TERMINOLOGY
Cuniculture
The agricultural practice of breeding and raising domestic rabbits as livestock for their meat, fur, or wool. Cuniculture is also employed by rabbit fanciers and hobbyists in the development and betterment of rabbit breeds
Doe
The female of the rabbit species
Leporidae
Is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all.
Microlivestock
Is a term coined for species that are inherently small as well as for breeds of cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits and pigs that are less than about half the size of the most common breeds.
Aquaponics
Aquaponics integrates aquaculture and hydroponics into one production system. Aquaponics relies on the food introduced for fish, which works as the system’s input. As fish eat this food and process it, they transform it into urine and fecal matter, both rich in ammonia, which in sufficient quantities can be toxic to plants and fish.
Buck
The male of the rabbit species
Deep Water Culture (DWC)
Deep Water Culture or DWC aquaponics is a modern variation of one of the most ancient forms of hydroponics or aquaponics.This style of aquaponics setup is fairly low maintenance, is ideal for fast-growth plants like lettuce and leafy greens, and can be scaled to almost any size easily. It feature a receptacle that holds water where the plant roots are submerged while the plants are floating on a raft.
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