About animals

While goats are widely recognized around the world, this species of livestock remains undervalued in the Czech Republic. According to data from the Sheep and Goat Breeders Association, more than six thousand animals were included in performance testing in 2018, specifically 6,093 goats representing ten breeds.

The African ostrich was domesticated during the second half of the previous century in South Africa. Domesticated ostriches have been reared on Czech farms for their meat, leather and feathers since 1993. How egg laying and hatching take place? And what are the most frequent issues affecting ostriches?

ust twenty-five years ago, few people would have believed that ostriches would become commonly farmed livestock in our country. Today, however, ostrich farms are no longer a rarity, and interest in ostrich breeding continues to grow. The reason lies not only in the appeal of these impressive birds, but also in the high-quality ostrich meat,…

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…