rabbitry

Hare breeding operation

A rabbitry is a place where rabbits are raised, typically for meat, fur, or breeding.

The term covers operations ranging from backyard hutches to commercial facilities: She started a small rabbitry behind the barn.

Less commonly, rabbitry refers to the practice or business of raising rabbits.

facility

hutch

Cage for small pets

  • cageBarred confinement structure
  • penInk-filled writing tool
  • enclosureConfined, bordered space

barn · coop · shed · shelter · housing · feeders · waterers · ventilation · quarantine · runs

breeding

buck

Male deer or dollar

  • doeAdult female deer
  • kitsGrouped items for purpose
  • litterScattered waste or debris

kindling · gestation · mating · pedigree · purebred · lineage · bloodline · sire · dam · genetics

production

meat

Animal tissue for food

  • furAnimal body hair
  • peltsFurred animal skins
  • woolSheared animal fiber

angora · fryer · roaster · processing · butchering · tanning · fiber · harvest · yield · market

warren

burrow

Animal's dug dwelling

nest · den · excavation · network · chamber · passages · earth · natural · wild · free-range

husbandry

feeding

Giving food to

pellets · watering · grooming · bedding · hygiene · cleaning · health · veterinary · vaccination · handling

breeds

Californian

Native of a western state

Himalayan · American · Harlequin · dwarf · giant · fancy · exhibition · conformation · standards

Opposites
domestication vs. wild habitat

rabbitrywarren

Interconnected underground tunnels

natural habitat · the wild · rabbit warren · wilderness · native habitat

animal husbandry facility type

rabbitryserpentarium

Snake exhibition facility

cattery · kennel · aviary · apiary

animal facility type

rabbitrywildlife sanctuary

Protected area for animals

nature reserve · game preserve

Phrases
Family

rabbit, rabbits, rabbitfish, rabbiting, rabbitlike

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