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CSIRO scientist, Dr Sandra Eady, with rabbits.

Meat rabbit farming: an introduction

This seven-page document provides an introduction to meat rabbit farming in Australia.

This document provides information on the essential features of meat rabbit production. It was produced in 2002.

It is not a comprehensive study of all options for rabbit farming, but a starting point for those with little background knowledge of the industry. The document includes information from several sources both published and anecdotal.

Topics covered in the document include:

  • breeding stock
  • housing
  • feeding
  • handling
  • reproduction
  • diseases
  • marketing
  • references
  • useful websites.

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The information in this document has been collated from industry and public domain sources and has not been validated by CSIRO.

 

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Dr Sandra Eady
Geneticist
Livestock Industries
Phone: 61 2 6776 1394 
Alt Phone: 61 2 6776 1306 
Fax: 61 2 6776 1371