ytrachtenberg
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Greetings,
I've been running an experiment to determine the feed:weight ratios for rabbits raised in a cage vs ones raised in a colony. The rabbits were just slaughtered (at 21 weeks old), and I'm working on analyzing the results. I measured the carcass weights, but since we intend to eat these rabbits as well, they have gone into the freezer, and won't be cooked for a while. Thus I can't measure the actual meat:bone ratio of the carcasses.
I was able to measure the meat:bone ratio of a rabbit carcass (not from the experiment) slaughtered at the same age, but it was a New Zealand/Californian mix. Its carcass weighed 4lb 15oz, and the bones weighed 5oz, for a meat:bone ratio of approximately 15:1. But I'd rather not base my analysis on this one sample.
I've searched online, and haven't found any numbers for the meat:bone ratio of New Zealand whites. Does anyone know what that ratio is (or within what range it usually is), or of a place where I could find reliable numbers on it?
Thanks!
I've been running an experiment to determine the feed:weight ratios for rabbits raised in a cage vs ones raised in a colony. The rabbits were just slaughtered (at 21 weeks old), and I'm working on analyzing the results. I measured the carcass weights, but since we intend to eat these rabbits as well, they have gone into the freezer, and won't be cooked for a while. Thus I can't measure the actual meat:bone ratio of the carcasses.
I was able to measure the meat:bone ratio of a rabbit carcass (not from the experiment) slaughtered at the same age, but it was a New Zealand/Californian mix. Its carcass weighed 4lb 15oz, and the bones weighed 5oz, for a meat:bone ratio of approximately 15:1. But I'd rather not base my analysis on this one sample.
I've searched online, and haven't found any numbers for the meat:bone ratio of New Zealand whites. Does anyone know what that ratio is (or within what range it usually is), or of a place where I could find reliable numbers on it?
Thanks!