Abstract
Rabbit breeding on small scale family farms is carried on as an alternative production activity, in Albania. Extensive production system and breeding of local rabbit breed are most frequent. Albanian local rabbit can be classified in middle size breed group. It is a population with high morphological and biological variability, with variation in coat colour. Rabbit farming is a useful production activity on small scale family farms. Breeding 2-3 couples of reproducing rabbits could increase the gross annually income of family farm up to 22-28 percent.
Highlights
Farming of rabbits is a limited activity in Albania, developed only on small- scale family farms
Three different thesis are discussed: (i) Actual population originates from domestic animals, during the last period of Medievalism, in the region of South-eastern Europe, France, Italy, Spain etc. which have been brought, during XIX century and later in Albania by travellers who have visited these part of Europe, (ii) domestic rabbit is a population created as a result of the spontaneous process of the domestication of the wild rabbit that lives in the different regions of Albania and (iii) actual population originates from a casual mixture of the animals domesticated in Albania and those brought from other regions of Europe
Study of economic value of rabbit farming was based on the information collected from 11 small scale family farms of Poshnja, Kutalli-located in central region of Albania, Luz- coastland region and Braçanj-east southern region
Summary
Farming of rabbits is a limited activity in Albania, developed only on small- scale family farms. This production activity is most frequent in coastland and in the central and southern regions. Three different thesis are discussed: (i) Actual population originates from domestic animals, during the last period of Medievalism, in the region of South-eastern Europe, France, Italy, Spain etc. Albania and (iii) actual population originates from a casual mixture of the animals domesticated in Albania and those brought from other regions of Europe. The aim of study is to estimate production, reproduction and morphbiologic traits of local rabbit as well as its economic value in extensive system conditions of small scale family farms
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