                                More meat less fat, less cholesterol Try this Old Fashion Rabbit Stew  

Why health experts recommend rabbit meat                               More meat less fat, less cholesterol Try this Old Fashion Rabbit Stew