THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RABBIT BREEDING IN THE KUBAN REGION
The article analyzes the development of rabbit breeding in the Krasnodar Territory. In conditions when, due to the African plague in the Kuban region, the pig population in the farms of the local population is limited, the villagers are invited to develop alternative types of animal husbandry, including rabbit breeding. Krasnodar Territory is one of the leading agricultural regions of the country with sustainable feed resources for animals and has all the possibilities for the development of this industry. The article notes that a small proportion of rabbit meat in the Russian meat segment of food is largely determined by the insufficient consumption culture of this product. The growth of the market is also hindered by the fact that mainly household rabbit and small farmers who grow rabbits using obsolete technologies supply rabbit for sale. For the mass transition to this type of alternative animal husbandry, financial support and a number of propaganda, organizational, technological and managerial decisions are necessary to ensure the stable operation of the new business. In some cases, it will be necessary to allocate land for the construction of a farm and living quarters for staff. One of the priorities is to create a network of certified slaughterhouses in distance from farms not more than 50 km. Today, the main markets for dietary meat are Moscow and St. Petersburg. Meanwhile,the resort region is poorly developed, which, with proper management, could become a major consumer of dietary meat. In the meantime, trade is revived only with the beginning of the holiday season. The majority of small farms is forced to process animals independently. Without having certificates for such activities, they cannot hand over the products to the trading network and are forced to sell them on the markets. For successful management of the rabbit breeding business, it is necessary to ensure cyclical production, use highly productive animal hybrids and artificial insemination. To solve the problem of marketing it is necessary to create cooperatives. This is especially true for small and medium-sized farms. In general, for the development of rabbit breeding, the best scheme of a complete production process is the formation of a cluster that would include small farms,large complexes, breeding reproducers, a compound feed plant, a slaughterhouse, a network of trading points. A prerequisite is the organization of high-tech automated production and financial support for beginning farmers in the form of grants and subsidies for the construction of farms and the purchase of young rabbits. The development of intensive rabbit breeding not only contributes to food security, but also has a pronounced social character, stimulating employment and increasing incomes of the rural population.