The term rabbit farming is formed from Latin roots, specifically from "cunicūlus" alluding to the raising of rabbits, with lexical compounds such as "cuniculus" which means "rabbit" and the word "culture" which is equivalent to the result of the crop. In many famous dictionaries, rabbit farming is described as that art, system or discipline proposed to raise rabbits mainly, for the use of their meat and products. In other words, it is an activity concerning the domestication and care of rabbits, which can sometimes include hares; so that they can be used as human consumption, in the case of their meat; However, its skin and coat can be used to make other products.
Rabbit farming as exploitation and breeding of the domestic rabbit, it is an agricultural type of work with a great diffusion in European countries, territories that have seen the need to produce different types of food in short-range spaces and at the lowest possible price All this due to the different processes and historical calamities suffered especially in the armed conflicts of 1914 and 1939.
On the other hand, in North American territories, with regard to American and Canadian farmers, in view of their multiple benefits through the rational exploitation of rabbits, they gave a high value to the intensification of their breeding.
These animals are mammals from the Leporidae family, with a longevity of around 8 to 12 years; When listing or describing their characteristics, we can say that rabbits generally measure from 15 to 30 cm, except for those in a giant shape, their weight can vary from 800 grams. to 6 kg. With long ears that characterize them.
