Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Rabbits

Welcome to the OMAFRA Rabbits website. Here you will find a wealth of information relevant to Ontario's Rabbit industry. The resources listed below include OMAFRA Factsheets and Information Sheets, as well as key links to information on internal and external sites.

Animal Welfare, Care & Behaviour

• Rabbit Handling and Euthanasia, IMPACT - Food and Farm Care
• Code of Practice for the Intensive Husbandry of Rabbits – Victoria, Australia
• Code of Practice for Keeping Rabbits in Western Australia - Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
• Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Rabbits - National Farm Animal Care Council

Production Management

• Ontario Rabbit
• Agricultural Alternatives: Rabbit Production - Penn State Cooperative Extension
• Rabbit Facilities for the Northern Plains - North Dakota State University Extension Service
• Farming meat rabbits in NSW - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Australia
• Raising Rabbits: Helpful Suggestions for the Beginner - Washington State Cooperative Extension
• Raising Rabbits - Kansas State Cooperative Extension Service
• The Rabbit: Husbandry, Health, and Production - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• 240 Doe Rabbitry, Plan Q8248, Special Structures (8000) - Canada Plan Service
• Rabbit Housing Plans - Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Angora Rabbits: A Potential New Industry for Australia
• Overview of Rabbits - Merck Veterinary Manual

Economics

• Rabbit Budget and Cost of Production Calculator
• Cost of Production - Ontario Rabbit
• Crusader Enterprise Model - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
• Starting a Farm in Ontario - Business Information Bundle for New Farmers

Health

• Measuring Air Quality in Rabbitry - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Pasteurella and Rabbits - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Pathology of the Rabbit - Department of Veterinary Pathology; Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington D.C.

Nutrition and Feeding

• Rabbit Feeds Formulation Software Package - T. Gidenne

Manure and Nutrient Management

• How Many Nutrient Units Do I Have? Rabbit Operations - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Marketing

• Federally Registered Establishments - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Provincially Licensed Abattoirs - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Ontario Independent Meat Processors
• Agricultural Business Management

Producers Groups

• American Rabbit Breeders Association
• Ontario Rabbit (Ontario Commercial Rabbit Growers Association)
• World Rabbit Science Association

Resources & Publication

• Recent Advances in Rabbit Sciences - L. Maertens & P. Coudert

Statistics

• Alternative Livestock on Canadian farms - Statistics Canada
• Annual Rabbit Supply - Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
• Annual Game Report - Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
• Number of Alternative Livestock and Rabbits Processed for Meat in Ontario Federal/Provincial Combined Statistics - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs