Weight: 3 -4.3kg The hair is soft and silky. Compared with other Angora, the number of hair is less and more shiny, and the hair length is 7.6cm. Their fur is shiny and soft, giving them a more character than other Angora rabbits.

English name: Satin Angora

Origin: Canada

Variety: Various colors, such as black, blue, light purple, cream, white fur with red eyes, white fur with blue eyes, etc.

Reproduction: Viviparous

Certification Association: American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA)

Type: Rabbit for wool, also Can be used as a pet rabbit.

Standard weight: 6.5-9.5 lbs (3-4.3kg), large rabbit.

Introduction: They originate from Canada and are bred from the satin wool variety and French Angora, recognized in 1987.

Satin Angora Rabbit weighs about 5 kg and is a large rabbit, with thick and soft fur, typical meat rabbitVariety. The Satin Rabbit has small ears and looks cute when standing upright on the back of the head. In fact, it can also be used as a pet Rabbits are raised.

There are more than 150 breeds of rabbits in the world. Different breeds of rabbits have different appearance characteristics, just like different races have different characteristics, and different breeds of dogs also have different appearances. Rabbits have huge , There are also very small and small ones, some with very long hair, some with very short hair, and some with silky smooth hair, and many different hair colors and different eye colors, different ear length characteristics, different head shapes and body shapes. Not the same, the classification of general rabbits is mainly based on the size of the rabbits. The following will divide rabbits into four categories.

Satin rabbits are a type of large rabbits, and there are also English Lop, New Zealand Rabbit, American Rabbit, American Chinchilla Rabbit, California Rabbit, German Angora Rabbit, Satin Rabbit, Heda Rabbit, Silver Fox, American Sable Rabbit, V-eared rabbit and so on.

How to arrange the environment for raising satin angora rabbits should be determined according to the habit of satin fur rabbits , Satin Rabbit likes a clean, dry, quiet environment, and this is a breed that needs to grind its teeth , so pay attention to the choice of rabbit cage.

1. Satin rabbits are quiet during the day and good food in the evening

The living habits of satin rabbits are close to those of rats. Lying quietly in the cage during the day, it is very active at night and eats a lot of food. It is observed that the food intake at night accounts for more than 70% of the whole day. Under certain conditions, satin fur rabbits can easily enter a state of drowsiness or sleep, when the feeling decreases or even disappears.

Second, Satin Rabbit is timid and scared

Satin Rabbit is a timid animal. make it panic. In feeding and management, try to avoid causing satin rabbit to panic At the same time, it is necessary to prohibit strangers, cats and dogs from entering the satin fur rabbit house.

Three, satin rabbits hate hot and humid, and prefer dry environments

Satin rabbits have underdeveloped sweat glands and mainly rely on breathing to dissipate heat, so they are exposed to high temperature (above 35°C) for a long time. The environment can cause mass death. Experiments have shown that the ideal environment temperature for adult satin-haired rabbits is 14-20 °C, and the temperature in newborn satin-haired rabbit nests is 30-32 °C. Drying and cleaning are very beneficial to the health of domestic satin-haired rabbits. And satin rabbits are also very hygienic, often using their front paws to "wash their faces", and positioning at three points for eating, shitting, urinating and saliva. When the anus, mouth, and nose of the satin-haired rabbit are not clean, it means that it is ill, and the cause should be found out as soon as possible, and symptomatic treatment should be carried out.

Fourth. Satin rabbits are not gregarious and live alone.

Under natural conditions, satin rabbits dig holes and live alone. Only together during mating season. Both male and female satin rabbits and same-sex satin rabbits often fight together, causing trauma, such as biting off ears or testicles. Therefore, domestic satin rabbits are suitable for single-cage maintenance.

5. Satin rabbits are easy to eat

The incisors of satin rabbits are permanent teeth, which grow frequently. If often fed with soft material, satin rabbits will naturally bite on wooden cages and other objects to maintain proper tooth length. Therefore, some branches should be thrown into the satin rabbit cage. When making the satin rabbit cage, try not to leave any edges and corners, so that the satin rabbit can't bite, so as to prolong the service life of the satin rabbit cage.

Satin fur rabbits are meat rabbitsvariety, so pay attention to fattening work when feeding. rabbit fat accumulation to improve the meat production rate of satin fur rabbit .

First, the fattening method of young rabbits

The nutritional requirements of the feed for fattening are: crude protein 20%, fiber 16%, extreme fat 2.5%, minerals 11%, water 13%, and daily feeding of 100~200 grams of ingredients. Fattening begins with green feed as the main ingredient, supplemented by concentrate, and then gradually increases the concentrate, and feeds the concentrate completely in the last 1-2 weeks. Such as loss of appetite, you can feed some green food. Feeds suitable for fattening are: corn, brown rice, barley, rice bran, bean cake, peanut cake, sweet potato, potato (the latter two are better to be fed after being cooked), etc.

Second, the fattening method of adult rabbits

Refers to the breeding, production and development process of the breeding, young rabbits and so on. The fattening period is generally 15 to 35 days. If the fattening is good, the weight can be increased by 1 to 1.5 kg. During the fattening period, some fungus incense, celery leaves, dandelion, plantain, etc. can also be added appropriately. After 20 days of fattening, if the food intake is found to be dramatic, it means that the fattening has been completed, and it should be shaped or slaughtered in the morning. Male rabbits are fattened and castrated to reduce feed consumption and improve meat production.