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    Rabbit farming business is a very profitable business, and many people are making

    money all over the world by raising rabbits for meat. However, to build a successful,
    sustainable commercial rabbit farming business, you require sufficient knowledge of
    how to efficiently raise the rabbits, good management skills, and a good rabbit
    farming business plan. This article will outline how to start a commercial rabbit
    farming business, and the rabbit farming business plan – PDF, Word and Excel. 
    Raising rabbits for meat is a lucrative business, providing income for millions of
    people, but there are some essential things you need to do before you venture into
    the rabbit farming business. You have to decide on the size of your rabbit farming
    business project i.e. the number of rabbits you want to keep; location of the rabbit
    farming business e.g. a rabbit farm , and your target market. These choices will be
    affected by the amount of capital you have, and the size of your target  market.  If
    you do not have a lot of capital, you can always start small and grow your rabbit
    farming business overtime, remember, Rome was not built in a day. You also need
    to carry out market research (Who are you going to sell the rabbits to? At what
    price?) and write a rabbit farming business plan before you venture into the rabbit
    production business.

    What you need


    LAND 
    Before you start raising rabbits for meat, you need to have a large enough area
    to erect the rabbit hutches. If possible locate your rabbit farm nearer to good
    roads. This will give you easy access to and from your rabbit farming business.
    There should be a reliable source of clean water that can be used for both
    human and animal consumption, such as boreholes and rivers. If you don’t have
    enough water supply, you can construct a water reservoir. Your rabbit farming
    business plan should take into account the cost of the land required to start
    raising rabbits for meat.

    HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT


    You need good housing for your commercial rabbit farming business. Rabbits
    are very flexible when it comes to housing, as compared to other livestock. Thus
    for your rabbit farming project, you do not need to have elaborate and
    expensive housing. You can house your rabbits in outside hutches, wire cages,
    or rabbit buildings. Your rabbit housing should provide enough space for the
    rabbits, as the rabbits need sufficient space to be able to eat, play, jump etc. You
    should ensure that your housing has adequate ventilation, is easy to maintain
    and clean, and is safe for the rabbits to live, breed and raise their kits. The rabbit
    farming business plan should take into account the costs of housing required for
    raising rabbits for meat.

    There are various equipment needed when raising rabbits for meat. The
    equipment which you need will depend on the rabbit housing system which you
    choose. The rabbit housing systems which are commonly used in commercial
    rabbit farming are the cage system and the deep litter system.  For the cage
    system, you will be keeping the rabbits in cages. You can either keep the cages
    indoors or outdoors. On the other hand, the deep litter system is whereby you
    keep the rabbits on floors e.g. concrete floors with bedding spread on the floor.

    Equipment needed for commercial rabbit farming business includes drinkers,


    nest boxes and feeders. When using the cages rabbit housing system, you may
    not these equipment as some type of cages have inbuilt drinking system, feeding
    system and nest boxes. Nest boxes will be used by the female rabbits when they
    give birth to the kits.

    BREEDING STOCK FOR RABBIT FARMING BUSINESS


    To start raising rabbits for meat, you require breeding stock. The breeding stock
    consists of male rabbits which are known as bucks, and female rabbits which are
    known as does. When choosing breeding stock for the rabbit farming business,
    you should be very careful of the health history of the rabbits. It’s advisable to
    purchase the breeding stock from rabbit farmers who have a good reputation in
    the rabbit production business. The rabbits which you select should be strong
    with an overall appearance of good health. Request to see the records of the
    breeding stock which you want to purchase. The growth potential of your kits
    will depend on the nature and quality of the parent stock. Bucks pass on good
    meat qualities to their offspring. Thus it is of great importance to buy a good
    rabbit breeding stock from reliable rabbit farmers. The rabbit farming project
    proposal should take into consideration the cost of buying the breeding stock.

    RABBITS BREEDS TO USE WHEN RAISING RABBITS


    FOR MEAT
    There are various breeds of rabbits which are used for commercial rabbit
    farming in different parts of the world.. The popular ones include the Californian
    White, Chinchilla Grey, New Zealand Red, New Zealand White, Flemish Giant and
    Cinnamon. The breed you choose will depend on availability, cost and your
    target market.

    New Zealand White Rabbits

    FEED FOR THE RABBITS


    To be profitable in the rabbit farming business, you have to minimize the costs
    and the mortality rate, as well as optimize the target weight of the rabbits. You
    can give your rabbits commercial rabbit pellets feed and supplement with other
    food. Rabbits stock feeds are formulated to provide the protein, energy, vitamins
    and other nutrients essential for health and efficient growth of the rabbits. The
    supplementary food you can give your rabbits include grasses, grains(maize,
    rapoko, wheat, sunflowers), weeds (black jack), hay, fruits (melons, uapaca
    kirkiana),weeds (black jack), hay, tree leaves (bananas tree leaves, mangos tree
    leaves, e.t.c), vegetables (spinach, carrots, beans, rape, cabbage leaves, lettuce,
    etc.), ground nuts leaves, bambara nuts, rapoko stalks etc. Giving the rabbits
    enough feed ensures that the rabbits get all the essential nutrients needed for
    growth (carbohydrates, proteins,vitamins, minerals, fibre and fat). Rabbits also
    need plenty of water. The water also makes it easier for rabbits to digest their
    food. All the feed costs should be included in your rabbit farming business
    proposal.

