Raising Better Rabbits & Cavies

Chapters

• 1 1: The ARBA History p.4
• 2 1: History & Goals of ARBA Research & Development p.9
• 3 1: The Future of ARBA & Domestic Rabbits p.11
• 4 2: Rabbit Clubs: ARBA, National, State, Local p.14
• 5 2: National and Local Club Sweepstakes p.16
• 6 2: Fair Shows & How They Are Different p.16
• 7 2: Registration & Grand Champion Programs p.17
• 8 2: ARBA Contests p.20
• 9 2: ARBA Youth Opportunities p.21
• 10 2: ARBA Youth Scholarship Foundation p.22
• 11 2: ARBA Youth Scholarship p.23
• 12 2: Rabbits in Canada p.23
• 13 2: Rabbits in Other Places Around the World p.24
• 14 3: Getting Started p.28
• 15 3: The Impact of Legislation on Rabbit Raising p.29
• 16 3: Goals for Sound Management p.29
• 17 3: Choice of Breed p.32
• 18 3: Look for Good Type p.32
• 19 3: Fur Considerations When Choosing Your Breed p.34
• 20 3: Basic Handling of Rabbits p.36
• 21 3: To Strike a Pose p.36
• 22 4: Taxonomy of the Rabbit p.42
• 23 4: Breeds of Rabbits p.43
• 24 5: The Evolution of Rabbit Equipment p.76
• 25 5: Rabbitry Construction and Housing p.78
• 26 5: Caging & Housing p.78
• 27 5: Time Saving Equipment Set Ups p.81
• 28 5: Water – The Key Nutrient p.84
• 29 5: Nest Boxes p.87
• 30 5: Fly Control in the Rabbitry p.88
• 31 6: Feed p.91
• 32 6: Nutrition of the Domestic Rabbit p.92
• 33 6: Rabbit Nutrition p.92
• 34 6: Energy p.93
• 35 6: Anatomy of the Rabbit's Digestive System p.94
• 36 6: The Philosophy of Conditioning Rabbits for Show p.97
• 37 6: Coprophagy – Cecotrophy p.100
• 38 6: Variation in the Types of Hay p.101
• 39 6: Ammonia Inhibitors p.103
• 40 6: Probiotics p.104
• 41 6: Functions of Protein, Energy, Fiber in Rabbit Ration p.105
• 42 6: Fixed Formula vs. Least Cost Formula Feed p.107
• 43 7: Breeding Techniques & General Care p.109
• 44 7: Gestation Table for Rabbits p.110
• 45 7: Sexing p.110
• 46 7: Methods of Pregnancy Diagnosis p.111
• 47 7: Pre & Post Natal Care for Does & Kits p.113
• 48 7: Line Breeding Chart & Interpretation p.115
• 49 7: Coat Color Genetics for the Brave p.117
• 50 8: Selecting & Culling Show Rabbits p.125
• 51 8: Conditioning Rabbits p.126
• 52 8: Producing and Conditioning Show Rabbits p.128
• 53 8: Food Fur Thought p.130
• 54 8: Remember, Angoras Need to be Groomed p.132
• 55 9: Records p.136
• 56 9: Permanent Identification p.136
• 57 9: The Gentle Art of Tattooing p.138
• 58 9: Rabbitry Records p.140
• 59 9: Record Keeping p.141
• 60 10: There's No Business Like Show Business p.150
• 61 10: Entering a Sanctioned Show p.151
• 62 10: Traveling & Moving with Rabbits p.154
• 63 10: The ARBA Convention & Show p.155
• 64 10: Fair & Livestock Exhibitions p.157
• 65 10: Our Judging System p.159
• 66 10: Show Etiquette p.160
• 67 11: Rabbits as Teaching Tools for Kids p.162
• 68 11: Meat Pens – Tips for Success p.164
• 69 11: Meat Pens p.165
• 70 12: Overlap Between Commercial & Fancy Rabbit Raising p.169
• 71 12: Commercial Rabbit Raising p.170
• 72 12: Worms & Rabbits p.173
• 73 12: Rabbitry Waste Made Profitable p.175
• 74 12: The Angora Wool Rabbit p.176
• 75 12: Have Fun p.177
• 76 13: Living With a Companion Rabbit p.179
• 77 13: Pet Rabbit Facts p.180
• 78 13: Training Your House Rabbit p.182
• 79 13: Before You Leap – Be Responsible p.183
• 80 14: Rabbit Anatomy p.186
• 81 14: Rabbit Health & Disease Problems p.188
• 82 14: Isolation & Quarantine for Disease Prevention & Control p.199
• 83 14: Foreign Animal Diseases p.202
• 84 14: Viral Hemorrhagic Disease p.204
• 85 14: Myxomatosis p.205
• 86 SECTION 15: Cavies p.208