Rabbits of the Californian breed: features and breeding

The Californian breed of rabbits was imported to Russia in 1971 from Hungary and England. At the moment it is quite popular and in demand. These animals were bred in the United States by crossing the chinchilla, Russian ermine and New Zealand white species. From the first rabbits of the Californian breed received excellent meat forms, from the second - a dense, beautiful fur, and from the third - high energy of growth.

External appearance of this breed is simply impossible not to admire. Absolutely white skin is supplemented by black short ears (not more than 10.5 cm), black nose and paws. A proportionally developed, downed and compact body and an easy head are their distinctive features. Backbone of the Californian bunnies are strong, sometimes with a slope to the gentle.

Adults reach a weight of about 4.6 kg. Female have remarkable maternal qualities and good milkiness. In one litter, up to 8 rabbits are usually born. By two months, intensively growing animals reach a weight of 2.4 kg, to three - up to 3.4 kg. This is a very good indicator. By five months, the Californian rabbits can weigh already 4.6 kg. After that, their growth stops.

This is a fairly economically profitable breed. Due to their undemanding, these rabbits perfectly tolerate the content in not too large cells. The floors can easily be made mesh, as the feet of Californians are well enough pubescent. A few high demands they make on the quality of feeding. The diet requires the introduction of various supplements rich in proteins. Meat and fish meal, oil cakes and dairy products will also be useful.

Accelerated rabbit breeding is now extremely popular. This is a very interesting method of breeding, first tested by I.N. Mikhailov. This method requires a minimum of labor for maintenance (half an hour a week) and is unusually cost-effective. In this case, the animals are placed in special mini-farms, manufactured in an industrial way.

Due to its small size, Californian bunnies are ideal for breeding just such an intensive method. This method has a lot of advantages. Firstly, rabbits are absolutely not sick. Feeds are 4 times less, and the gain is 3 times more than with conventional extensive methods of breeding. Ripen animals much faster. By the 4th month, this is a full-fledged sexually mature rabbit with a corresponding weight. The meat of such animals is absolutely environmentally friendly.

Homemade rabbit breeding, whatever methods and methods are used, is characterized by extraordinary profitability. Only one litter of the Californian breed rabbit, even with the usual cellular or aviary breeding, yields about 16 kg of meat at the outlet. This is the approximate weight of a four-month-old sheep. And a year a female can be censured up to four times. And this despite the fact that Californians, like New Zealand rabbits, are unusually simple in content. Two of these breeds are considered the most widespread and popular in the world. It is quite possible, they will soon become as beloved by our domestic rabbit breeders as well.