Title: (Optional) Describe management practices and breeds of rabbits used for meat production.
Course: Small Animal Care I (18102-18) > Section: Caring for and Managing Rabbits

Description should include

- local, state, federal regulations
- equipment and housing requirements
- management practices used in raising rabbits for meat
- breeds used for meat production
- nutritional value of rabbit meat
- vaccination program for meat rabbits.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the difference between hares and jackrabbits?
- What are the four types of rabbit fur?
- What are the uses of rabbits?
- What is the nutritional value of rabbit meat?
- What practices are used for raising meat rabbits?
- Why are rabbits vaccinated for myxomatosis and viral hemorrhagic disease (VHD)?