Raising Rabbits for Meat
Nonfiction
Science and technics
Technology & engineering
Agronomy, agriculture
Animal husbandry
Sustainable sgriculture
Business & economics
Home-based Businesses
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- Rabbits are one of the most sustainable, nutritious meat sources available
- This book provides the basic information to begin a home rabbitry, whether as a source of food for the family or a market product
- Raising Rabbits for Meat contains information on the history of the domestic rabbit, breeding, housing, and harvesting, and provides the tools to help you succeed
- Rabbits are quiet, thus able to be raised in a variety of locations, and with proper management, can succeed in a variety of climates
- Rabbits require less space and infrastructure than many other species of livestock, and can provide a steady source of meat for a family
- Callene is the Senior Zookeeper, Children’s Farms, Sedgwick County Zoo and writes for Grit Magazine
- Eric is the owner/operator of the Rare Hare Barn, the largest heritage- breed meat rabbit enterprise in the country
- Eric and Callene won the 2011 Bixby-Sponenberg Conservation Award for their work with heritage rabbits and both are involved in The Livestock Conservancy
- Intended audience: People wanting to start a small rabbitry for home use; people wanting to market a few fryers to supplement income, homesteaders, DIYers
Book details
Publication date
October 30, 2018
Publisher
Page count
192
ISBN
9781771422789