Synopses & Reviews
Completely revised Garden Way Publishing Classic on raising rabbits.
* Contains the most recent how-to information for successfully raising rabbits on a small to semicommercial scale.
* All new information on feeding, housing, medication, breeding, showing, and selling.
* Contains all the basics, experienced solutions, modern techniques, from inspecting the litter to ARBA registration system.
* Includes updated product information and equipment lists.
Description
Bibliography: p. 165-166.
About the Author
Rabbit enthusiast Bob Bennett has written six books, including Bob Bennett's Guide to Winning Rabbit Shows, Raising Rabbits Successfully, and Storey's Raising Rabbits the Modern Way. Besides writing many articles for newspapers and magazines, Bob has been editor of Rabbits magazine, contributing editor to Countryside magazine, and founder of Domestic Rabbit magazine. He has appeared on NBC-TV's Today Show for a feature on rabbits, and has spoken on rabbits to commercial producers, feed companies, and fanciers, and is past director of the American Rabbit Breeders' Association. Bob lives in Shelburne, Vermont, and is vice president of corporate communications for Howard Bancorp and the Howard Bank.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Why Start?
2 The Right Rabbit
3 The Right Foundation Stock
4 Housing and Equipment
5 Feeding Rabbits Right
6 Managing Rabbits Right
7 Selling Rabbits the Modern Way
8 Rabbits and the Home Garden
9 Problems
10 On to the Rabbit Shows!
11 Rabbit Associations
12 The Future of the Rabbit Industry
13 Cooking Rabbit the Modern Way
Afterword
Reading about Rabbits
Suggested Additional Reading
Equipment Suppliers
Glossary
Hutch Plans
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