9X Nghe An youth shares the profession of raising New Zealand rabbits in an air-conditioned house
(Baonghean.vn) - Young man Le Van Nguyen, born in 1993 in Minh Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district (Nghe An) has invested in raising rabbits in air-conditioned houses for many years now for a stable income, because meat rabbits are not enough to meet market demand.
To Minh Thanh commune, districtYen ThanhWhen it comes to rabbit farming, everyone knows and gives directions to Mr. Le Van Nguyen's house in hamlet 4. Mr. Nguyen has been involved in large-scale rabbit farming for nearly 10 years.
Step into 2 buildingsrabbit farmingInstalled with an air conditioning system, Mr. Nguyen said: Raising rabbits since 2016, at first there were only 100 pairs of breeding rabbits, thanks to his experience in raising rabbits and having a veterinary profession in hand, the rabbit herd grew rapidly. Just a few years later, he always maintained 500 pairs of breeding rabbits, every year selling over 1.5 tons of rabbit meat and thousands of pairs of breeding rabbits.
In total area of 2 houses about 300 m2He invested in installing an air conditioning system using steam fan technology and knew how to take care of the rabbits, so almost every litter of rabbits was successful, even in the hot summer with high temperatures, they were still raised normally.
"In 2014, I graduated from Veterinary College and worked for a rabbit farm in Hanoi. Seeing that rabbits are easy to raise and profitable, I decided to return to my hometown to invest in rabbit farming. Rabbits eat leaves, grass, rice, corn, potatoes, cassava, etc. and grow quickly. The gestation period of rabbits is short (30 - 32 days), and each litter produces 6 - 8 babies. The downside is that rabbits often suffer from scabies and diarrhea. However, these diseases are easy to cure, the problem is that they have to be vaccinated regularly," Mr. Nguyen shared.
According to Mr. Nguyen, this New Zealand rabbit breed takes about 2.5 - 3 months to reach a weight of 2.2 - 2.5 kg/head, which is also the time to sell. The consumption market is at restaurants from Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An and Thanh Hoa... The lowest selling price was 90,000 VND/kg, now it is 120,000 - 130,000 VND/kg, but the supply is not enough for the market. There are times when the market demand is high, he has to buy rabbit meat from small-scale farming families to supply.
To proactively provide food for thousands of rabbits at a time, Mr. Nguyen planted 0.5 hectares of milkweed, took advantage of hilly areas to plant cassava, potatoes... and planted several sao of rice. Thanks to rabbit farming, he has an annual income of hundreds of millions of dong, and was able to build a spacious house.
Mr. Nguyen Trong Huong - Director of Yen Thanh District Agricultural Service Center added that currently in the district there are a number of households raising rabbits but on a small scale; the only large-scale household to supply a significant amount of goods is Mr. Le Van Nguyen's household in Minh Thanh commune./.