How to open a rabbit farm with a business plan. The main points on drawing up a business plan for breeding rabbits

Rabbit breeding is an attractive business. Rabbit meat has dietary properties and is in high demand, while this niche has not yet been filled. This business plan provides the information you need to start a mini rabbit farm.

Objective of the project: making a profit by breeding and selling rabbits.

The main benefits of rabbit breeding are:

Good fertility of rabbits;
High profit;
Low investment;
Low maintenance costs, especially in summer;
Low tax, or none.

The amount of initial investment is 450 000 rubles.

The break-even point is reached for 6 month of work.

The payback period is 12 months.

Average monthly profit of the 1st year of project implementation - 49 000 rub.

2. Description of the business, product or service

Creating your own rabbit mini-farm is a profitable direction. This type of business will provide you with a constant source of income all year round. Rabbit breeding is a business that can be started with a small investment and then scaled up as the business progresses.

Starting a mini rabbit farm is a business that does not require a lot of investment. If the land and facilities are owned, the launch of the project can become even more profitable.

For keeping rabbits, the most optimal is the use of a shed system. Shed is two cell batteries united under one roof. Due to the fact that cages in sheds are located in one place, this significantly saves building materials and time for their maintenance. Cages in sheds are set in two tiers, on both sides of the covered passage. In order to get more light and fresh air into the cages with rabbits, windows of 20 × 100 cm in size are made on their back walls, with removable hinged planks. The length of the shed can be arbitrary, height - 240 cm, width of the passage - 120-140 cm. The floor in the passage is concreted or asphalted with a slope towards the cages.

Standard cage dimensions:

length - 1 m.,
width - 50 cm,
the size of the walking compartment - 50x70 cm,
the size of the nest compartment is 30X50 cm.

The main commodity for sale is rabbit meat. Thus, one of the most important points is the choice of the breed of young animals. We recommend considering the main breeds:

New Zealand red. Adult rabbits reach a live weight of 4.5-5 kg, are characterized by high growth energy, especially at an early age.
New Zealand White. These rabbits are also distinguished by high growth vigor, fleshiness and precocity. The live weight of young animals already at the age of three months is 2.7-3.5 kg.
California. The average daily growth of young animals of this breed is 40-45 gr. per day until the age of two months, as a result of which these broiler rabbits reach a weight of 4.5 kg by 5 months.

To maximize profits, you can use additional sources of income:

Sale of rabbit skins;
Sale of manure as a fertilizer (vermicompost);
Sale of rabbits as breeding material.

3. Description of the market

According to Rosstat, over the past 10 years, the total number of rabbits has more than doubled. The average annual growth rate is 8%. The growth dynamics of the rabbit population is presented below.

Dynamics of the number of rabbits in the Russian Federation, thous.

	Livestock of rabbits, thous.

Agricultural organizations
Households of the population
Peasant (farming) households and individual entrepreneurs

These indicators indicate the growth of the rabbit breeding niche. Even during the crisis years, there is a positive trend. For the most successful entry into this market, you need to understand your target audience, as well as develop the most effective ways to promote products.

The target audience

Take care of the sales market in advance, conclude an agreement with shops, individual entrepreneurs who sell meat products.
In order not to be left with surpluses, a marketing plan must be thought out and calculated even before starting a business. The main buyers of rabbit meat are markets, supermarkets, private traders. Skins are often bought by fur ateliers and private fashion designers. An important factor in the success of sales is the proximity of megacities.

4. Sales and Marketing

At the first stage, friends and acquaintances can become your customers. Word of mouth will have an important effect here. If product quality and prices are competitive, then the number of customers will increase exponentially.

To ensure uninterrupted sales, it is necessary to establish relationships with wholesale depots, shops, and restaurants.

To conclude a mutually beneficial long-term cooperation agreement, you need to deliver a trial batch of products, and then, if everything suits both parties, it is worth discussing further actions. Establish yourself as a reliable supplier by providing products on time under the contract with all the necessary sanitary documents.

Rabbit skins are more profitable to sell to fur factories and ateliers. However, you may also have acquaintances who can make rabbit fur products and sell them in clothing stores.

As for manure, natural organic fertilizers have always been and will be in price, but you won’t earn much money on manure due to small volumes. Biohumus is another matter. Biohumus is a liquid, highly concentrated fertilizer obtained as a result of manure fermentation in special, biogas plants. Such fertilizer, bottled in plastic bottles, is sold to shops and markets for summer residents.

The sale of rabbits as breeding material is possible after reaching their own optimal volume. To sell young animals, you can participate in exhibitions and also use word of mouth.

5. Production plan

The main goal of the project is to create a mini-farm and maximize its profits.

Overview of the real estate market for the selection of the optimal suburban area.

Site requirements:

According to the law, a rabbit breeding site should be located at a decent distance from residential buildings, for example, in a suburban area;
Plot area - 700-800 m2;
The place for the farm should be on a hill or on a piece of land with a slight slope;
Ensuring uninterrupted power supply.

Construction of the necessary structures:

Shed system construction (rabbit cages);
Construction of a utility room;
Construction of a slaughterhouse and refrigeration equipment.

Legal registration of business:

IP is the most acceptable form of business organization for a rabbit mini-farm.
As a taxation system for this type of activity, it is recommended to choose a simplified taxation regime (revenues minus expenses).
Suitable code for the type of economic activity (OKVED) with coding - A.01.25.2. What does it mean: breeding rabbits and fur-bearing animals on a farm.

6. Organizational structure

Staffing schedule:

farmer - 1,

The total number of employees is 1 person.

The key link in this type of entrepreneurial activity is the owner of the business. You yourself will need to learn and constantly be interested in the intricacies of this matter.

However, for permanent employment, it will be necessary to hire a farmer. Better if it was the person who lives next door. He must have minimal knowledge of rabbit breeding and be responsible for his work.

Main responsibilities of a farmer:

Feeding rabbits;
Cleaning of premises and territory;
Observation of the general condition of rabbits;
Feed availability control;
Slaughter and cutting of rabbits.

