Rabbit breeding as a business: profit, profitability and income

• Shads
• cells Aft workshop
• Slaughterhouse and refrigerators

1. Small financial costs for starting a business.
2. High fecundity, which does not require the purchase of young stock.
3. Minimum documents for the organization.
4. Low maintenance costs.
5. The high cost of meat.
6. Wide sales opportunity.
7. Low competition.
8. Getting additional income from the sale of skins and manure.

Disadvantages:

1. The downside in rabbit breeding is exposure to infectious diseases and, at the same time, high mortality.
2. Strict sanitary requirements for care and breeding.
3. Registration of relevant documents.

Visual layout of the rabbit farm

Legal aspects of the organization

Which is better to arrange - a personal part-time farm, individual entrepreneurship or a farm?

Any type of activity must be executed and taxes paid. It is clear that if there are 20-30 rabbits in the farm, then this is not necessary for own consumption and registration. The choice of form depends on the number of animals and how many employees in the farm. We will understand more in the forms of registration:

1. LPH( personal subsidiary farm).
2. PI( Individual Entrepreneurship).
3. KFH( peasant farm).

LPH

Ideal for novice businessman. Starting with a personal farm on your land, you have many opportunities for development. P When managing such a form of production, taxes are not paid, but for conducting business activities, a certificate of land availability must be provided. Sales of meat through the markets and their friends.

What gives the design of IP?

With this form, you can open your retail outlet for the sale of meat. And also provide them with other outlets. The entrepreneur is obliged to pay tax. On this matter, you should contact your local tax office for clarification, because the legislation on this matter is constantly changing.

Including required:

1. Certificate for the farm.
2. Get GOST-R declaration.
3. Issue a phytosanitary certificate.

If there is no accounting knowledge, then you will need to hire a specialist to keep records. Therefore, it is better to register entrepreneurship for large production volumes.

Farm

Performs any kind of agricultural activity. It is similar to business, with the exception of a few points:

• may have several farm managers with equal rights;
• does not require statutory and constituent documents.

Be prepared to solve problems yourself.

Hence the conclusion, if you do not have production on an industrial scale, then at first it is better to dwell on the design of a private farm.

Content of rabbits in

pens Form of taxation

For the agricultural sector, two forms of taxation. This is a simplified view, where revenues are minus expenses and Unified Agricultural. Which one is more convenient for you, you can ask advice from a person engaged in accounting activities. Because it depends on the form of activity, on the number of employees and on the volume of production.

When registering, you will be assigned an OKVED code with an encoding - A.01.25.2.This means: breeding rabbits and fur animals in a farm. This code does not include meat and animal skins obtained from hunting or catching.

How to start breeding animals from scratch?

Any business begins with the study of the theory. Learn everything related to breeding rabbits: reproduction, housing conditions, feeding, disease, and much more. Ask for advice from experienced rabbit breeders. To study the instructions for drugs, such as Solikoksu.

Consider which cages will contain animals. What kind of food they can get. On what land will the complex be located. Just read about all the breeds of rabbits and think about which one you prefer it will work. Explore the market.

The best breeds for breeding

Breeds for breeding are best to choose those that can endure our Russian climate and are not particularly demanding to conditions. In this case, the occupation of the rabbit will be beneficial.

Rabbit breeds for breeding are divided into:

• meat;
• meat and skin;
• downy.

There are decorative rabbits, but they are kept as pets.

Selection of rabbit breeds for breeding

1. Meat breed.

Fast-growing rabbits. They gain maximum weight by six months. With enough care by 4 months the carcass can be from 2 to 3 kg.

1. Meat - skin.

Rabbits where you can get and skin, and meat.

1. Downy.

Rabbits with beautiful soft down that many people use to make clothes.

Flandre

Refers to meat breed. These rabbits are the largest. The body length reaches 70 cm. The mass of an adult individual reaches 10 kg. For breeding the remaining large meat breeds used exactly Flandrov.

