BREEDING AND MATING IN GRASSCUTTER PRODUCTION

To every husbandman of livestock, reproduction is an important aspect of farming as it determines to an extent, progress.
In Breeding of grasscutter the following should be considered;

1. The pedigree records including mean litter size, mean weaning weight and mean generation intervals.
2. Breeding stock should not be from the same parents so as to avoid inbreeding.
3.The chosen male (buck) should be vigorous & aggressive in the presence of a mate while the female (Doe) should be active and docile.
4. Grasscutter for stocking and the subsequent replacements should be docile, healthy and well-developed.
5. The live weight records of the grasscutter to be used for mating should be between 5kg and 8kg
6. Females should be mated at 6 months old and above while male should not be mated at 8 months old and above
2. Females should be taken to the male hutch for mating as females doesn't allow mating in her hutch.

Signs of Pregnancy in Grasscutter
i. Gestation period in grasscutter is 152 day
ii. Pregnancy will become visible after 3 months because the abdomen will bulge out when she lies down.
iii. The teats will be longer and bigger than in the dry female.
iv. When palpated, one would feel the presence of developing embryo.
v. Frequent urination and increased in body temperature

Parturition in Grasscutter(kidding)
Parturition is the act of giving birth. About one week to parturition, the female grasscutter will look nervous and restless. Also, her movements within the hutch will be slow and her hair coat will stand erect. The offsprings are born with eyes opened and well developed teeth. At birth, the male grasscutter is always bigger than the female. The litter size varies between 1 to11 with an average of 5 per litter.

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