08/10/2021
We Are Your Rabbitry Record Keeping Partner!
Why Keep Records of Your Rabbits?
Good records are essential to raising quality rabbits. Which doe is the best producer, who do I breed with who, which litters grow the fastest, when is it time to retire my buck? The answers to all these questions and more can be answered by accurate records.
Rabbitry records are the core of your operation. You will reach your breeding goals much faster if you make decisions based on fact and track record rather than feelings or whims. Any action involving the breeding program needs to be noted. Nothing is worse than forgetting to give a doe a nest box and going to your rabbits in the morning and finding dead, ice cold babies on the floor.
Keeping accurate records is vital to your breeding program no matter why you are breeding. The only way to know how well you’re doing is to keep good records. Tracking the results will help you to know which does are the best producers, which kindle the largest kits, etc. This will allow you to eliminate the poor producers, keep the offspring from best producers as replacement stock, and fine tune your herd. Keep track of your litter sizes and how often your does are bred. Keep records on conception rate, litter size, number of kits weaned, and rate of gain. Compare this data to your management practices to see what seems to work well, and which of your rabbits produce the best.
Breeding records are especially important. Whenever you breed a doe you should immediately record the date bred and the due date (use the gestation chart to calculate that easily), and also which buck you bred her to. When she kindles write down the date, how many kits she has, how many were born alive or dead, how many survived to weaning, the date you weaned, and the weights at weaning.
Here at Rabbitry Philippines, we offer you a convenient way to do your record keeping and focus more on the your rabbitry business. It is a web based record keeping platfor that generates a permanent QR code for the lifetime of your rabbit. It is both accessible over PC or smartphones as long as you have internet connection.To get started, we offer a FREE TRIAL for you to decide and get a feel of our system. Please visit our website www.rabbitry.com.ph to get started.