Rabbits have large, wide ears. Strong, muscular body. Gentle, soft meat. The color of the fur is similar to a kangaroo or beaver. Flanders' are popular with breeders because of their balanced and calm nature.

Rabbits of breed flandr

But this breed has its drawbacks. They need large cages, but are better kept in cages. Eat a lot of feed. Late-ripe rabbits. Often have difficulties in childbirth. But if they create decent conditions, it is quite possible to breed for income.

New Zealand

Refers to meat. The average weight of these animals is up to 5 kg. Pure white. Compact torso with well developed muscles. Small head with erect ears. Developed backbone. Carcass thick without excess fat.

Rabbits of this breed are fertile and milky. They are ways to feed up to 12 babies. Rabbits grow quickly and in 3 months can weigh up to 3 kg. As there is thick wool on the sole of the paws, the content on the net is possible. Calm and balanced.

New Zealand rabbits

Baran

Refers to meat. Breed got the name thanks to the long, lop-eared ears. Large breed. Body length up to 70 cm. Weight 7-8 kg. Velvet skin of different shades. Downed, strong body. Wonderful taste of meat. Late rabbit late. Bring on 9 rabbits. Calm down. Requires regular care of the ears.

Meat products also include:

• - white giant;
• - gray giant;
• - Californian.

Breed of rabbit ram

White

A popular representative of downy breed. Different color: white, black and blue. The average weight is 4 kg. Body length 55 cm. Bring 7 rabbits. Pooh combed from 700 g to 1000 g.

White breed of rabbits

Angora

Body weight 3 kg. The bunny rabbit brings up to 6 rabbits. They grow slowly. Contained mostly at home. Require maximum care for the skin. A cheerful, playful character.

Angora rabbit

Black brown

Refers to meat and skin sand. They have a beautiful skin and tasty, tender meat. Hardy rabbits. The bunny rabbit brings up to 8 rabbits, which have active growth.

Black-brown rabbits

Butterfly

They have an interesting color. On a white background are specks like the wings of butterflies. The specks of various shades: blue, yellow, black and gray. Highly Fertile Rabbits. Excellent for keeping in the Russian climate. Beautiful skin and tasty meat.

Rabbit Butterfly Breed

Soviet

First of all they have a beautiful blue-gray skin. Growing fast. Bring 8 rabbits. Weight of adults from 5-8 kg.

Soviet rabbit breed

Arranging a place of detention

In rabbit breeding there are several ways of keeping:

1. Patching.
2. Cellular.
3. Shedovy.
4. According to the Mikhailov system.

And now about each method in more detail.
Patching method of keeping the most ancient. This is a method more close to natural conditions and has its pros and cons. The advantages of this method are:

• arrangement of the pit from available materials;
• when starting several families in it, we get a large, healthy offspring;
• increases ripening;
• rare pit cleaning;
• getting healthy animals at the expense of their active lifestyle;
• no animal health problems;
• saves space, up to 200 individuals are possible in a 2 * 2 pit.

With all its advantages patching content has its drawbacks:

• infections spread to all animals;
• cleaning of a hole difficult process;
• is better not to breed large breeds and valuable fur in the pits;
• close relationship, animals shrink over time;
• catch animal is difficult.

However, with the right approach to the arrangement of the pit, it is possible to use this method for breeding pets.

Standard pit:
Choosing a dry place without close ground water. For 200 animals, a hole of 2 * 2 m is suitable. We dig at least 1.5 m deep. This is due to the fact that the animals dig horizontal minks and can dig a passage to the surface. To prevent this from happening, the walls should be reinforced with a grid, brick or slate. One wall remains open. There will be nests in it. To start the mink from the bottom of 20 cm, make a recess.

At the bottom pour a layer of sand at 20 cm, and equip the top with a grid or slatted floor. Cover with straw or sawdust and clean once a week.

Above the pit, it is desirable to make a roof. To prevent it from overheating, do not cover it with metal sheets. Be sure to make a pipe for air circulation.

