اقتصاديات إنتاج و تسويق الأرانب المنزلية في محافظة الشرقية

Abstract EN

Rabbit breeding is considered one of the most successful investment projects, especially in recent years because of the abundance of production and speed of growth that rabbits are unavailable in other animals.

Rabbits contribute to the production of about 67 thousand tons, representing about 4.25% of the white meat production in Egypt, which amounted to about 1575 thousand tons in 2018.

The study aimed to identify the economics of raising and marketing domestic rabbits by studying the current status of the number of farms and the actual production capacity of rabbits in Sharkia Governorate and in Egypt during the period (2012-2018).

As well as studying the economic characteristics and features of rabbit breeding, and studying indicators of economic and marketing efficiency and farm budget.

In presenting and analyzing the data, the study depended on the quantitative and descriptive methods represented in calculating averages, percentages, growth rate, and relative frequency, chi-square, and multivariate linear regression equations.

The study relied on two main sources of data, published secondary data and primary data for a field study, through a specially designed questionnaire that was collected through personal interviews from home rabbit breeders in the field study sample areas in Sharkia Governorate.

A random sample was chosen from Sharkia governorate with 30 views per center, and thus the total number of views was 90.

These forms were collected during the year 2020.

The study reached several results, the most important of which was that the age at the time of preaching (the beginning) of birth reached about 5.5 months in the municipal varieties, while in the modern varieties it reached about 6 months.

While the average annual number of births in the municipal varieties is about 50 rabbits per year, and about 77 rabbits in modern varieties.

As for the average weight of a fattened rabbit when marketing, it was about 1.8 kg in the municipal varieties, while in modern varieties it was about 2 kg.

The birth mortality rate was about 5% for the municipality, while it was about 3.5%.

As for the number of days of the grow-out cycle, it was about 65 to 75 days for the municipal and modern varieties.

As for the number of courses per year, it reached about 9 to 10 sessions per year in the municipal varieties, and for modern varieties it reached about 10 to 11 sessions per year.

It also found that the birth revenues from municipal rabbit raising amounted to 2084.20 pounds, representing 98.11% of the total revenues of municipal rabbit breeding, while the value of the sabla amounted to about 40 pounds, representing 1.88% of the total revenues from raising rabbits, which amounted to about 2124.20 pounds / cycle.

The economic efficiency criteria in the aforementioned table indicate that the net return from municipal rabbit breeding amounted to about 697 pounds / cycle, and the gross profit margin "GM" (or return over variable costs) was about 727 pounds / cycle.

The variable rate was about 1.52, and the total revenue / total cost was about 1.49, and the net return / total cost standard was 0.49.

And that the birth returns from modern rabbit breeding amounted to 3370 pounds, representing 98.54% of the total revenues of modern rabbit breeding, while the value of the sabla was about 50 pounds, representing 1.46% of the total revenues from raising rabbits, which amounted to about 3420 pounds / cycle.

As for the criteria of economic efficiency, it was found that the net return from modern rabbit breeding amounted to about 1798.15 pounds / cycle, and the gross profit margin "GM" (or return over variable costs) was about 1800.15 pounds / cycle, and the total income standard / variable costs reached about 2.15, and the total revenue / total cost was about 2.08, and the net return / total cost criterion was 1.11.

Based on the previous results, the study recommends the following: 1- The importance of research centers producing rabbits with good qualities with a high growth rate, efficient in feed conversion factor, and disease resistance.

2- Encouraging young graduates to raise rabbits in wooden and metal boxs as small projects, as well as in rural areas instead of ground breeding because of the health and productive advantages of the first.

3- Granting loans and considering raising rabbits from small and micro enterprises with easy terms.

4- Establishing a union for rabbit breeders, similar to poultry exchanges, to provide the breeders with the necessary information, in addition to the collective marketing of rabbits through outlets for those unions for rabbit breeders.