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CURRENT SITUATION AND CHALLENGES FOR LIFTING UP RABBIT PRODUCTION IN EGYPT INTO INDUSTRIAL LEVEL

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Rabbits are noted for their higher reproductive performance, they can produce with an average 40 kits per year. Furthermore, producing meat with higher protein level and lower fat and cholesterol contents. In developing countries, such as Egypt, rabbits are reared purposely to achieve family needs of protein and save some family cash income. Unfortunately, this led to a reduction in rabbit's economic value, because more than 80% of rabbit production are in the hand of small-scale producers, and some of them may not well qualified to breed rabbits. The current situation (increasing population census with increasing animal protein demand and changing in climatic conditions), is calling for expanding rabbit production efficiency and shifting it to large or industrial scale. This step will require those small breeders to shift and expand their objectives of rabbit farming.
 So, this review will outline on the current situation of rabbit production in Egypt, with references to the obstacles facing rabbit production. The role of researchers in guiding and training smallholders on rabbit farming, and what are those breeders need to be well qualified in rabbit production. Trying to maximize rabbit production and lifting it up into industrial level.
 

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10.21608/ejrs.2023.303655

Keywords

Rabbit stock, Meat production, Smallholders, industrial level, Egypt

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samah

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Abdel-Rahman

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Animal Production Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Giza,

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samah.abdelrahman@yahoo.com

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Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Giza,

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Gamal

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Ashour

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1- Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

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gashour57@yahoo.com

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Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

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33

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2

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38118

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2023-07-01

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2023-06-14

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2023-07-01

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63

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83

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1110-2594

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2682-3330

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EJRS_Volume 33_Issue 2_Pages 63-83.pdf

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Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science

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CURRENT SITUATION AND CHALLENGES FOR LIFTING UP RABBIT PRODUCTION IN EGYPT INTO INDUSTRIAL LEVEL

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24 Dec 2024