The salary is fixed depending on the region. In our business plan, we will consider an amount equal to 20,000 rubles.

7. Financial plan

Sales plan for the 1st year of the project, rub.

It is important to note that in the first 2 months after the launch of the project, incomes are at a minimum level, since in order to start selling meat, it is necessary for a new generation to be born and grow up. However, from the 3rd month, the sale of products begins and there is a steady intensive growth in income over the next 8-9 months. By the end of the first year, profit reaches its optimal value. To maintain performance at this level, you just need to maintain the already configured production process. If desired, you can scale the business and use part of the profits to expand production.

Product	Indicators	1 month	2 month	3 month	4 month	5 month	6 month
Rabbit meat	Average unit price, rub.
	Total quantity, kg
	Total, rub.
rabbit skins	Average unit price, rub.
	Total quantity, pcs.
	Total, rub.
Biohumus	Average unit price, rub.
	Total quantity, l
	Total, rub.
young growth	Average unit price, rub.
	Total quantity, pcs.
	Total, rub.
	Total:

Product	Indicators	7 month	8 month	9 month	10 month	11 month	12 month
Rabbit meat	Average unit price, rub.
	Total quantity, kg
	Total, rub.
rabbit skins	Average unit price, rub.
	Total quantity, pcs.
	Total, rub.
Biohumus	Average unit price, rub.
	Total quantity, l
	Total, rub.
young growth	Average unit price, rub.
	Total quantity, pcs.
	Total, rub.
	Total:

Average monthly expenses of the 1st year of project implementation, rub.

MONTHLY COSTS, rub.
Land lease
Public utilities
Purchase of feed
Veterinarian services
Farmer's salary
Accounting (remote)
Insurance premiums (30% payroll)
Total:

The financial result for the first year of operation is presented in the table. The average net profit for the first year of operation is 49,181 rubles.

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Among those who are thinking about starting their own business, the rabbit breeding business is becoming increasingly popular. But you should know that in order for your business to turn out to be truly profitable, a clear understanding of the specifics of such an industry is required. In this article, we will talk about what features the cultivation of these fluffy animals includes, whether it is profitable to breed rabbits or not.

Benefits of rabbit meat

On the shelves of supermarkets and grocery stores, there are mainly three types of meat. We are talking about pork, beef and lamb. Meanwhile, rabbit meat has a number of advantages regarding quality, taste and benefits for the human body. That is, this market niche can still be considered relatively free.

The assimilation of rabbit meat by the human body is better and more productive compared to beef or pork. This indicator - the percentage of digestibility - in this case reaches 90% against the usual 60% in other types of meat. And thanks to the reduced fat content, rabbit meat is a wonderful dietary product.

Thus, if you have an excellent, tasty and healthy food product in stock, combined with low competition in this segment, you can confidently predict the high profitability of the chosen business. That is, the answer to the question of whether it is profitable to breed rabbits is definitely positive.

Characteristic signs of business

What are the features inherent in domestic rabbit breeding? The main one is the high ability of these animals to reproduce. The bearing of cubs by the female lasts 30 days, and almost immediately after childbirth, repeated fertilization is possible. The productivity of an adult rabbit during the year is about 200 cubs. In terms of a useful product, this is about 500 kilograms of rabbit meat.

They are bred for different purposes. Breeds of rabbits for breeding for meat are a gray or white giant, as well as a ram. In order to obtain fluffy fur, they choose rex, butterfly, white downy. In addition, it is possible to breed decorative rabbits. There are also generic options. For example, Soviet chinchillas or gray giants are rabbit breeds for breeding for meat and obtaining skins at the same time.

In the breeding process, good care and proper nutrition are very important. The more comfortable the living conditions are, the more high-quality the mating will be and, as a result, the health of the little rabbits. You can increase the number of matings by minimizing the number of stress factors. And without a quality balanced diet, talking about the health of animals is meaningless.

Pros and cons of a rabbit farm

What are the advantages of this business compared to other livestock options? Its main advantages are high profitability, short payback period, minimal competition and stable demand. The combination of these factors looks very attractive, but at the same time, some negative aspects should be taken into account.

So, for the quality maintenance of these clean little animals in cages, regular (that is, daily) cleaning is required. Otherwise, the entire livestock may be susceptible to disease. Shy animals grow well and breed only in a calm, favorable atmosphere without even minimal stress.

Rabbits need constant monitoring. In the absence of food and even water, the rabbit is able to eat her own offspring. Breeding rabbits at home for beginners may seem troublesome and difficult at first.

Getting down to business

How to start breeding rabbits? In what form is business possible in this area? There are two such varieties: either in the form of individual entrepreneurship, or with the organization of a farming peasant economy. The first option is especially popular among those who start from scratch. Its main advantage is a reduction in the tax base and a simplified accounting scheme. Having decided to organize a farm, you can count on receiving subsidies from the state.

But in any form of activity, success depends in no small way on a well-thought-out business plan.

Rabbit breeding as a business: where to start?

Before you start creating your own rabbit farm, as in any type of business, you should analyze the potential market, paying attention to a number of important characteristics. We are talking about the saturation of the market, the presence of a potential buyer in the vicinity, the degree of intensity of competitive activity and the solution of transport issues.

Having clarified the situation for yourself, you can proceed to the next step - choosing a land plot. Its area should be at least 15 acres, and your future rabbit breeding farm should be located away from housing.

Having bought or rented a plot, you can start arranging your planned business. Initial financial investments can be quite significant, but due to the short payback period and high profitability of this type of activity, this is not a problem.

Is it profitable to breed rabbits compared to, say, chinchillas or nutrias? The capacity of your business can be increased many times due to the high reproductive qualities of the little animals, and this is a considerable additional advantage. In general, the breeding of any domestic animals, like other types of agricultural business, is very, very in demand these days.

What should be in your area

The next step of the businessman-rabbit breeder will be to compile a list of buildings, the presence of which is mandatory on the site. Each of them should be placed on the plan of the site allocated for the future company. What about such buildings?

