. Commercial rabbit raising. Rabbits. N 45952 Figure 23.—Filling feed cart from bulk feeder N 45947 Figure 24.—Filling hopper (self-feeder) from feed cart. reach fryer weight even though the pelts are not prime. In order to yield a carcass weighing from 114 to 314 pounds, young rabbits should have a live weight of ap- proximately 3 to 6 pounds. Best carcass yields are usually from young rabbits weighing from 4 to 4% pounds, when weaned at 2 months of age (figs. 25 and 26). These should yield a carcass (in- cluding liver and heart) of 50 to 59 percent of the live weight, 78 to 80 percent
. Commercial rabbit raising. Rabbits. N 45952 Figure 23.—Filling feed cart from bulk feeder N 45947 Figure 24.—Filling hopper (self-feeder) from feed cart. reach fryer weight even though the pelts are not prime. In order to yield a carcass weighing from 114 to 314 pounds, young rabbits should have a live weight of ap- proximately 3 to 6 pounds. Best carcass yields are usually from young rabbits weighing from 4 to 4% pounds, when weaned at 2 months of age (figs. 25 and 26). These should yield a carcass (in- cluding liver and heart) of 50 to 59 percent of the live weight, 78 to 80 percent of which is edible. For fryer production, medium- weight to heavyweight breeds are pi'eferred. Their young are most apt to develop to the desired weight and finish by the time they are 2 months old. A pound of marketable fryer rabbit will require 2% to 314 pounds of feed, or a total of ap- proximately 100 pounds for a doe and litter of 8, from mating of the doe to marketing of the young when 2 months old. Good does nurse their litters 6 to 8 weeks. The young develop more rapidly if they are in the hutch with their mothers until they are 8 weeks of age. By that time, the milk sup- ply will have decreased, the young will be accustomed to consuming other feed, and weaning will be less of a shock than if undertaken at an earlier age. Young that are weaned and held for several days before market may either fail to gain or actually lose weight. Therefore, it is usually best to leave the young with their mothers until they go to market. If you want to produce fryers heavier than those weaned when 56 days old, keep young rabbits with their mother an additional 8 or 9 days. These fryers should gain an average of to pound during this period, if full fed a balanced diet. However, they will require more pounds of feed per pound of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appeara
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