These bunnies are rapidly growing and require diets high in energy, minerals and protein to support that growth. Average daily intake of a growing rabbit is 1 to 2 ounces of food for every pound of body weight.

Nutrient	Requirement
Calories (kCal digestible energy per pound of diet)	1140¹
Protein	16%¹
Crude Fiber	15-18%²
Fat	2%¹
Inorganic Minerals
Calcium	0.4-1.0%³
Phosphorus	0.22%-0.5%³
Magnesium	0.17-0.34%³
Potassium	0.6-1.0%³
Sodium	0.2-0.3%³
Chlorine	0.3-0.35%³
Copper (mg per pound of diet)	1.4-9.0³
Iodine (mg per pound of diet)	0.09-0.5³
Iron (mg per pound of diet)	15.9-45.4³
Manganese (mg per pound of diet)	2.3-13.6³
Zinc (mg per pound of diet)	11.3-27.3³
Cobalt (mg per pound of diet)	0.04-0.11³
Selenium (mg per pound of diet)	0.004-0.068³
Vitamins
Vitamin A (IU per pound of diet)	272-4545³
Vitamin D (IU per pound of diet)	364-545³
Vitamin E (mg per pound of diet)	18-32³
Vitamin K (mg per pound of diet)	0.45-0.91³

¹ Nutrient Requirements of Rabbits; second revised edition, 1977 National Academy of Sciences

² Values given are slightly higher than the minimum requirement; however, experience with house rabbits suggests the minimum fiber level is not always sufficient. -

³ The Nutrition of the Rabbit Edited by C. de Blas and Julian Wiseman

Young Adult Breeding Angora

Rabbits Under One Year