Shedy. This is the name of the premises where the rabbits have to live and breed. Such "industrial" rabbit cages are made of wood with windows covered with welded mesh. The more comfortable the rabbits are in sheds, the better the breeding process will be, and the less fear for the health of the pets the owner will experience. The minimum number of sheds is from 3 pieces.
Shop for feed. This is a kind of warehouse where rabbit food can be stored for the next few months. If you do not spare the money and equip the feed shop with a granulator, as well as a grain crusher, the costs will quickly pay off.

The slaughterhouse must include a fully equipped butcher shop and a spacious refrigerator. Due to the high hygiene requirements, the materials for its construction are metal-plastic and tiles.
In a separate shed, you should keep tools, equipment and necessary building materials.

Not far from the site, a spacious manure pit should be dug. With regular replenishment, it is possible to sell manure as fertilizer to neighboring farmers.

What are rabbits for?

When starting to breed livestock, decide on the tasks of growing, from here already plan methods for breeding rabbits. What is your goal - skins, meat or both at once? Having understood this issue, choose the desired breed. Let's say your choice is gray giant rabbits. Breeding, growing and caring for them requires certain knowledge.

For beginners, it would be most reasonable to acquire one of the purebred breeds belonging to the locals. They tend to be affordable, easy to purchase, and can be consulted with other breeders.

Then start writing a business plan outlining your upcoming expenses and income. In addition, you should take care of registering your own business.

What is better for the future rabbit breeder - to buy a plot or to rent it? It depends not only on the size of the initial investment, but also on the long-term goals of the future businessman. If you decide to take up this profitable business seriously, it is better to purchase a plot of land. When the lease is due, the monthly costs of covering it must be provided for in the business plan.

About rules and regulations

When breeding rabbits, a number of sanitary requirements must be met that exist to prevent diseases in the rabbit environment. In this regard, there are certain rules according to which rooms for rabbit livestock are designed, up to the slope of the roof and the installation of floors.

Other requirements relate to the location of buildings within the site. The slaughterhouse must be at least 50-60 m away from the rabbit cages. Sick rabbits should be placed in quarantine, 100 meters away from the sheds. The manure storage also needs to be moved outside the farm - no closer than 100 meters. All distances are given in the direction of the prevailing winds.

What and how to feed rabbits

In nutrition, these animals are quite whimsical compared to other types of farm animals. Their daily diet requires a mandatory combination of different types of feed - green (herbs, cereals, legumes), juicy, such as vegetables or root crops, coarse and ensiled, as well as concentrated, consisting of bran, grain or compound feed.

To calculate the need for the amount of feed, we proceed from the fact that gaining a weight of 4 kilograms by one animal requires about a dozen kilos of hay and 15 kg of feed. Other elements serve as additives to the diet at different times of the year. In the warm season (spring and summer), be sure to feed the rabbits with green and roughage, in autumn and winter, do not neglect ensiled and juicy ones.

Breeding rabbits at home for beginners can be accompanied by a number of surprises. It is very important to control the freshness and balance of the feed supplied. It should not have the slightest trace of rot or mold. Too dry food is also not welcome - animals are able to choke on it.

About rabbit housing

Do not forget that these animals are rodents, that is, the cages must be constructed from high-quality and durable material.

Compared to poultry or nutria, rabbits are more prone to comfort. The temperature range suitable for their normal life is from 2 to 30 degrees, but the quality conditions for growth and reproduction involve maintaining them in the range from 13 to 26 degrees.

There are several well-known methods by which the habitats of these animals are equipped. Raising rabbits in earthen pits with carefully reinforced floors and walls is the easiest of all. This method is one of the most cost-effective, but is used exclusively for meat breeds.

What are cells

Most often, breeding rabbits in aviaries is chosen. The most popular methods for the household include the so-called cellular. The material for the construction of cages is wooden boards combined with a metal mesh. Rabbits and offspring are housed separately from male rabbits.

The shed method already mentioned above is a system of several tiers of cells. The main advantage of this option is compact placement, which is important in a small area of \u200b\u200bthe site.

It is also possible to keep according to the so-called Mikhailov system, which is a small farm of three or four cells. Each of the mini-farms is equipped with ventilation, a manure collector, and, of course, drinkers and feeders. This method is most effective for high-quality growth and reproduction. But it also requires the highest financial costs.

Where to sell?

Let's talk now about the sale of the resulting products. Its directions should be considered, starting from the volumes of the future economy. If they are small (about 500 rabbits annually), the meat can be sold for sale or sold independently, subjected to a sanitary and epidemic check.

For larger farms, you will need to obtain some additional documents. We are talking about a certificate for a farm, the same phytosanitary one and a GOST-R declaration. If you complete all of the above, simultaneously with trading in the market, you will get the opportunity to sell meat to a network of supermarkets and grocery stores.

Indicative business plan for rabbit breeding

Let's draw up and analyze an approximate business plan for arranging a small farm for one hundred livestock units. What are the costs?

The process of building rabbit cages will cost about 50,000 rubles, add about 30,000 more rubles to buy a hundred heads of young animals. (the exact amount depends on the breed), from 70,000 to 150,000 rubles. to be spent on food. Add another 20,000 rubles. for veterinarian services, utility costs and other trifles. Total: the expenditure part of the business plan may contain a figure from 170,000 to 250,000 rubles.

Now about income

Meat from 100 rabbits will be about 200 kilograms. At a wholesale price of 200 rubles. per kilo and retail - 400 rubles. it is possible to sell all products for an amount of about 400,000 rubles. For the proceeds of skins - an additional 250 to 300 thousand rubles, let's take an average of 280,000. Total: the level of expected income is about 600-800 thousand rubles.

Even within the framework of the small farm given as an example, during the first year it is possible to receive about half a million rubles as a profit. In the future, this figure will increase even more, since it will no longer be necessary to spend money on the construction of new cells. As a result, the figure for the profitability of such a business lies in the range from 60% to 80%.