In the winter, arrange artificial lighting. Equip drinkers and feeders so that animals have enough space for everyone. Finally, fence the place with a fence.

Organization of a pit for rabbits

The cellular method is the most popular among rabbit breeders. The side and rear walls are made of wooden planks. Ceiling, floor and doors tightened with a grid. In cold climates, cells are made portable. During cold weather, they are transferred to sheds or any insulated room.

It is possible to install in several rows on each other. There are single and two sections. Two-section is used for rabbits, where one compartment is breeding, the second - aft.

Standard single-cell size:

• length - 110 cm;
• width - 60 cm;
• height - 60 cm.

Two-section:

• length - 150 cm;
• width - 60 cm;
• height - 60 cm.

Fattening youngsters contain up to 3 m in cages. Tight landings are not recommended. The smaller the animals in the cage, the higher the gain.

Rabbit Cell Content

The content in sheds is an improved cell content. Cells placed in a row equipped with devices that facilitate the care of animals. Sheds arrange in one, two or three tiers on both sides of the aisle.

Arrange retractable trays for quick cleaning of cells. Along the aisle, manure is taken out on carts or removed mechanically. Arranged autodrinkers. Trough with a gradual feed.

Thus, there are from several tens to several thousand animals. Shed maintenance in most cases is used by farmers and large farms. Depending on the climate, the sheds are arranged under sheds or in closed rooms with ventilation.

Shedding system

According to the Mikhailov system. The system was developed by Academician Mikhailov. This method allows you to grow rabbits in special mini - farms. It is intended for raising rabbits on an industrial scale. They may contain a large livestock. At the same time serve them three - four people.

According to this method, animals are kept in outdoor conditions on rabbit farms. Everything you need is in the mini farm. It is warm in the cold, cool in the heat. Animals around the clock provided with water and food.

Animals gain weight quickly and are completely healthy. They are also called Mikhailov's accelerators. Do not confuse - the accelerator is not a breed, but a rabbit raised by a special method. The cost system, because the high cost of cells, but if you make them yourself, the costs are reduced. Using the system allows you to increase the speed three times. Next, let's see how to make cages for rabbits with your own hands, drawings by Mikhailov.

Mikhailov's System

How to make a cage according to the Mikhailov method with your own hands according to a size drawing?

Farm consists of several compartments. It includes:

• - nest;
• - for young;
• - hood;
• - heating for the socket;
• - feeders;
• - drinkers.

Mikhailov

system diagram The cell is built in several tiers:

The first tier is a stand. She relies on four racks. Racks are made of strong bars. The bars of the upper tiers consist of bars.

The stand frame is fitted to support the structure. It has offices for electrical equipment and tool storage. It also has a ladder and a keg for faeces. It is better to collect it from a material that does not rust. Below are drawings of the cage for rabbits with dimensions according to the Mikhailov method.

Mikhailov system drawing

The middle tier is located on the stand. It is intended for walking the animals and the maternity ward. With the help of racks tier rests on the stand. Dimensions racks 2 * 10 cm. On the east side of the hole is covered with a grid. In the grid is a window of 250 * 250 mm. At this level there is a trap for control and jigging, as well as a shelter.

The farm is divided into several sections. Bunker feeder and avtopilok located in the compartment for walking. The slit 20 * 30 cm is made from below. She leads into pitched mines. Rejected 100 mm to the right. This is combined with the lower compartment on the first floor. The flooring is inclined at 45 °.From rats there is a protection from metal strips.

At the bottom are filled with slats 2 * 45 cm. The pockets fall into the gaps and the cage is always clean.

The design provides a pipe for ventilation. Due to this, gases do not accumulate inside.

A door has been made in the nest compartment that folds down. When it is open, it turns out the table for working with kids. In this compartment is a solid floor. It is slightly lower in level. Exterior walls are insulated. Laz is closed with a view from the south.

Since the queen cell is removable, there are gaps on the sides. So that animals do not penetrate this hole, they are covered with plates. A damper that obstructs the nest is better to make a metal one. The door is made of wood.

