Perseverance led to Successful Rabbit Farming

Rabbit breeding is tricky, said because the food can be searched easily around termat our lives and rabbits can breed rapidly. Rabbit livestock business is a pretty interesting business opportunities for the occupied. But if not careful in giving food to rabbits could result in rabbits suffering from various diseases and the effect of further deaths in rabbits. For example feeding the wet grass can cause skin disease in rabbits. Mr. Munawar Sukarno was one of the main person skilled in rabbit breeding, rabbit breeding success made him become a "teacher" for many people who want to know more in terms of breeding rabbits. The "students" are very diverse ranging from a fellow breeder rabbits, vocational high school students, to research the title S-2 and S-3 of the Livestock Research Institute.

In room guest house which is very limited on the slopes of Mount Merbabu, Klabaran Hamlet, Village Sumberejo, Ngablak district, Magelang regency, Central Java, Mr. Sukarno transmit the experience and knowledge about breeding rabbits to the guests who sometimes come in groups. The tamupun with Mr. Sukarno's spirit following the explanation regarding the procedure of raising rabbits, though sometimes have to stand because the room is not enough even roof leaks during heavy rain.

His experience during 18 years of struggling in the cattle business rabbits relief program started from 25 rabbits in Australia from the government to Ngablak District in 1992. Because the majority of citizens of District Ngablak vegetable growers do not know how to care for rabbits, lots of dead rabbits.
Intrigued with the condition that, Sukarno, who did not receive aid rations and then buy five bunny rabbit who still live at Rp 125,000. Of the five rabbits, four of whom were female.
At that time, Sukarno became the laughingstock of the actions surrounding residents. "They say, if you want to be rich and successful, should I save to buy a goat or a cow, not buy a rabbit," he said. Following the Rabbit Farming Training
However, Sukarno exactly sure, his determination will reap success raising rabbits. Recognizing his knowledge of breeding rabbits do not exist, he diligently searching for information about rabbit breeding training. He reached into his pocket for training up to the Surabaya and Malang, East Java.
The first five months, from four female rabbits, one of whom bear 5-7 tails. He was then able to sell 20-30 puppies rabbits. Rabbits were sold as seed. The price of a packet of seeds, consists of three rabbits aged 2-3 months, Rp 100,000.
If the buyer wants a pair of rabbits, it costs Rp 60,000. If the buyer wants to buy just female rabbit, the price is Rp 40,000 and the price of Rp 20,000 a male rabbit.
"In just two months, my capital back," said Sukarno, who was also sold rabbits aged 35-45 days.
However, death also occurred in some rabbits. It was not until making his determination retroactively raising rabbits. In the sixth month, she began to develop the business. Sukarno's increasing the number of sires to be able to get 70 chicks per month rabbits.
At that time, as the only rabbit breeders in Hamlet Klabaran, Sukarno must fend for themselves. New around
In 1998 five other citizens interested after seeing its success. They then bought a rabbit from Sukarno and started raising rabbits.
Seeing more and more neighbors who are interested in raising rabbits, in 2001 Sukarno Group on Rabbit Husbandry in Dusun Sumber Makmur Klabaran. Of the total 140 families in the hamlet Klabaran, 85 of them members of the Class of Livestock Rabbits Sumber Makmur. The total population of about 1,600 rabbits tail.
After forming the group, Sukarno and approached the Department of Livestock Breeders Rabbit Society of Magelang to introduce Group Livestock Rabbits Sumber Makmur. The goal, for his group of people is increasingly recognized and included in the exhibition and various coaching programs.
The existence of farmer groups had apparently succeeded in raising rabbits sparked excitement in other villages. Since 2008, Sukarno became Chairman of the Livestock Association whose members 1400 Rabbits Merbabu rabbit breeders in 16 villages in the district Ngablak. The total population of 16 000 rabbit tails. To Market Rabbits
No difference with the early start raising rabbits, guinea marketing effort was begun Sukarno with difficulty. Initially, he offered to the resident rabbits in a nearby village. Every time a vegetable farmer group meetings or sub-village level, he use to promote.
"If you happen to visit relatives in another village or district, trying to tell me all about cattle rabbit. The hope, they are interested in buying a rabbit, "said Sukarno.
He also diligently visited animal markets in a number of districts in Magelang District. "In my heart, I motivate myself so as not to give up the market even if the market is not necessarily one wants to buy a rabbit."
However, all that is the story of the past. Now Sukarno and Rabbit Husbandry Group Sumber Makmur overwhelmed to meet consumer demand. They could not even meet the demand coming from several cities in Java, Bali, Sumatra, and Borneo. Each month an average of puppies rabbits demand reached 500 birds. While their production is 200-300 individuals.
"So, sometimes we were forced to request additional rabbit from the group of cattle in another village or even from other districts," said Sukarno.
After the success berbudidaya rabbit, Sukarno wanted to share his knowledge with others. There was an invitation or not, he routinely traveling out of town just to attend the meeting despite farmers' groups to explain the livestock business rabbits.
The trip was he doing up to the district of Sleman, Yogyakarta, Waterford, Purworejo, as well as some districts in Magelang regency. For all travel and information, Sukarno was not asked for compensation. "Can you share knowledge with others that have brought happiness to me," said Sukarno calmly.