Things to Remember

Of course, the above business plan for breeding rabbits is very conditional. The figures can vary significantly, which is associated with the breed and the number of purchased specimens, as well as the amount of initial investment. Much also depends on the region where the business is planned.

Among other things, this plan does not include rental costs (if any). Such spending can also vary greatly both by region and by area. Equipment depreciation should also be taken into account. But in general, the above calculation gives a general idea of the profitability of the business in question.

Conclusion: such an occupation in terms of money is quite profitable and attractive. And yet, despite the confident "yes!" in response to the question of whether it is profitable to breed rabbits, they should be dealt with only by those who are not afraid of the specifics of this business and the difficulties associated with it in the form, for example, of the need to slaughter fluffy pets.

Rabbit breeding as a business is one of the promising types of animal husbandry. To open your own business, you will need to solve a number of organizational issues (an individual entrepreneur or a peasant farm, choosing a site for rent), equip the site in accordance with the tasks of rabbit breeding, select and purchase the appropriate breed / breeds of rabbits, establish distribution channels, slaughter and waste-free production.

A carefully drawn up business plan will eliminate errors, unforeseen expenses that arise during the purchase of equipment, landscaping.

Worth reading:

State and characteristic problems of rabbit breeding in Russia

Rabbit breeding is a promising part of animal husbandry in the Russian Federation. In accordance with the draft target program "Development and increase in the production of rabbit products in the Russian Federation for 2014-2020", it is necessary to increase meat production up to 50 thousand tons per year, as well as increase the number of livestock up to 750 thousand heads. According to experts, the unsatisfied demand for rabbit meat is over 300 thousand tons per year.

According to the State Statistics Committee for 2010, the total consumption of all types of meat per year per capita is 71 kg, while rabbit meat accounts for 6-8%, which corresponds to about 2-3 kg per person. However, the current production (10-15 thousand tons) allows only 70 grams per capita per year.

The main suppliers of rabbit meat are private small farmsteads, which are not able to adequately meet the needs of the Russian market. As a result, the share of imports in the Russian Federation is almost 85%. The main importers of Russia are China, as well as Hungary (27%) and the Czech Republic (3%).

Mechanized rabbit farm: features of production technology

When using modular complexes for growing rabbits, it allows you to have up to 1-2 thousand rabbit queens in each building. Production is year-round uninterrupted by maintaining the set temperature (16-25 degrees) and humidity (60-70%) in modular complexes. Feeding is carried out with granulated feed based on grass meal.

When drawing up a business plan, 2 reproduction schemes are distinguished:

6 week cycle;
7 week cycle.

With a 6-week cycle, slaughter is performed on days 75-77. According to the business plan, the live weight of rabbits is 2.5-2.6 kg, and the weight of the carcass is up to 1.45 kg. With such a system, the operation of rabbit queens does not exceed 1 year.

With a 7-week cycle, rabbits are slaughtered for 89-91 days. By this period, live weight is 2.7-2.8 kg, and carcass weight is up to 1.7 kg. This scheme involves the operation of rabbit queens for 1 year and 3 months.

The fertility of rabbit queens is approximately 80-85%. If we take into account the number of baby rabbits born (9.5 units), the number of survivors on the third day (about 8.1), then we get 7.7 heads per female, which is 20% of the natural case.

Since rabbits quickly get used to a certain feeding regimen, a certain scheme should be chosen and followed. On a rabbit farm, 2 types of feeding are used:

combined;
granulated.

The business plan takes into account not only the prices for feed and hay, but also their possible fluctuations for the specified billing period.

An example of organizing a mechanized rabbit farm

A rabbit breeding business can be started with a small financial investment. With an investment of up to 5 million rubles, you can count on 121 rabbits. This number is typical for small farms for breeding rabbits with a lack of automation. With a mechanized farm, you can use a typical business plan, designed for 1000 queen rabbits with an investment of 35 million rubles and a payback of 4-5 years. In this case, a hybrid French breed of rabbits is bred.

What can be expected from such production?

With a population of rabbits in 1000 heads, the production of finished products per year is about 80 tons. At the same time, the cost of production is 170 rubles, and the retail price is not less than 320 rubles. It should be borne in mind that the production of rabbits is practically waste-free - rabbits can be bred to sell not only meat, but also skins and offal. It's all in the business plan.

Special equipment on a mechanized farm is cage equipment with automation of feeding, drinking water supply, manure removal and climate control. Only 2 people are required to service one modular complex for 1000 queen rabbits. As a result, the business of breeding rabbits is not so complicated and labor-intensive.

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Mini-farms: features of breeding rabbits according to Mikhailov's method

Rabbit breeding as a business does not have to have an industrial scale (from 1000 rabbits). Mikhailov's technique in special mini-farms, feeding without growth-stimulating additives.

On average, up to 30 rabbits are placed in one mini-farm (on average, 12-13 heads). At the same time, the mini-farm itself covers an area of 1.4 square meters. m. As a result, a small rabbit breeding farm, consisting of 16 mini-farms, covers an area of \u200b\u200babout 1 weave.

Heating will be required in the cold season - at an air temperature of less than +10 degrees (constant heating - at temperatures below +8 degrees). When developing a business plan, heating costs are taken into account, as well as water supply to mini-farms for breeding rabbits.

Selection and equipment of a plot for a farm

The site for rabbit breeding should be located at a distance from residential buildings. The land plot can be both bought and rented.

Initially, it is necessary to calculate the number of cells on the site, determine their location, and also provide for the construction of a room (sheds) in which mini-farms will be located. Naturally, it is necessary to maintain a certain heat and humidity regime in the premises all year round. And this will require the arrangement of ventilation and heating systems, as well as climate control systems.

The next thing to consider in the business plan is the maintenance of the cells themselves. When organizing a small-scale rabbit breeding business, 1 person will be able to service the shed. At the same time, farm automation systems should be considered, including systems for supplying water, feed, and manure removal.

For food storage, you will need to equip a special room. However, for storage of inventory, building materials, it is also worth considering the construction of a small hangar on the site. To slaughter rabbits, you need to equip a slaughterhouse with a meat compartment and a refrigerator.

