Measures to increase the survival rate of puppies
Raising the survival rate of puppies is one of the important measures for raising rabbits, and it is also a key issue to raise the economic benefits of raising rabbits. The following measures were introduced in the past 20 years in the process of feeding Saibei rabbits. We summarized some of the valuable experiences of raising rabbit families in raising the survival rate of puppies. The details are as follows, for reference by farmers and farmers.
First, adjust the foster rabbit female rabbits average one-time litter size 5-6, more than 10 or more. In order to make the young rabbits more likely to live, the farrowing mothers can be fostered and brought up to give birth to fewer litters. The date of birth of the foster rabbits and other puppies should not exceed 2-3 days, so as not to make any difference in the size of the pups. The weak can not eat milk. The female rabbit has a good sense of smell and can identify whether the puppies are born. Therefore, when fostering, first place the pups to be placed in the nest box and mix them with other puppies for about 1-2 hours, or apply the urine or urine contaminated dirt to the foster animals. On a rabbit, when the female rabbit is breast-feeding, the scent of the two litter-bearing rabbits is the same, and the female rabbit is breast-feeding as usual, and fostering can be successful. The amount of foster care depends on the number of female nipples and the amount of lactation, and should not be excessive.
In the same litter of litters, if there are puppies that are underdeveloped due to a lack of nipples or lack of good nipples to develop into suboptimal milk, they may be trained to breastfeed alone or may be artificially breast-feeding.
The specific method of artificial breastfeeding is: using a 5-10 ml glass syringe or eye drops, install a bicycle valve core on one end of the tube, and it becomes a breastfeeding device for the pups. Disinfect before use, and timely rush after each use
Wash it clean. When breastfeeding, you should also pay attention to milk concentration, temperature and volume. If you use milk from cows and goats, you can mix 1-1.5 times of water at first, and then mix it with 1/3 of water a week later. After half a month, you can feed whole milk. However, attention should be paid to observing the condition of the stool and adjusting the concentration at any time. When feeding milk, add a little salt. It is advisable to keep the temperature at 37°C-38°C and feed 1-2 times a day. When feeding, the left hand holds the puppies and holds the baby bottle in the right hand. The rubber tube is stuffed into the mouth of the puppies and the bottle is laid flat so that the puppies suck evenly. When it was found that the sucking sucking of the young rabbit was difficult, the right hand could lightly press the rubber tube so that the milk could slowly drip into the mouth of the baby rabbit. The force should not be too large to avoid the milk entering the trachea.
Kill the puppies. How much to feed each time is limited to fullness, but milk should not be too thick to prevent indigestion.
Second, the timely consumption of colostrum The colostrum is high in nutritional value, and rich in antibodies, but also help excretion of meconium. If it is found that the female rabbit does not feed during 4-5 hours after farrowing, artificial forced feeding is required. That is, the female rabbit is fixed on the back, exposing the nipples, preventing the wounding of the pups, rearing the pups to the nipples, so that they can breastfeed, and assist the nursing for 1 to 2 times a day. After a few days training, the female rabbits can be automatically nursed. Artificially assisted breastfeeding method, you can also put the female rabbit on the nest box, and then gently catch the female rabbit's back by hand, so that the young rabbit can feed under the abdomen, and it can also prevent the female rabbit from stepping on the rabbit. According to practical observations, both methods can work.
Third, pay attention to the cold warm rabbits after birth, no hair surface, body temperature changes with the outside temperature changes. The winter and spring temperatures are low, especially in the northern provinces, where rabbits are insulated; in the southern provinces, doors and windows can be closed, grass curtains can be closed, wind tunnels can be blocked, or plastic film can be pulled up as a wind wall to prevent thieves from storming. , can increase the indoor temperature. Place dry soft straw in the nest box or cover warm rabbit hair and keep it dry and warm.
If conditions are available, it is better to set up a nursery room for the bunnies to separate the mothers and their mothers, and then put the female rabbits breastfeeding on time; there is a small hole between the mother's cubs; the hole is provided with a flap, which can be automatically closed, so that the cubs are safe in the nursing room. Insulation. Outdoor installation cage door, easy inspection.
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