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      © J.I. McNitt 2013. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronically, mechanically, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owners.

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library, London, UK.

       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Rabbit production / James I. McNitt … [et al.]. – 9th ed.

      p. cm.

      Includes index.

      ISBN 978-1-78064-011-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-78064-012-9 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Rabbits. I. McNitt, J. I. (James I.)

      SF453.R225 2013

      636.932’2--dc23

      2012024124

      ISBN-13: 9781 78064 011 2 (Pbk)

      9781 78064 012 9 (Hbk)

      Commissioning editor: Sarah Hulbert

      Editorial assistant: Alexandra Lainsbury

      Production editor: Simon Hill

      Typeset by SPi, Pondicherry, India.

      Printed and bound in the UK by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY.

      Contents

       Preface

       Appendix

       1. Introduction

       History, Taxonomy, and Domestication of the Rabbit

       Potential of the Rabbit for Meat and Fur Production

       Production of Pharmaceuticals

       Youth Programs

       Hobbies and Pets

       Laboratory Use

       Factors Limiting Rabbit Production

       Sources of Helpful Information

       A Rabbit by Any Other Name

       2. Rabbit Production Worldwide

       Europe

       North and South America

       Asia

       Australia and New Zealand

       Africa

       Future World Rabbit Production

       Rabbit Research Worldwide

       3. Rabbit Breeds

       Selecting a Breed

       Purchasing Breeding Stock

       Breeds of Rabbit

       4. The Rabbitry and Its Equipment

       Planning the Rabbitry

       The Rabbit Building

       Hutches and Cages

       Feeding Equipment

       Watering Equipment

       Nest

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