Rabbit breeding as a business is practically waste-free production. Rabbit manure can also be profitable (good fertilizer), so it is necessary to equip a pit on the site for its storage.

The choice of cages is the main task that will need to be solved before or immediately after renting / buying a plot . In the case of drawing up a business plan for a small rabbit breeding farm, you can independently make cages according to freely available drawings, or purchase ready-made solutions.

Among the most popular mini-farms, Rabbitaks should be singled out. This is a system for rabbit breeding with automatic collection of excrement, elimination of fumes and odors, protection against insects, predators, rodents, drafts, dampness. There is heating of water in drinking bowls and nesting places. The Rabbitax-4 module for 4 compartments (248 kg) in the standard version of queen cells will cost 21-22 thousand rubles.

The choice of breed of rabbits for breeding

In total, more than 200 breeds of rabbits are known, of which no more than 15 are suitable for breeding for the purpose of selling meat and skins. At the same time, there are 3 types of breeds that can be bred:

meat skins;
downy;
meat.

Starting a rabbit breeding business should be with meat and skin breeds.

Large meat-skin breed. Live weight is 5-6 kg, fertility is about 8 heads in one litter. Slaughter yield up to 54%.

Large breed. The live weight of adults is 5-5.5 kg, and the fecundity is 7-8 rabbits. Slaughter yield - up to 58%.

Chinchilla rabbit

The breed of rabbits is heterogeneous in color, the average weight of which is 5 kg. Fertility - 7-8 rabbits. Slaughter yield up to 63%.

black-brown

It also belongs to large meat-skin breeds with an average weight of 5 kg. Fertility is 8 or more rabbits in a litter. The slaughter yield is 58% (in 4-month-old young animals - 69.3%).

California and White New Zealand

They belong to fur breeds. Mainly used for the production of broiler rabbits. Live weight - 4 kg, up to 4 rabbits in a litter. Slaughter yield - up to 60%.

Naturally, these are not all breeds suitable for breeding. A profitable rabbit business can also be organized with the cultivation of other breeds (for example, White Downy, Butterfly, Vienna Blue, etc.).

Financial plan: expenses and income when organizing rabbit breeding

The expense items of the business plan, excluding the arrangement of the site for breeding rabbits, include:

land lease;
purchase of cages (mini-farms);
purchase of rabbits;
feed costs;
maintenance costs;
employee salaries.

Initial conditions and costs

A business plan for breeding meat rabbits will look like this:

Mini-farm "Rabbitax-4" - 22 thousand rubles, rabbits of the Gray Giant breed (1 individual) - 650-1000 rubles (~ 825 rubles).
Production conditions: 96 rabbits (4 female rabbits) per year from 3 births.
Feed expenses. For 4 rabbits, the weight of the compound feed is 180 kg, taking into account 96 pieces of young animals - 1440 kg. Total: 1440 kg x 7.5-9 rubles = 10.8-12.9 thousand rubles. (~ 11.85 thousand rubles).
hay costs. For breeding rabbits - 90 kg, taking into account young animals - 810 kg. Expenses - 810 kg x 3.5 rubles = 2835 rubles.
Water expenses. On average, water consumption will be 7.5 thousand liters.
Electricity costs (heating at an air temperature of less than +8 degrees) - 0.5 kW / h.
Labor costs. It will take 10 minutes to maintain 1 mini-farm. In the morning and in the evening. Total - 20 min. per day.

Total expenses, excluding labor costs, electricity consumption and water consumption according to the business plan, average: 11.85 thousand rubles + 2.84 thousand rubles = 14.69 thousand rubles

Estimated income from rabbit breeding

A rabbit breeding business with the specified inputs generates income from the proceeds of:

meat. 90 pcs x 2.5 kg = 225 kg. The minimum wholesale price is 210 rubles (average retail ~ 360-370 rubles / kg). Total: 47.25 thousand rubles.
Liver. 96 pcs x 80 g = 7.7 kg. The average price of rabbit liver is 350-400 rubles / kg. Total - 7.7 x 360 = 2.77 thousand rubles.
Furs. On average, a rabbit skin costs 100 rubles / piece. Total \u003d 96 pieces x 100 rubles \u003d 9.6 thousand rubles.
Fat. Rabbit fat is used in perfumery and medicine. The cost is about 150 rubles / kg. Total: 96 pieces x 0.07 kg x 150 rubles = 1 thousand rubles.
fertilizer. Rabbit manure is a good fertilizer that can be sold to farms. Income - 2500 kg x 0.4 rubles = 1000 rubles.

Total income for the year will be (thousand rubles): 47,25 + 2,77 + 9,6 + 1 + 1 = 61.62 thousand rubles.

General costs(thousand rubles): 22 (mini-farm) + 3.3 (4 breeding individuals) + 14.69 (maintenance) = RUB 39.99 thousand.

Net profit(excluding expenses for mini-farm maintenance, electricity and water): 61.62-39.99 = RUB 21.63 thousand. These are incomes from 1 Rabbitax-4 mini-farm, taking into account the cost of equipment and breeding rabbits.

With an increase in the mini-farm for breeding rabbits, the business will generate significantly more income. It all depends only on the selected breeds, the number of mini-farms and the reproduction cycle.

Raising rabbits at home is a simple and not very expensive task, but when the hobby is ready to move to the business stage, it is necessary to think over the main issues related to keeping, raising rabbits and ways to sell meat. There are a few key points to pay close attention to when writing a rabbit breeding business plan.

A mini farm according to the Mikhailov method requires only a few hours a week for care

Drawing up a business plan

The business plan for breeding rabbits consists of several positions:

initial costs;
fixed costs;
permanent income;
additional income;
profit calculation.

Initial investment

The initial investment includes:

purchase of a plot for construction (in the absence of your own plot);
the cost of paperwork;
the cost of building a farm (materials, workers' wages, communications);
arrangement of the existing site (if necessary);
materials for sheds with cages;
necessary equipment (refrigerator, mini-tractor), feeders and drinkers or material for their manufacture;
buying rabbits,
feed (mixed feed, vegetables).

