FUNDAMENTAL OF RABBITRY

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  • A female rabbit is called a doe.
  • A male rabbit is called a buck.
  • A young rabbit is called a kit.
  • Rabbit meat is all white meat.
  • Rabbit has 795 calories per pound. Compare: chicken at 810, veal at 840, turkey at 1190, lamb at 1420, beef at 1440 and pork at 2050.
  • Rabbit has the highest percentage of protein.
  • Rabbit has a lower percentage of fat than chicken, turkey, beef, or pork with unsaturated fatty acids at 63% of the total fatty acids.
  • Cholesterol level in rabbit meat is much lower than chicken, turkey, beef, pork.
  • The rabbit meat is the most nutritious meat known to man.
  • Research shows that rabbit meat has been recommended for special diets such as for heart disease patients, diets for the elderly, low sodium diets, and weight reduction diets.
  • Rabbit meat helps stomach disorders.
  • Rabbit is not a readily found protein and is considered to be the most easily digested meat on the planet and works great for clients with allergies.
  • Rabbit meat is 99% fat free, and is said to resemble the flavor and texture of free range chicken.
  • One doe can produce 70-110 lbs. of dressed meat each year.
  • There are over 50 known breeds of rabbits.
  • There are over 300 different recipes for rabbit.
  • Rabbit wool is lighter and warmer than any other animal wool.
  • After slaughter 93% of the entire carcass is useable.
  • Only about 7% of the rabbit consists of bone.
  • Rabbits have no diseases communicable to humans.
  • Most felt hats are made from rabbit pelts.
  • Rabbit fur can duplicate 85% of all other furs.
  • The rabbit’s foot has been a good luck charm for centuries.
  • Gardeners will virtually beg for rabbit manure as plant food.
  • Rabbits are the only edible farm animal able to produce 1,000% of its own weight in offspring per year.
  • They can breed all year round and produce a litter in only one month's time.
  • Rabbit manure is almost odor free if kept fairly dry.
  • Rabbit manure will not burn plants even when applied fresh.
  • Domestic rabbit meat does not have a strong or wild taste.
  • Rabbits can begin reproducing by 4 to 5 months of age.
  • Rabbits are born with their eyes closed (which open in 9-14 days) and fur-less.

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