In Russia, new veterinary rules for keeping rabbits will come into force in 2024

The document establishes requirements for the conditions of keeping these animals, quarantine, preventive and diagnostic measures The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has approved new veterinary rules for keeping rabbits for their breeding, rearing and sale. The document will come into force on September 1, 2024 and will be valid until September 1, 2030. The document establishes requirements for the conditions of keeping rabbits, quarantine, mandatory preventive and diagnostic measures. These standards will apply to the breeding of rabbits in personal subsidiary plots and farms, individual entrepreneurs, large agricultural organizations and institutions of the penitentiary system. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, in the Russian Federation more than 500 enterprises are engaged in raising rabbits for further sale. The new rules stipulate, among other things, that if rabbits are kept in the same building as other animals, separate rooms must be provided for each species. ...