The cost of this item largely depends on the availability of land, premises and materials. When buying / renting a plot, you need to choose a place in a suburban area, but not near residential buildings.

The minimum desired area of the future economy should be fifteen acres.

fixed costs

This item includes fees for veterinary accompaniment, feed and wages to employees, if any. When calculating feed for one production unit, a rabbit with offspring is taken. For a year, one female brings 24-25 rabbits. Rabbits are slaughtered in three to four months, while their meat is tender and there are no foreign odors in it. To get large excellent skins with lush thick fur, the animals are slaughtered after the autumn molts in November-December. However, rabbits born in the first months of the year are unprofitable to keep for so long, so they are slaughtered at the age of four months, seven to ten after the end of the first molt.

One female with offspring needs about three hundred and forty kilograms of feed per year, since the feed is purchased, its cost is included in the costs.

Farmers themselves prepare green fodder, branches, hay, reducing costs. Some farmers reduce this item by producing their own compound feed, purchasing the necessary equipment and buying raw materials (grain waste) in large quantities at local flour mills.

The same article includes all expenses for gasoline, electricity, water. The annual cost of veterinary support per production unit is more than three hundred rubles.

At Mikhailov's mini-farms, rabbits are kept outdoors all year round.

The fixed costs should include the organization of the slaughterhouse, that is, the purchase of knives, cutting tables, a waste container, a constant source of water to ensure the cleanliness of the premises, a blood source.

Do not forget about the periodic disinfection of the room and the presence of good ventilation in it.

Income

The main type includes income from the sale of meat and skins. It is easy to calculate them: the average carcass weighs more than two kilograms. Experienced farmers annually receive from three sheds to eight hundred - thousand carcasses. Thus, the annual output will be at least two tons of meat, it remains to multiply this figure by the selling price of meat to get the amount of income.

Animal skins can become an additional source of income or the main one if the goal is to obtain high-quality fur. There are many experienced rabbit breeders who professionally dress skins and sew hats, short fur coats, decor items from them, having their own market. Skins of meat breeds can be preserved and sold to fur studios. Their cost is relatively low. If high-quality dressing is not possible, the skins must be given to professionals, and only then sold in the studio, then their price rises five to six times. Experienced breeders claim that in this case they have from a hundred rubles of net profit per head. You can go a little further and not sell dressed skins in the atelier, but donate them for tailoring fashionable products in demand, and sell them yourself, which will bring almost a fifty percent profit.

The third source of income is breeding rabbits. Once having invested money in the purchase of thoroughbred animals, you can easily make up for the costs by selling thoroughbred young animals.

Common Questions When Creating a Business Plan

Before proceeding with the preparation of a business plan, you need to familiarize yourself with and consider the legal side of the issue, methods of keeping animals, types of feed, and reproduction features.

The premises where the animals will be kept must be protected from drafts. In addition to proper nutrition, rabbits need proper care, namely:

daily cleaning of feeders and drinkers, bedding,
regular vaccinations,
Fresh air,
periodic disinfection of premises,
timely isolation of sick animals.

When establishing a business, you need to decide on the goals of breeding - obtaining meat and / or skins and select the appropriate breed.

Meat breeds include rabbits "gray giant", "white", for fur - rex, butterfly, white downy.

To open your farm, you need to have a room, a forage base (proximity to meadows, forests), start-up capital for buying rabbits - producers and making cages. And most importantly, to study the sales market in order to know how much meat can be quickly sold and at what price. To do this, it is better to bypass local shops and markets, cafes, restaurants, hotels and motels.

For information: about two to three kilograms of meat with bones are obtained from a five-kilogram rabbit.

The legal side of the issue

If you want not just to engage in rabbit breeding, but to make it your business and have an income, you need to start with organizational and legal issues.

Personal subsidiary plot

Breeding rabbits as a business involves having your own or rented land in a holiday village. You will need an appropriate certificate of personal subsidiary plot (LPH). The main advantage of private household plots is complete tax exemption. The main disadvantage of this form of activity is that there are restrictions on the circle of potential buyers. These include shops, supermarkets, restaurants and cafes, which place high demands on product quality.

To sell meat in markets and shops you will need:

a certificate from a veterinarian or from a veterinary laboratory that the rabbits are healthy and have
all necessary vaccinations;
they are packed in compliance with all the rules;
sanitary book for the car on which the meat is transported;
certificate from the veterinary laboratory with blood and carcass tests (meat safety).

Here it is necessary to take into account the fact that the form and number of the listed certificates are determined by the decisions of local authorities, therefore, at the first stage, it is good to go to the local veterinary station and find out the list of documents required for the sale of meat.

Individual entrepreneur

This is a more prestigious status than private household plots, but more expensive due to taxes.

You can minimize taxes by choosing a form of taxation in the form of a single agricultural tax on income in the amount of six percent.

The second way to pay this tax is on the difference between income and expenses, its value ranges from five to fifteen percent, depending on the rate adopted in this particular region. An individual entrepreneur must have a certificate for a rabbit farm, a declaration of compliance with GOST RF and a phytosanitary certificate. Controls the activities of the IP Rosselkhoznadzor.

Shed rabbit rearing system

Rabbits are bred in a wide variety of conditions and farms, however, for home business, the shed system is more acceptable. Shed is a mini-farm where you can breed rabbits. It allows you to optimize production processes, facilitates the calculation of feed requirements. The disadvantages of the shed system are the time spent on entry, a certain inconvenience of maintenance, but this method is distinguished by the simplicity of erecting the structure and minimal monetary costs.

In essence, a shed is two batteries of cages under one roof. The length of the battery depends on the area of the room, the accepted width is standard - three meters. It is important to note that this means that the cages are arranged in three rows/tiers on both sides of a one and a half meter wide passage. Before installing the cages, the entire floor in the room must be sheathed with boards or poured with cement, arrange a spillway.

