About animals

Rabbits are among the most popular household pets. They can form a strong bond with humans and, with proper care, are surprisingly long-lived. One of the most common questions prospective owners ask is: how long does rabbit live? The answer depends on several factors – breed, genetics, environment, diet, and healthcare.

Feeding mixtures with various structures are available on the market, each with its own advantages. We will explain these to you in the following text and it will be up to you to decide whether granulated or loose form will suit you better.

The breed gene pool of domestic rabbits in the Czech Republic is represented by purebred breeds of rabbits and their hybrids. Their expansion is dependent on the breeding direction. At present, the domestic breeding of rabbits is divided into 5 basic directions – traditional (unorganized) small stud, organized small stud, farm breeding, laboratory breeding and…

Achieving optimum fitness is the goal of all breeding practices and care for pets. By condition we mean the actual preparedness of an animal for a particular purpose conditioned by many external and internal factors. In particular, the level of nutrition and care, as well as the health condition of the individual, are inseparably linked…

We have prepared an overview of several additional types. In the text, you will find the Mulard duck, the Pekin broiler duck, and the Muscovy duck.

The digestive tract of the rabbit is naturally adapted to the intake of large amounts of roughage. These abilities originate from its wild ancestor, which had mainly various grasses and shrubs available in its natural habitat. However, with the domestication of the rabbit and subsequent breeding, the diet has shifted toward more concentrated forms of…

Rabbits are popular companion animals. The current situation in the Czech Republic is such that rabbits are the third most popular type of pet, right after dogs and cats. From the currently wide gene pool of domestic rabbits, dwarf rabbits are primarily bred for pet purposes. Breeding dwarf rabbits requires certain differences compared to commercial…

The feeding and watering technology needs to be protected against adverse weather conditions throughout the year. Poor care for the technology may lead to health problems and/or reduced effectiveness of rabbit breeding.

Enterocolitis in rabbits is a disease detected for the first time in West France around 1996. The disease spread rapidly to other European countries during 1997 and 1998. Currently, it is present in 90-95% of farmed rabbit populations in various intensity of the manifested clinical symptoms.

As guinea pigs are unable to create vitamin C in their bodies similarly to humans, this vitamin must be provided in the fodder.