Study on Growth and Development Characteristics of Venus Lex Rabbits

Study on Growth and Development Characteristics of Venus Lex Rabbits

Xu Hantao Hang Liuyue Liu Yunling Zhang Xiaojuan

(College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095)

Abstract The weight, body size and reproductive performance of newborn, 21, 35, 90, and 180 days of age and adult Lex rabbits were measured in this study. The results were as follows: 8.02 litters were born, 447.2 g were born at first, and weaned at 35 days. Weight 586g, weaning survival rate of 90% or more; 90 days old body weight 1686g; 180 days old body weight 3510g, body length with chest circumference were 46.5cm, 35.73cm; adult body weight was 4043.5g, body length and chest circumference were 50.59cm, respectively 36.85cm. The results showed that Venus Rex rabbits had strong fertility, and the survival rate of pups was high. The growth and development were fast and the body weight at 180 days reached the superior standard. The size of adult size had reached or exceeded the legal system and the German Lex rabbits.

Key words Venus Lex rabbits Growth and development

The Venus Lex rabbit is a hybrid of a Chinese Lex rabbit and a French line, a German line, and a U.S. Lex rabbit, and has been selected after eight years of breeding. Since Lance, due to the lack of systematic breeding, Chinese Lex rabbits have a deteriorating trend, mainly due to slow growth and small size, resulting in a low rate of superior grades for commercial rabbit skin, which seriously affects the economy of Lex rabbit breeding industry. benefit. After breeding, Venus Rex rabbits had significantly improved growth and development characteristics compared to the original Chinese Lex rabbits. To this end, our group has studied the growth and development characteristics of Jinlixi rabbits, and now the research status is described as follows:

1 Materials and Methods

1.1 Determination of rabbit population

The task force investigated the breeding of the Leks rabbit population at the Venus Lex Co., Ltd. field of excellence, and collated and statistically analyzed the relevant data.

1.2 Feeding Management

The test rabbits were housed in single cages (young rabbits were raised in small groups) and they were weaned at 35 years of age. The feed is self-produced pellets, free to feed, fed 4 times a day, pellets and green feed alternate feeding, nipple drinker automatic drinking water; rabbithouse cleaning work is routinely carried out, set Sri Lanka disinfection. The particle formulation is shown in Table 1.

Table 1 concentrate supplement formula

Raw material ratio (%)

Nutritional level

Corn 27.0

DE ( MJ/kg ) 11.67

Maipi 22.0

CP (%) 17.82

Soybean meal 20.4

CF (%) 11.57

Fishmeal 2.0

Ca (%) 0.92

Hay powder 22.0

P (%) 0.5

Methionine 0.1

Methionine (%) 0.61

Salt 0.5

Lysine (%) 0.89

Bone meal 0.5

Stone powder 0.5

Additive Premix 1.0

1.3 Research Methods

The test rabbits were weighed at birth, 21 days, 35 days, 90 days, 180 days and adult weights. Weigh it out before feeding in the morning. 180-day body measurement. Randomly measured 30, male and female half. The body weight was weighed using a 100.5 kg table scale, and the body length and chest circumference were measured with a 100 cm long soft tape.

2 Results and Analysis

2.1 Reproductive performance

Growth and weaning survival rate of pups (Table 2)

Table 2 Reproductive performance (Unit: only, g, %)

Measuring the number of nests

Nests are littered

Birth weight

21 days old body weight

35 days old body weight

Weaning survival rate

150

8.02 1.80

447.2 25.34

2660.3 54.2

586 21.4

90

From Table 2, it can be seen that Venus Lex has a high fertility, with 212.5 days of body weight of 332.5 g, indicating that the lactation performance of the female rabbit is good, the growth and development of the pups is fast, and the survival rate of weaning is high.

2.2 Growth of rabbits at each age (Table 3)

Table 3 Growth weights of growing rabbits at each age (Units: g, g, %)

project

Only a few

Age

35

90

180

adult

Cumulative growth

586 21.4

1686 59.6

3510.0 87.1

4043.5 160.75

Absolute growth

16.74 2.3

20 1.7

20.26 1.43

9.3 1.1

Relative growth

340.05

187.7

51.9

13.2

Table 3 shows that from the age of 35 days to 180 days of age, Venus Rex rabbits grew faster before 90 days of age (a daily gain of about 20 g, and the growth intensity was 187.7%), and the growth intensity was 90 days later. Significant decline (51.9% and 13.2% for 180-days, adults, respectively).

2.3 Measurement results of 180 days, adult weight and body measurements (Table 4)

Table 4 Body weight and body measurements (Units: only, g, %)

age

gender

Only a few

body weight

Body length

bust

180 days old

♂

15

3531.0 51.7

47.3 1.54

36.21 1.49

♀

15

3489.0 49.6

45.7 1.67

35.25 1.61

♂+♀

30

3510.0 87.1

46.5 2.3

35.73 1.52

adult

♂

30

3980 109.3

49.56 1.38

36.42 1.24

♀

30

4107 216.2

51.62 1.53

37.28 1.08

♂+♀

60

4043.5 160.75

50.59 1.44

36.85 1.12

It can be seen from Table 4 that the Venus Lex rabbit has reached the superior standard of body weight and body size at the age of 6 months, and the average adult weight is about 4.0 kg. Its body size is comparable to the German and French Lex rabbits.

3 Discussion

3.1 The breeding performance of Venus Rex rabbits has been significantly improved compared with before breeding (incidence of births increased by 0.52, 35-day-old weaning weight increased by 73 g, weaning survival rate increased by 5%), indicating that Venus Rex rabbits have Good reproductive performance.

3.2 Compared with the existing domestic Lex rabbits, the growth intensity of the rabbits from weaning to 6 months old Venus Lex is significantly greater. The current domestic level, 6-month-old body weight in the 2.5-3.0kg, and Venus Lexus rabbit has reached 4.04 kg, indicating that at this time when the market, Venus Lex rabbit skin grade should be significantly higher than the domestic general level.

3.3 The size of the original Chinese Lex is small (about 3.0kg) and the quality of the coat is degraded. The adult weight of the selected Venus Rex rabbit is significantly increased, from the original 3.0kg to about 4.0kg, and some more than 5.01kg. Its coat quality also improved significantly, and hereditary stability. In view of the fact that the size of the rabbit is more than 5.0kg, the coat has a tendency to become sparse. In the future, when Venus Lexus first breeds, it will no longer pursue the pursuit of "special size".

Based on the above, it can be seen that Venus Lexus has strong reproductive ability, high survival rate, and large body size that has reached or exceeded the level of introduced rabbits. It is a superior new breed of Lex rabbits in China.

main reference

1. Rabbit Industry Branch of China Animal Husbandry Association, Quality Evaluation Standard for Rex rabbits, 2003

2. Rabbit Industry Branch of China Animal Husbandry Association, Technical Specification for Rex Rabbit Selection, 2003

3. Xiao Chaoeng et al., Studies on the Growth and Development Characteristics of Chinese White Rabbits, China Rabbit Culture Magazine, 1996(4)

4. Jiangsu Provincial Local Standard (DB32/T—2003), Breeding Rabbits

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