How much does a rabbit weigh: a table of averages by month, meat yield

Proper care and a good diet are not all the parameters that you should pay attention to when breeding rabbits in your backyard. It is important to monitor how quickly the animal gains weight every month. This is an indicator of he alth. There are entire tables of exact norms for how much a rabbit weighs in a given period of time. You need to check with them to understand whether the individual develops correctly.

Standard indicators

The weight of a live rabbit varies from 3.8 to 5.5 kg. There are rare exceptions to the rule. Farmers breed giant animals weighing up to 8-9 kg.The carcass of a killed rabbit is 25-30% smaller. Losses are the skin, the head, the insides. Therefore, when slaughtering an individual of 5 kg, we get a carcass weighing no more than 3.5 kg.

Newborn rabbits weigh about 60 grams. For a month they increase by 10-12 times. All this time they feed exclusively on mother's milk. And by 5 months, the animal should already weigh at least 3 kg. For a day, rabbits should gain about 60 grams.

Table of average weight of different breeds by months

Weight in kilograms.

1357-8 Flandre Belgian White Giant Butterfly 0.5502.43.5 4,2Giant blue royal 0,5 23,34,3Giant German 1,14,7507,18.9New Zealand 0.5 0.4 0.4 3,6504.9Black Brown0.6 2.53.5504.8Grey Giant0.5 2.2 2.6 Soviet Chinchilla

Breed/age (in months)
0.7	2.6	4.6	6.9-7.1
0, 6	2.3	3.7	5-5.1
2.5	3.5	4.150		California
2.7	3.5	4,150		Silver
2.2
3,6	4,8		French Sheep	1
4.3	5.5		Marder Soviet 4.2
0.6	2, 8	3.5	4.8

The weight of an adult animal corresponds to 8 months of life. Rabbits at the age of 7-8 months are suitable for slaughter. In this case, the meat yield will be 30-40% less than live weight.

If raising rabbits for meat, the farmer should choose the appropriate breeds.

What affects weight gain?

There are several parameters that affect sufficient weight gain in rabbits:

1. Genetic predisposition.
2. Proper nutrition. The diet should include different feeds, minerals, vitamins.
3. Feeding is organized 2-3 times a day.
4. Access to drinking water. It must always be present.
5. Using food supplements. With their help, you can contribute to rapid weight gain, as well as the formation of good immunity.
6. The physical condition of rabbits depends on the comfort level of their enclosures and proper care.

By choosing meat types of breeds, adhering to these rules, you can achieve excellent results in breeding rabbits.

How does rabbit milk production affect growth?

Two months after birth, rabbits feed exclusively on mother's milk. It has all the necessary trace elements, nutrients, vitamins. With milk they get immunity.

And if it is produced in sufficient quantities, babies quickly gain their weight.

The level of female lactation depends on many factors:

• breed;
• season;
• age;
• what's the count;
• number of rabbits.

There are breeds that are characterized by increased milkiness. The championship belongs to the females of the Californian breed.

In order for the rabbit to be able to fully feed offspring, you need to follow the recommendations:

1. During this period, it is desirable to leave compound feed as the main thing in the diet. It is important that it is specifically designed for lactating rabbits. It has everything to increase milk production and recovery after childbirth.
2. Include protein products in the menu. Protein is the building block of the body. There shouldn't be a shortage. Therefore, you need to add clover, soybeans, alfalfa, peas to the diet.
3. Add meat and bone meal. You have to be careful with this ingredient. Because of this product, the taste of milk changes. If you give a large amount of meat and bone meal, rabbits may forever refuse mother's milk.
4. The fat content of milk is important for the active growth of rabbits. If at the beginning of lactation it is high, then it decreases over time. You can maintain milk fat content with foods such as grains, bran, rich in fiber, as well as zucchini, pumpkin, sunflower seeds, which contain fatty acids.

You can determine that a rabbit has problems with feeding offspring by the appearance of the rabbits. They will have shriveled tummies and a lifeless appearance. In this case, the farmer must take responsibility and feed the babies on his own, having separated from the rabbit.

The best time for the appearance of rabbits is the summer period. Then you can provide the rabbit with the necessary nutrition. And the offspring will grow and develop normally. And by the appointed time he will be able to gain sufficient body weight.

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