You can make cages in two sections, then two neighbors will have one nursery for hay and branches, one nest. Such cells have the following dimensions:

length - one meter,
width - half a meter,
nest size - thirty by fifty centimeters,
compartment for walking - fifty by seventy centimeters.

You can make cages, shelves and feeders yourself - this will significantly reduce costs. Cages are made of wood, plywood, metal, metal profiles and other materials. A metal mesh is used for the front wall, but it is not recommended to make a mesh on the floor. If the cage is completely made of wood, a window is made on the back wall for light and fresh air, which is covered with a mesh. Each cage must be closed with a lock so that the animals do not run away.

Breeding rabbits

When breeding rabbits, one of the most popular options for housing animals is the option with eighteen female rabbits and two rabbits. A ten-meter-long shed will accommodate sixty cages, in which four hundred individuals can be obtained in a year. Nine females and one male will be placed in each row, the remaining forty are intended for the growing young.

If the female is covered for the first time in February - March, then in a year she will bring at least twenty - twenty-five rabbits from three births. Please note that in order to obtain healthy offspring, it is important that the suckling period lasts two months. This will avoid exhaustion of the rabbit at three births per year - out of six possible. It should also be taken into account that experienced specialists do not cover the bulk of the rabbits in winter so that the females maintain the necessary fatness until the new breeding season.

One rabbit brings 30-40 rabbits a year

If the area allows, there are sales markets and cheap quality feed, you can cover the rabbit in the winter, but then you have to warm the nests. For this purpose, a piece of polystyrene foam / polystyrene is placed under the bottom of the nest, and the nest is filled with hay.

Feeding rabbits

Drawing up a business plan is impossible without the calculation of feed and the availability of a good forage base. Domestic rabbits eat juicy, green, coarse and concentrated foods, and that diet depends on the time of year.

So, adult rabbits weighing four kilograms require 20-25 g of compound feed in summer, about 500-800 grams of greens / grass, in winter 35 grams of concentrate, 200 grams of hay and succulent feed.

For pregnant females, the amount of feed is increased to 700 grams, and 70 grams of compound feed, in winter - 170 grams of hay, 85 grams of concentrates (including 10 grams of cake), 200 grams of succulent feed. During pregnancy, females need additional minerals and vitamins, for which they are given 11 grams of honey, 12 grams of salt, 60 grams of meat and bone meal, one gram of fish oil and vitamins. This is just one of the many options for essential supplements.

It is necessary to include in the plan the acquisition of a sufficient number of drinking bowls.

By following these simple recommendations and thinking through all the main points, you can create a productive and stable rabbit farm. The main thing is to pay enough attention to the preparation process and market research. More than half of the company's success depends on it.

Rabbit breeding as a business is gaining more and more popularity today among those who are interested in starting their own business.

However, in order to build a truly profitable business, you need to understand the specifics of rabbit breeding. The features of breeding rabbits will be discussed in this article.

The main types of meat that can be found today on the shelves of shops and supermarkets are beef, pork and lamb. Thus, evaluating all the advantages of rabbit meat both in terms of taste, quality, and usefulness for the human body, we can say with confidence that this market niche is still practically free.

Unlike the meat of pigs or cows, rabbit meat is absorbed by the human body much better. The digestibility index of rabbit meat is 90%, compared to approximately 60% in meat familiar to us. In addition to this, rabbit meat has excellent dietary qualities due to its low fat content.

So, having a product that is excellent in its taste and benefits for humans and a relatively free market niche that they can fill, we can say with confidence that breeding rabbits at home is a potentially highly profitable business.

Raising rabbits as a business - features

When planning to start a rabbit breeding business, you need to imagine what features it has.

One of them is actually the high reproductive capacity of rabbits.

So, bearing cubs for thirty days, the rabbit is capable of the next fertilization the very next day after birth. In one year, an adult rabbit is able to bring about 200 rabbits, which is 500 kilograms of meat.

Depending on the purpose of breeding rabbits, the following types of breeds can be distinguished:

meat rabbits: gray and white giants, rams;
fur rabbits: rex, butterfly, white downy;
decorative rocks.

Some breeds such as sheep, gray giants or Soviet chinchillas can be used both as meat and fur.

Rex rabbits

Proper nutrition and care are also extremely important rabbit breeding processes:

The quality of mating and the health of the offspring itself depend on comfortable living conditions.
The minimum amount of stress affects more matings.
A balanced diet directly affects the health of animals.

Advantages and disadvantages

Consider the pros and cons of a rabbit breeding business.

Compared to other types of animal husbandry, rabbit breeding has several advantages:

short payback period;
high profitability;
lack of high competition;
a constant demand.

Thanks to this factor, rabbit breeding becomes attractive for starting a business. At the same time, you should also remember about some of the disadvantages of this enterprise:

The high cleanliness of rabbits requires daily cleaning in cages to prevent diseases.
Getting used to the owners and shyness of animals requires the constant creation of a calm atmosphere without the slightest stress.
Rabbits require very close attention. So, there were cases that, due to the lack of water in the rabbit's bowl, she ate her cubs.

Business Forms

Opening a rabbit breeding business is possible in two main forms:

Individual entrepreneurship. The most popular solution for starting a business literally from scratch. The advantage is a reduction in the tax base and a simplified accounting scheme.
Peasant farming. In addition to a simplified system of accounting and taxation, the advantage of this form is the possibility of obtaining government subsidies.

At the same time, no matter what organizational form it is decided to register, the success of a business being started depends primarily on a well-written business plan.

Setting up a rabbit breeding business

The first step that everyone who wants to start their own rabbit business should take is to analyze the future market for the following characteristics:

market saturation;
proximity of potential buyers;
intensity of competition;
the possibility of transporting products.

The next step is to select a suitable land plot. It should have a sufficient area (about fifteen acres) and be located at a distance from residential buildings.

After the land is purchased or rented, you can start arranging the business. Despite the need for significant initial financial investments, due to the high profitability of the business, all of them quickly pay off.

