Cuniculture Cuniculture Agatha Christie's Poirot Category="Leporids"Category="Livestock"Cuniculture is the agricultural practice of Breeding and raising domestic rabbits, usually for their Meat, Fur, or Wool. Some people, called rabbit fanciers, practice cuniculture predominantly for show or hobby.

Advantages of Rabbits vs. Other Livestock

Rabbits have a higher reproductive capacity than most farm animals. They can produce up to 18 offspring every 3 months.

The small size and relative ease of handling and caring for rabbits makes cuniculture one of the few practical forms of "Livestock" agricuture that suburban or even urban hobbyists can attempt. As there is not a large market for rabbit Meat or fur, however, very few farmers in the United States engage in cuniculture to any significant extent.

Advantages of Rabbits vs. Other Livestock

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