    CAPITAL FOR RABBIT FARMING BUSINESS


    The amount of capital required when raising rabbits for meat depends on the
    scale of the project. You will need money for constructing the rabbit hutches,
    buying the breeding stock, buying the feeds e.t.c. You can get a loan from the
    bank, or funding from investors, to use as capital to start your rabbit farming
    business. If you plan to raise capital from investors and a loan from the bank,
    you need a good rabbit farming business plan. If you don’t have access to
    investors and bank loan, you can use your personal savings and start small, and
    grow your business overtime. Raising rabbits for meat is very profitable, so if you
    reinvest the profits you get, you can quickly grow. Even if you are not planning to
    get a loan, you should still have a rabbit farming business plan to guide you in
    starting and operating the business. Your rabbit farming business plan should
    clearly outline all the costs required to start and operate the commercial rabbit
    farming business.

    MARKET FOR RABBITS


    When raising rabbits for meat, you will usually sell or slaughter the rabbits at
    about 10-12 weeks of age. The demand for rabbit meat is huge. This is because
    rabbit meat is considered a healthy, delicacy meat. Rabbit meat is known for its
    high protein content and low fat, thus it’s very healthy. Rabbit meat is a delicious,
    fine grained, and nutritious white meat and many people love it. The market for
    your rabbit meat include individuals, restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and
    butcheries. You can also supply your rabbits to universities and hospitals for
    research use in the laboratories.

    There is also a huge export market for rabbits. As you grow your rabbit farming
    business, you will be able to export the rabbit meat to other countries.  The
    largest importers of rabbit meat include Italy, Belgium, France, United States, United
    Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. 
    Rabbits breed and reproduce fast. The pregnancy lasts for only 1 month, and
    each doe give birth to an average of 8 kits at a time, and can give birth 9 times a
    year. This means that every year 1 doe can give birth to 72 rabbits! This means
    that you can easily grow your rabbit farming project over time. Raising rabbits
    for meat is very profitable and you can easily recoup your initial cost of
    investment.

    PRE-WRITTEN RABBIT FARMING BUSINESS PLAN


    (PDF, WORD AND EXCEL): COMPREHENSIVE VERSION,
    SHORT FUNDING/BANK LOAN VERSION AND
    AUTOMATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    For an in-depth analysis of the rabbit farming business, we encourage you to
    purchase our well-researched and comprehensive business plan for raising
    rabbits for meat. We introduced the business plans after discovering that many
    were venturing into the rabbit meat production business without enough
    knowledge and understanding of how to run the rabbits business, how to keep
    the rabbits, lack of understanding of the financial side of the business, lack of
    understanding of : the industry, the risks involved , costs and profitability of the
    business; which often leads to disastrous losses.
    The StartupBiz Global rabbit farming business plan will make it easier for you to
    launch and run your rabbit meat business successfully, fully knowing what you
    are going into, and what’s needed to succeed in the business. It will be easier to
    plan and budget as you will be aware of all the costs involved in setting up and
    running the rabbit farming business.

    USES OF THE RABBIT FARMING BUSINESS PLAN (PDF,


    WORD AND EXCEL)
    The rabbit farming business plan can be used for many purposes including:

     Raising capital from investors/friends/relatives

     Applying for a bank loan

     Start-up guide to launch your rabbit meat production business

     As a rabbit farming project proposal

     Assessing profitability of raising rabbits for meat

     Finding a business partner

     Assessing the initial start-up costs so that you know how much to save

     Manual for current business owners to help in business and strategy formulation

    CONTENTS OF THE RABBIT MEAT PRODUCTION BUSINESS


    PLAN (PDF, WORD AND EXCEL)
    The rabbit farming business plan include, but not limited to:

     Operational Requirements (Including technical aspects of how to keep and rear the
    rabbits, feed requirements etc)

     Operational Strategy

     Industry Analysis

     Marketing Strategy

     Market Analysis
     Financial Statements (monthly cash flow projections, income statements, cash flow
    statements, balance sheets, break even analysis, payback period analysis, start-up
    costs, financial graphs, revenue and expenses, Bank Loan Amortization)

     Risk Analysis

     SWOT & PEST Analysis

     Why some people in rabbit farming business fail, so that you can avoid their mistakes

     Ways to raise capital to start raising rabbits for meat

    The Pre-written rabbit meat production business plan package consists of 4 files

    1. Rabbit Farming Business Plan – PDF file (Comprehensive Version – 91 Pages)


    2. Rabbit Farming Business Plan – Editable Word File (Comprehensive Version – 91
    Pages)
    3. Rabbit Farming Business Plan Funding/Bank Loan Version- Editable Word File
    (Short version for applying for a loan/funding – 41 pages)
    4. Rabbit Farming Business Plan Automated Financial Statements – (Editable Excel
    File)

    The business plan can be used in any country and can be easily edited. The financial
    statements are automated. This implies that you can change eg the number of rabbits,
    selling price of  the rabbits etc, and all the other financial statements will automatically
    adjust to reflect the change.

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