Livelihood Improvement of Small and Marginal Farmers Through Integrated Approach of Broiler Rabbit Production in North-east India

Authors

  • M. H. Khan Division of Livestock Production ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam. Meghalaya (793 103), India
  • Suresh Kumar Division of Livestock Production ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam. Meghalaya (793 103), India
  • G. Kadirvel Division of Livestock Production ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam. Meghalaya (793 103), India
  • R. Basumatary Division of Livestock Production ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam. Meghalaya (793 103), India
  • P. K. Bharti Division of Livestock Production ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam. Meghalaya (793 103), India
  • Z. B. Dubal Division of Livestock Production ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam. Meghalaya (793 103), India

Keywords:

Livelihood improvement, farmer, integrated approach, broiler, rabbit

Abstract

As an alternative to broiler chicken, rearing rabbits for meat and fur skins is gaining momentum now a days because of the fact that the meat from rabbit is low in cholesterol and the most delicious. Rabbits were reared as laboratory animals till 1970. Commercial aspects of rabbit rearing started after the import of exotic rabbits during 1970s by CSWRI, Indian Council of Agricultural Research for the first time in our country. Rabbits are the only ‘Micro livestock’ suitable for rearing by small farmers and landless agricultural laborers with simple housing in their backyards and can be fed with forages, agricultural by-products and kitchen wastes. In fact backyard rabbitries are best suited for our country to increase the per capita income and per capita animal protein availability.

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Published

2023-05-02

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Khan MH, Kumar S, Kadirvel G, Basumatary R, Bharti PK, Dubal ZB. Livelihood Improvement of Small and Marginal Farmers Through Integrated Approach of Broiler Rabbit Production in North-east India. IJBSM [Internet]. 2023 May 2 [cited 2025 Sep. 21];3(Sep, 3):419-23. Available from: https://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJBSM/article/view/298

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Vol. 3 No. Sep, 3 (2012)

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