At the top tier there are growing rabbits. For the male made a separate section. She stands for the frame.

A water tank is placed between the compartments on the front wall. Moisture enters it automatically from other tanks that are located outside on the wall of the walking area. In order to keep the water warm during the cold, the boiler is heated.

Near the trough there is a bunker feeder. Added utilizer to it. When rabbits rake hay, crumbs are poured into it. Crumbs can be used again. Top trough folding. When you need to put another portion of feed, it opens.

For hay and root vegetables, feeders are located between floors. Heavy feed cover is pushed down.

Complicated design, but having built one by yourself, the rest will be easy to do. After you try it in your work, transfer the rest of the animals to such cells. Indeed, in such cells it is easy to work with animals, and they in turn feel great.

Let's talk more about the organization of the rabbit farm.

Farm Organization

For its construction does not need any special permission. The main thing is the availability of a plot of land and a ready business plan with calculations. It is important that this site is located at some distance from residential buildings, ask the local authorities about this. With that - this applies to farms, and not the household for 10-20 heads.

Choose a place for the farm on a hill or with a slope. After clearing the entire plot, it must be asphalted or concreted. Just make a system of water drainage.

By the way, it’s worth remembering that rabbits can be sick. And you need to know the causes of bloating in the rabbits, the symptoms of myxomatosis and coccidiosis.

In order to receive about 1000 carcasses of meat per year, the area of ​​the farm will be about 1000 square meters of land. What to place on the site:

1. Shed - 3 pcs( 360 sq.m).
2. Aft workshops with mandatory access by car to it( 200 square meters).
3. Sheds where inventory and building materials are stored( 50 sq.m).
4. Room for slaughterhouse and refrigerators( 50 sq.m.).
5. Dump( 30 sqm).
6. Passages for mini tractors.

Sheds

Using Sheds saves time on maintenance and building materials. Install two tiers of cells. On the back walls make windows 20 * 100 cm.

• length 20 m;
• height 2 m 40 cm;
• aisle width 1 m 40 cm.

Schematic drawing of a shed for rabbits

cells The cells in the sizes given below, then separated for males, females and young.

• length 1m 30 cm;
• width 70 cm;
• front wall height 55 cm;
• rear wall height 40 cm.

The slope of the roof is made for ease of manure. Such pallets do for all tiers.

When fabricating cells, use a galvanized wire mesh with a mesh size of 18 * 18, 20 * 20, 16 * 48 mm.

Mesh haystacks are installed between the cells. Drinkers and feeders are installed under the manger. For females, the cells are divided into nesting and aft compartment.

60 cells are placed in such a shed. During the year it is possible to grow 400 or more heads of young stock.

Aft Workshop

On the farm you will need a feed factory. In this room are stored feed, grain and grain crusher. You can also put a granulator and prepare feed with your own hands.

Separately put a shed for storage of inventory and building materials.

Slaughterhouse and Refrigerators

Massive slaughter easier to do in special rooms. Therefore, at the farm, put the slaughterhouse. It is better if you attach it to a room with refrigerators. The slaughterhouse should be equipped with blood and the stove. The furnace will be required for burning waste( legs, heads, entrails, and unnecessary skins).Thus, a continuous process takes place: slaughtering, cutting, packaging and freezing. How to score a rabbit, read a separate article.

Slaughterhouse on

rabbit farm

Manure Reservoir Do not forget about manure. Equip a manure pit on the farm. It should be in the farthest corner. As far as possible from rabbits and slaughter. The walls of the pit should be concreted. The depth of the pit is at least 3 m. The length is arbitrary.

And now consider the complete business - the process of breeding rabbits.

Since we breed rabbits for meat, we also choose breeds for meat. Not bad, but even such breeds are successfully divorced and paid off: white giant, gray giant, silver or black-brown, flanders, Soviet chinchilla, Californian, butterfly, ram, and there are several other breeds.

With proper care for 3-4 months carcass weight from 2-3 kg. Early and prolific breeds. Soviet chinchilla wonderful mother. The character is calm and capable of taking strangers.

