Rabbit farming for meat purposes

Abstract

• Rabbits are members of the Leporidae family, indigenous throughout most parts of the world, and raised in small-holder and large-scale, commercial production systems. • Rabbit is marketed as whole or half carcasses, although interest in cuts and ground meat is increasing. • Rabbit meat has high nutritional value but in developed countries continues to be considered for rural usage or limited to ethnic groups despite its outstanding dietetic properties.