An additional advantage of rabbit breeding is the possibility of increasing business capacity due to the high reproductive capacity of animals.

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What do you need to have on site?

When developing a development plan for a rabbit breeding site, it is necessary to plan the buildings that must be on it:

Premises for life and reproduction rabbits - sheds. They are made of wood, the windows are closed with a welded mesh. The quality of breeding rabbits, as well as their health, will depend on the convenience of sheds. It is advisable to build at least three sheds.
feed shop- a supply of feed for several months can be placed here. An additional benefit will be the equipment of the workshop with a grain crusher and a granulator.
slaughter- be sure to equip the room with a spacious refrigerator and a stocked meat shop. To maintain high hygiene of the room, the best materials for it will be tiles, plastic and metal.
Shed for building materials, equipment or tools.

In addition, outside the farm, it is necessary to plan the placement of a capacious manure pit. As it fills up, manure can be sold to farmers as fertilizer.

How to start breeding rabbits?

It is necessary to start breeding rabbits first of all by determining for yourself the tasks of raising them, whether it will be meat, skins, or a combination of these two products.

Depending on this, a suitable breed is selected.

It is most advisable for beginners to purchase purebred local breeds - they are cheaper, easier to buy, exchange breeding stock and get advice from experienced rabbit breeders.

After defining the objectives of breeding, an important step is to draw up a business plan with planning for future expenses and income, as well as registering your business.

Having drawn up a business plan, you can search for a suitable place to locate the farm, build all the necessary buildings and purchase equipment.

Location of the rabbit farm

When choosing a suitable site for locating a rabbit farm on it, it is necessary to analyze it in terms of the convenience of transporting the finished product to the nearest sales markets and the proximity of such markets.

The main requirement for the location of the farm is its remoteness from residential buildings.

Rabbits indoors

An important decision that a future rabbit breeder needs to make is the purchase or lease of a plot. This, of course, depends on the level of possible initial investment that is available to a novice businessman.

If you plan to run a rabbit breeding business for a long time, it is better to buy a land plot for a farm, rather than rent it.

In the event that a land lease is planned, monthly rental costs should be planned in the business plan.

Sanitary requirements for content

Breeding rabbits is regulated by a number of sanitary requirements. The main purpose of these requirements is to prevent the emergence and spread of diseases.

Thus, the design of premises for keeping rabbits, the slope of their roofs and the arrangement of floors are regulated.

In addition, there are a number of requirements for the placement of buildings on the site. The point for slaughter of animals should be located no closer than 50-60 meters from the cages.

The isolation and quarantine should be no closer to each other than 100 meters, while being 100 meters away from the cages in the direction of the prevailing winds.

The manure storage should be at a distance of 100 meters from the farm in the direction of the prevailing winds.

Feeding and keeping rabbits

Compared to other farm animals, rabbits can be called one of the most whimsical in nutrition. In their diet, feed must be combined:

greens such as grasses, legumes or cereals;
juicy, for example, root vegetables or vegetables;
ensiled;
rough;
concentrated, namely grain, bran or compound feed.

To calculate the need for feed, you can start from the fact that for a rabbit to gain four kilograms, he needs about ten kilograms of hay and fifteen kilograms of feed. Depending on the season, other elements are added to the diet. So, in summer and spring, you need to focus on rough and green fodder, and in winter and autumn - on juicy and ensiled.

When planning the arrangement of premises for keeping rabbits, it should be remembered that they gnaw on everything that they can reach. In this regard, it is important to choose high-quality materials for cell device.

Tri-tier cages

Rabbits need more comfortable conditions than coypu or poultry. For their life, the acceptable temperature range is from +2 to +30 degrees, but for better weight gain and reproduction, the temperature should be maintained in the range from +13 to +26 degrees Celsius.

Equipment and arrangement of cages

A novice rabbit breeder can choose one of the popular methods of equipment and arrangement of places for their breeding.

Breeding method	Arrangement features
Pithole	Rabbits are kept in one or more dug-out pits with carefully reinforced walls and floors. The least expensive method, applicable only for meat breeds.
Cellular	The cages are built from wooden boards and metal mesh. Rabbits and young are kept separately from males. The most popular way for home breeding.
Shedovy	A system of several batteries of cells, which are arranged in several tiers. The advantage of this method is the compactness of placement even in a small area.
Mikhailov system	The device of special mini-farms for 3-4 cells, equipped with feeders, ventilation, drinkers and a manure collector. The most efficient method, however, requiring the highest initial costs.

Sales of products

Directions for the sale of finished products, of course, depend on the volumes that the economy is capable of producing.

With small volumes (about 500 rabbits per year), you can either sell the meat for sale or trade on your own with the passage of a sanitary and epidemic check.

With an increase in volumes, it will be necessary to obtain such additional certificates as phytosanitary and farm certificates, as well as GOST-R declarations.

With the execution of all these documents, it will be possible to sell meat through supermarkets and shops with parallel trade in the market.

Rabbit business plan

So, breeding rabbits as a business: is it profitable or not to do it? In order to imagine the attractiveness of the future business and plan expenses, it is important to draw up a competent business plan. Here is an indicative business plan for a small 100 rabbit farm.

Yield and payback

Obviously, rabbit breeding is a very lucrative and profitable business.

Even based on the results of such a rough business plan for a small farm, the profit for the first year will be about five hundred thousand.

In subsequent years, it will be even higher, since there will no longer be a cell construction item and there will be a gradual decrease in costs with an increase in income. The profitability of such a business can reach from 60% to 80%.

Of course, the business plan drawn up is approximate and may vary depending on the size of the initial investment, the number of purchased rabbits and their breeds, as well as the area in which the business is conducted. In addition, it does not take into account rental costs, which may also vary depending on the region and area of the site, as well as depreciation of equipment. However, it does provide a general idea of how profitable rabbit breeding is.

So, rabbit breeding as a business is confidently proving its profitability and attractiveness. At the same time, it has its own difficulties and peculiarities, so it is worth starting it only if rabbit breeding is really interesting.

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