Rabbit And Grasscutter Production

Resumen

Not every animal on a Nigerian farm is a cow, a goat or a chicken. Step into a backyard in Ibadan or a small enterprise on the edge of Enugu and you may find rows of wire hutches holding rabbits, or raised cages holding a stockier, greyish-brown rodent called a grasscutter. Both are non-traditional livestock: species farmers have only recently begun to rear deliberately, in place of hunting or ignoring them, because both convert cheap, simple feed into meat that sells at a premium.

In this lesson you will meet the breeds, housing, feeding and breeding routines of rabbit production, then do the same for grasscutter production, and finish able to explain the differences examiners like to test: one is a fully domesticated animal that breeds almost continuously, the other a semi-domesticated wild species that breeds far more slowly but commands a far higher price.

Objetivos

  1. State the common breeds of rabbits reared in Nigeria
  2. Explain the management practices in rabbit production
  3. Explain the management practices in grasscutter production
  4. State the economic importance of rabbit and grasscutter production
  5. Distinguish between rabbit and grasscutter husbandry

Nota de la lección

Land is scarce and feed is costly, so any animal that grows fast, breeds readily and needs only a small cage is attractive to a Nigerian smallholder. Rabbit and grasscutter production answer that need: neither competes for grazing land, both suit a backyard or small commercial unit, and both supply a lean, protein-rich meat in rising demand across Nigeria and West Africa.

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  1. Which of the following rabbit breeds has a pure white coat and pink eyes, and is the commonest commercial breed kept in Nigeria? A. Dutch B. Chinchilla C. New Zealand White D. Californian Answer: C
  2. The rabbit's habit of re-ingesting soft night faeces directly from the body is called: A. Rumination B. Coprophagy C. Kindling D. Weaning Answer: B
  3. The gestation period of a rabbit is approximately: A. One week B. One month C. Three months D. Five months Answer: B
  4. The grasscutter is best described as: A. A fully domesticated exotic species B. A semi-domesticated species close to its wild ancestor C. A breed of rabbit D. A dairy animal Answer: B
  5. Grasscutters are housed in cages built mainly of metal mesh rather than wood chiefly because: A. Metal is cheaper than wood B. Grasscutters gnaw through wood C. Metal keeps the cage warmer D. Wood attracts predators Answer: B

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Preguntas Anteriores

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WAEC SSCE - Animal Husbandry - 2018

Pregunta 1 Informe

TEST OF PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION

specimens

(a) Give four reasons why farmers keep specimen E.

(b) Mention two products that could be obtained from specimen E.

(c) If specimen E was serviced on 12th May 2016 and conceived on the same day, calculate the expected kindling date.

(d) Sate two ways of controlling ear manage on specimen E.

(e) Mention two endoparasites and two ectoparasites that could infest specimen E.

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