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A Complete Handbook on Back-Yard and Commercial Rabbit Production (Peace Corps, 1982, 92 p.) (introduction...) Author's introduction Author's preface Selecting a breed Methods of breeding How to breed The rabbitry and its equipment Housing Hutches Feeding equipment Equipment for watering Nest boxes Feeds and feeding Feeding rabbits (introduction...) Concentrates Home-mixed feed Important note Forages Coprophagy Reproduction Lactation Factors that limit conception Managing the herd (introduction...) Methods of handling rabbits Determining pregnancy Kindling Care of young litter Causes of losses in newborn litters Weaning Determining the sex of young rabbits Records Preventing injuries Sanitation and disease control Fur eating habit Preventing fur block Gnawing wooden parts of the hutch Various uses of rabbit manure Disposal of rabbit manure First class compost fertilizer Methane generator Construction of methane generator Earthworms in the rabbitry Types of production Fryer production Breeder production Roaster production Angora rabbit wool production Grooming Shearing Grading, preparing, and marketing wool Marketing rabbits (introduction...) Cutting and packaging rabbit meat Crating and shipping live rabbits How to assess sales prospects The economics of rabbit production Simplified tanning (introduction...) 1. Slaughtering 2. Curing the skin 3. Dehairing 4. Actual tanning 5. Washing and oiling Oiling formula Making charms from rabbit paws and tails Making artificial rabbit tails Cooking recipes (introduction...) Filipino recipes International recipes Multiple-project approach to rabbitry Glossary