Purchase farm animals from reputable farms. If you can visit the agricultural exhibition, where you can choose a supplier.

Young when buying should be vaccinated against infectious diseases. Since rabbits are stressful animals, they need to be supplied with antidepressants or with vitamin B6, which acts as an antidepressant, when they are transported without problems.

How to organize farm feeding?

If someone thinks that it is possible to feed rabbits with one hay and grass, it is deeply mistaken. To succeed in the business, they need a complete feed and without feeding with grain-fed feed, it will not work.

Rabbit food intake, daily dose in grams:

Main livestock:

1. Meadow grass - 1500;
2. Legumes - 1200;
3. Branches - 600;
4. Plant beet 200;
5. Cabbage leaves( should be given with caution) 600;
6. Carrots 600;
7. Fodder beet 200;
8. Sugar Beet 600;
9. Turnip 400;
10. Boiled potatoes 400;
11. Raw Potato 150;
12. Silo 300;
13. Hay 300;
14. Cereal Grain 150;
15. Bean grains 50;
16. Oilseeds 20;
17. Bran 100;
18. Oilcake 100;
19. Meat and bone meal 15;
20. Salt 2.5;
21. Chalk 2.

Try to adhere to these standards. Overfeeding animals should not be.

To make it easier to navigate how much feed you need per year, see the following figures, kg.

Organization of the process of feeding rabbits

To females and males during the rest period:

1. concentrates 3.50;
2. Hay 1.20;
3. root vegetables 3.25;
4. green feed 4.50.

To females and males in the equine period:

1. concentrates 4.20;
2. hay 1.50;
3. root vegetables 3.8;
4. green feed 5.6.

Female sukrolnaya:

1. concentrates 17;
2. Hay 6;
3. root vegetables 16;
4. green fodder 23.

Nursing female:

1. concentrates 62;
2. Hay 21;
3. root vegetables 57;
4. green feed 83.

Youngsters 45-120:

1. concentrates 10;
2. hay 3.20;
3. root crops 12.

In the morning hours, the animals are given out succulent and green fodder. For lunch and evening - concentrates. Drinking fresh water should be constantly.

Breeding rabbits

Breeding rabbits is an important process in rabbit breeding. Spend it according to the scheme. In the sheds, the upper tier is occupied by females and one male. In the rest of the cells, the young are seated.

Each rabbit gives 3 around: in spring, summer and autumn. It turns out about 25 kids. Rabbits under the female sit up to two months of age. A total of 300 heads are fed to fattening. Consider that waste for one reason or another is inevitable. They are freely placed in the remaining cells.

Reproduction of rabbits

3 sheds of 60 cells in total 3 * 300 = 900 heads per year.

There is no sense to keep breeding stock for pure breeding. The output is expensive content. Simply buy a few heads of young stock for livestock repair.

Saving feed

Fattening rabbits with purchased feed, as you understand, is expensive. It is impossible to grow grain. To reduce the rate of feeding can not be. Therefore, it is better to produce feed independently.

To do this, grain crusher and granulator will be used. Rabbit pellets are eaten willingly.

Several recipes for granules. Option for all:

• oats, wheat 30;
• barley, corn 45;
• wheat bran 12;
• cake 12;
• chalk 0.5;
• salt 0.5.

Option for young:

• oats, wheat 40;
• barley, corn 45;
• cake 8;
• meat and bone meal 6;
• fish meal 6;
• chalk 0.5;
• salt 0.5.

Option for all:

• oats, wheat 31;
• barley, corn 32;
• wheat bran 15;
• cake 15;
• meat and bone meal 3;
• fish meal 3;
• yeast hydrolysis 2;
• bone meal 1;
• salt 1.

Also hay harvesting brings great savings. But silage and cultivation of root crops is unrealistic. Therefore, they are better to buy.

Try to mechanize manual labor. Buying a minitractor will greatly facilitate manual labor. On it you can bring food to the Swedes, as well as remove manure. Adjust the automatic water supply.

