Is rabbit healthy to eat?

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asked Apr 8, 2022 in Rabbits by checkanything (920 points)
Is rabbit healthy to eat?

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answered Apr 8, 2022 by AngieSmit (24,390 points)
Rabbit is healthy to eat and rabbit is one of the healthiest, leanest, and most environmentally friendly meats you can eat.

Compared to beef, pork, lamb, turkey, veal, and chicken, rabbit has the highest percentage of protein, the lowest percentage of fat, and the fewest calories per pound.

Rabbit meat is sometimes called coney.

However mostly rabbit meat is just called rabbit meat.

Rabbit meat is not popular in some places such as the USA because rabbits were not meant to be farm animals and so butchering the rabbits for meat has a stigma attached to it.

Rabbit meat costs between $15.00 to $18.00 per lb.

The age at which you butcher rabbits is 12 weeks or 3 months of age.

By 3 months of age the rabbits are ready to be butchered for meat.

2 rabbits produce around 6 lbs of meat as each rabbit produces and provides around 3 lbs of meat each.

Rabbits breed and grow so quickly that one pair of healthy does (females) can produce more than 600 pounds of meat in a year.

Raising rabbits for meat is worth it.

It does not take long for a rabbit to be ready for meat as rabbits can be ready for meat eating within 12 weeks.

Start-up costs will vary considerably depending on the breed of rabbits you purchase and supplies you already have available.

Afterwards, however, rabbits are one of the least expensive meat sources that you can raise on a homestead.

The rabbits that are best for meat are New Zealand Rabbits, Californian Rabbits, American Chinchilla Rabbits, Champagne D'Argent, Silver Fox Rabbits, Satin Rabbits, Cinnamon Rabbits and Standard Rex Rabbit.

The new Zealand Rabbit is good for meat because it has more meat than bones when compared to some other rabbits.

You get more rabbit meat from a New Zealand Rabbit than you do from some other rabbits and the meat is a good tasting rabbit meat from New Zealand Meat Rabbits although other rabbits are also pretty good tasting.

New Zealand White Rabbits are one of the most commonly raised rabbits for meat.

A New Zealand Rabbit usually yields and gives you at least 3 lbs of actual rabbit meat.

The New Zealand rabbit should consist of about 60-65% meat.

Raising rabbits for meat takes around 12 weeks.

You can however butcher meat rabbits at 8 weeks but it's best to wait until 12 weeks.

Although you should not wait any longer than 12 weeks before butchering the meat rabbit for meat as the older the rabbit gets the tougher the rabbits meat will be.

Rabbits can be harvested as early as 8 weeks of age, though many prefer to harvest them around 4 to 5 pounds.

Rabbit is white meat because rabbit meat shares certain nutritional similarities with poultry.

You can eat any rabbit as long as it's cooked through to prevent any bacteria from making you sick should it be in the rabbit meat.

The best rabbits for meat are Silver Fox, French Angora, and American Chinchilla.

The country that eats the most rabbit meat is China.

China eats around 925K tonnes of rabbit meat which is a lot more rabbit meat than most other countries eat.

Rabbit is considered white meat which also has minimal fat content.

Rabbit meat is also low in calories and cholesterol-free.

Compared to other meats, rabbit has less sodium and contains a higher amount of metabolism, boasting phosphorus and calcium.

Countries that eat rabbits are New Zealand, Italy, China, France and Spain.

The New Zealand Meat Rabbit is one of the popular rabbits that is bred and raised for meat.

Some people in the USA also eat rabbits but rabbit meat is most common in other countries.

New Zealand rabbits are heat tolerant and are well suited for hot climates and warmer climate.

New Zealand Rabbits make good pets as they are very friendly, calm and enjoy being part of a family due to their social nature and do well with children and other pets.

New Zealand Rabbits live for 7 to 10 years.

New Zealand white rabbits eat between 100 and 300 grams of feed per day, or 50 grams per 1 kilogram of body weight daily.

The New Zealand White Rabbits water intake is generally between 100 and 600 milliliters per day.

New Zealand White rabbits are really popular rabbits as pets, in the show ring, and unfortunately, in the laboratory and meat/fur farm.

New Zealand White rabbits are also easily distinguished by their relatively large and solid bodies covered in dense white fur, their upstanding white ears, and their red eyes.

Despite being originally developed as a meat rabbit, New Zealand's make great pets!

They enjoy being part of a family due to their social nature and do well with children and other pets.

The albino trait gives the rabbits a pure white coat.

These rabbits grow to be big bunnies.

New Zealand bucks can grow to weigh between 9 and 11 pounds, while does weigh 10-12 pounds.

Because of the large size of these rabbits, they need larger cages than your typical rabbit needs.

New Zealand Rabbits are bred for meat, pelts, show, and laboratory uses, being the most commonly used breed of rabbit both for testing and meat production.

They are also bred as pet rabbits but mostly breed for meat.

New Zealand White Rabbits live for around 7 to 10 years and they make great pets even for children.

New Zealand Whites make ideal pets for children because of their docile, calm nature.

Rabbits aren't especially expensive.

Whereas pet rabbits purchased from shelters typically carry adoption fees ranging from $50.00 to $100.00, New Zealand rabbits can cost as little as $10.00 apiece.

Non-pedigreed Flemish giants cost $20.00 to $50.00 apiece.

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