Rabbits, unlike humans, don’t have that much of a varied diet, so it’s pretty hard to get wrong, right? Well, no, actually. Rabbits need fresh water, hay, selected fresh vegetables and dry food – but ...

The owners of pet rabbits are used to feeding their animals lettuce, carrots and other salad vegetables - but now vets have warned that the diet could be seriously harmful. Lettuce contains a chemical ...

The study of rabbit nutrition and feed efficiency has advanced considerably over recent years. Researchers are increasingly investigating how optimal feed formulation, amino acid balance and feed ...

The Gates Foundation funds research on engineering new genetically modified-varieties of staple crops – including rice, sweet potatoes, and bananas – to contain higher amounts of vitamins and ...

A few months ago, I had a ornery rabbit doe whose milk had not come in to feed her newborn litter of kits. This was not her first litter — in fact, she was an experience breeder, but for some reason, ...

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