Rabbit Feed

Rabbit Maintenance and

Vaccination To avoid various diseases, rabbits need to be provided with good housing conditions.

The cells should be clean and dry. If the cells are wooden, lime whitewashing every six months is desirable. Before entering the shed, make a square indentation and pour lime into it too, so that visitors can pass over this lime. This will disinfect the shoe.

Vaccination is required to avoid mass extinction of livestock from infectious diseases. At this time, developed a comprehensive vaccine for UHD and myxomatosis. Such a vaccine is given in spring to adults, and young animals are vaccinated every three months.

Implementation of home rabbit

Of course, everyone is interested in the implementation of meat. To begin, treat and offer rabbit to your friends, acquaintances and relatives. If they like it, do not doubt some rabbit will go off with a bang. Rabbit meat is delicious kebabs and baked rabbit with champignons is delicious. This creates its own customer base.

What to do next? It's simple: all sorts of ads. It is important that the price is not expensive, but reasonable for people.

The sale of meat from the yard does not require permits. But if you take dealers, you need a veterinary certificate.

You can try to offer restaurants. But since they do not prepare rabbit in Russian restaurants, they will most likely refuse you. Then you can do so, offer the chef to prepare a dish of rabbit and give him a couple of pieces. If this works, then you will have an established sales channel. But, then you need a few permits.

Sales and sales of rabbit

You can open your own outlet or offer your goods to stores, wholesalers or supermarkets. But the fact is that 1000 heads per year or 2000 kg of meat is a small volume. Annual issuance of documents will eat most of the profits.

To resolve this issue, go directly to the point of sale and decide it individually. Large suppliers to such points deliver their products at extremely low prices .But they have huge volumes. And in the end you can go broke.

Business profitability in the presence of a business plan

The amount of the initial investment will be different for each. Because the cost of building materials in all regions is different. And then, maybe you already have, let's say a tractor, or some kind of equipment. And someone will start from scratch.

List of rabbits needed for breeding:

1. Building materials:

- galvanized profile;

- galvanized mesh;

- roofing materials;

- lumber.

1. Land:

- it is better to arrange for rent, it is cheaper.

1. Improvement:

- storm sewer;

- water drainage;

- asphalt or concrete;

1. Consumption for construction:

- construction team;

1. Required equipment:

- mini-tractor;

- grain crusher;

- granulator;

- refrigerators.

1. Rabbits:

- at least 50 heads.

1. Inventory:

- feeders;

- drinkers.

Annual consumption of rabbit cultivation on the mini-farm

The number of feed eaten per year by one production unit multiplied by the cost of feed. To this amount, add the amount of other expenses: paperwork, fuel and so on. We get the annual amount of expenses per unit of production.

On a farm consisting of 3 sheds, there are 42 production units. That is, 14 females in each step. Now multiply by 42 the amount of annual consumption( say 2000 rubles).The annual consumption in this way will amount to 84,000 rubles. But as you know, without any additional costs does not happen, so we add to this amount a bit. Get 100 000 rubles.

Small Rabbit

Calculation of income

The production unit is 50 kg of meat( 25 older rabbits * 2 kg).For most people, it’s not the taste of the product that is important, but its cost, so we’ll supply it about 200 rubles. Now 200 * 50 = 10,000 rubles. It is derived from one production unit.

Now 10,000 need to subtract 2000 and we get a net profit. That is 8,000 rubles. This amount must be multiplied by 42 and it will be 336 000 rubles of net profit per year. We divide by 12 months and we get that monthly at 30,000 rubles. Judge for yourself - a good salary.

You can get such a salary paying only 4-5 hours of time to a mini farm. Agree to keep rabbits favorably and create a farm from scratch is not so difficult. Moreover, if you want more, you only need to increase the population. When the system will be on stream, you can think about industrial production.

As you can see, the business of breeding rabbits is quite profitable. Growing rabbits is fast and all costs pay off in a year.