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Rabbit Farming by jadoo0488(m): 7:58pm On Aug 20, 2016 |
Starting a Rabbit Farm – Sample Business Plan
Template
How do you start a rabbit farming business? Are
you interested in starting a rabbit farming business
but you don’t know how to go about it? Do you
need a sample rabbit farming business plan
template? Then i advice you read on.
Rabbit farming business can be very lucrative for an
entrepreneur who has a talent or a passion for
animal husbandry and live stock farming. It is not
an expensive venture. Starting a rabbit farming
business does not need much money like every
other business do, rather it requires that the
entrepreneur have a knowledge about animal
husbandry and how best to raise animals.
You can start it in your backyard, with just two male
rabbits and six females, a wire cage and
information from a farming manual. Aside the
knowledge, it is also important that you are
passionate about animals. If not, then get someone
who loves spending time with animals.
The Potentials and Profitability of Rabbit Farming
Rabbits are prolific in nature
Rabbits meat is highly in demand as it is medically
recommended over red meat.
Rabbits have low mortality rate.
Rabbits are not aggressive and require minimal
handling
Without wasting your time, below is a candid advice
on how to start a rabbit farming business.
Starting a Rabbit Farm – Sample Business Plan
Template
1. Consider the availability of breeding materials
If you are thinking of investing in this business, it is
necessary you know how to acquire your materials
at a very minimum cost. These materials includes
”the rabbits, breeding cages, feeds, concentrates,
etc because all these are what are considered as
the raw materials there are required for the
business.
2. Get the basic knowledge about rabbit care
This is very important to avoid unnecessary loss
due to diseases and high mortality. Get to know
everything you can about rabbits, from their
common diseases and ailments to their gestation
period, feeding pattern, etc. You can get this
information by doing a search online or visiting your
local library and reading up about rabbits.
3. Get a rabbit farming business plan This is very
important especially if you are going to breed
rabbits on a commercial scale. You need to factor
in every possible details including your financial
overhead cost and profit potential.
4. Decide on where to house your rabbits It is
necessary that a rabbit house be spacious enough,
so as to give chance for the young ones and also
the growth and expansion of the business. Rabbits
can be kept in hutches or in cages. The rabbit cage
should be constructed in such a manner that the
rabbits will be protected from rainfall and direct
sunlight.
5. Feeding the rabbits
Rabbits feed on either compounded feed or grasses
like elephant grass, potato, shrubs, leaves and
herbs. They must be given food at least twice a
day. Clean drinking water must made available for
them 24 hours a day. These containers should be
cleaned regular basis for the sake of the health of
the rabbits . It is advisable to study their exact daily
consumption of compounded feed in order to avoid
wasting the feed.
Production
Rabbits are prolific in nature and they do multiply
rapidly. Rabbits begin breeding from 4 t0 5 months
of age. The gestation period for female rabbit (the
doe ) is 31 days and they normally give birth to 6
-10 kits (baby rabbit ) at once. Rabbits are capable
of reproducing seven times in a year. For
reproduction to take place, the buck and the doe
should be kept in one place to mate. After that, you
have to separate them. One female rabbit is
capable of producing up to 50 kits in a year.
6. Factor in your overall expenses
Starting and running a rabbit breeding business is
not all that expensive but, you still need to do
everything possible and everything within your
power to minimize cost in such a way that it will
not affect your profits in the business. try mapping
out plans to maximize your profit.
7. Marketing your rabbits
Start by creating awareness among individuals
beginning with your families, friends and colleagues,
restaurants, hotels, eateries etc. Tell them about the
nutritional value of rabbits as well as the economic
importance. However, it is advisable that you carry
out more research on your own even before you
invest a dime in setting up your rabbit farm. You
must know the market strategies and the level of
demand; as this will help you avoid unnecessary
loss and regrets.
Lastly, before you consider starting and running a
rabbit farming business on your own, you should
assess and ascertain whether franchising will be
worth while. If you can get a franchise, then why
start from scratch.
Jadoo Farms
+23407038900801 2 Likes
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Re: Rabbit Farming by iaminspired: 10:08pm On Aug 20, 2016 |
Plz pictures of your rabbit hutches and your location pls |
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