The production of rabbit meat and demand for production of rabbit Meat cannot be attributed to exotic products, but in stores it is rare and on the shelves not lie. The Russian market of rabbit meat practically filled, while the need estimates of some experts is about 300 thousand tons per year. Imports of goods declined sharply: from 4 300 tons in 2014 to 1,760 t in 2016.
According to the analytical Agency "AB-Center" in 2015, the volume of rabbit meat consumption amounted to 17.5 thousand tons. Of these, 13.5 are the products of small farms. Commercial rabbit breeding in our country is developed enough, but the situation is changing rapidly.
In the North-Western Federal district initiated the construction of 3 large-scale farms with a production cycle that intend to produce more than 7 thousand tons of rabbit meat per year. New software for webmasters is always available. Data expert-analytical center of agribusiness "AB-Center", 2017 Rabbit — a white meat diet, digestible 90 %, low in fat and cholesterol.
It is not allergenicity, suitable for the production of baby food, is able to excrete salts of heavy metals. The demand creates a trend to healthy eating and inhibits its high price and lack of a wide range of products in stores.
For farms rabbit breeding is very convenient. The business does not require large initial investments, spent the years, the technology of breeding and keeping rabbits allow you to do this job without special training. It is possible to earn. Needed most simple equipment, a part of him, the farmer can make yourself. The animals show high fertility and precocity. One DOE is capable of breeding in the 7-8 year-that's about 140 kg of meat in live weight annually.
From all areas of livestock breeding rabbits is most profitable for all indicators, second only to the poultry industry. However, the poultry market is close to saturation. Technology of rabbit breeding and rabbit breeding and meat isolated SKOLKOVO direction, it is virtually waste-free agricultural production. The best rabbits for breeding for meat, to find a wholesale buyer for skins has become more difficult.
Before them in large quantities bought for export to China, but from 2016, the Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the importation of rabbit meat from China, and there was a return of difficulty. The productivity of breeding rabbits by 20-30% dependent on the conditions of detention, the rest is contributed by the breed (genetics) — up to 25% and full feeding to 55%.
Microclimate is of great importance, kalikamata able to breed all year round, but with sudden temperature drops, this advantage is not realized. In addition, cold weather is bad for the growth and development of rabbits. Currently, the rabbit uses three main technologies: the contents on the street in the pits, cages (mini-farms) and in areas with a regulated microclimate.
