The fifth edition of this best-selling handbook features the same detailed approach that has made itthetrusted source for raising healthy, productive rabbits — plus a total redesign with color photos and graphics. Whether you’re interested in raising rabbits for show, meat, fur, or as pets, this comprehensive guide offers expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, humane handling, and more. In addition, author Bob Bennett includes the most up-to-date information on preventive health care, treating diseases, marketing, and showing.
Bob Bennett is the author of six books on rabbit raising, includingStorey’s Guide to Raising Rabbits andRabbit Housing, as well as numerous magazine and newspaper articles. He has served as the editor ofRabbitsmagazine, has been a contributing editor toCountrysidemagazine, and is the founder ofDomestic Rabbitsand a past director of the American Rabbit Breeders Association. An Air Force veteran, Bennett has a master’s degree from New York University and lives in Vermont, where he has raised rabbits for more than 50 years.
Whether you have just one pet bunny or a rabbit farm, this is the only reference you'll need.
Learn how to choose the right breed; make and maintain a humane, all-wire hutch; keep your rabbits healthy; mate a buck and doe safely and effectively; wean and house a new litter; and market fiber and meat successfully.
Preface: For the Love of Rabbits
Acknowledgments
Part I: Getting Started
1 Why Start?
First of All, Good Eating • Rabbits Serve Science • The Fancier’s Role • Would You Believe 12 Million Rabbits? • Here’s Where You Come In • Progress in Raising Rabbits
2 The Right Rabbit
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