Grasscutter Rearing and Production

 Grasscutter Rearing and Production Origin and physical features  The grasscutter belongs to the order Rodent and family Thryonomidae which contains only genus Thryonomys. This rodent is widely known through Africa, South of Sahara and it is commonly referred to as the grasscutter, cane-rat or cutting grass.  They are heavily built, thick, set with rounded muzzle, small round ears, short tails and harsh bristly fur.  They have a peculiar bristle tail which readily fractures near the base if seized, much like the easily atomized tail of the lizard; a phenomenon that is of tremendous protective value.  The coarse bristly coat has no under-fur, though under magnification some sparsely scattered extremely fine straight under-fur is visible.  The overall appearance is usually dark brown, speckled with yellow or grey above butty white below.  The chin and throat appear white.  The head is a bit small for the size of the body.  The small circular ear is covered strong and well padded and are armed with powerful straight claws.  There are five digits feet.  Females have three pairs of mammary glands on the belly, while the male testes are not rodents.  The total body length (head to tail) ranged from 40 to 60cm and its tail length ranges from 7-25cm.  Grasscutter grows to a considerable weight.  The mature male sometimes reaches more that 9kg, while the female can attain between 5-7kg body weights.  Its growth rate is less than that of rabbit of an improved breed and more than that of the local rabbit in a tropical environment.  The animal has many predators including leopards, mongoose and python in addition to man. Reproduction and Breeding

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TRAINING & CONSULTANCY
For individuals, corporate bodies,with resources to start small or big, we offer training and consultancy services in the following areas:
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1.Grasscutter cage Consruction
2.feeding
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how do you start Grasscutter farming in Nigeria, Ghana or any part of west Africa where this animal is most fond of?

How to Start Grasscutter Farming in Nigeria and ghana

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 Grasscutter farming is highly profitable, more profitable than you imagined. The meat is widely consumed allover the West Africa region and beyond, making it one of the top 10 animals whose meat is in highest demand in the market. A market ready Grasscutter is sold between N4,000 to N5,500. Five hundred Grasscuters in a year could earn you between N2 Million to N2.75 Million.

 The animal reproduces very quickly and in good numbers. A fully grown female Grasscutter after gestation, carries the pregnancy for 140 - 150 days and deliver about twice a year. Each pregnancy produces average of four to seven young ones per birth. Sometimes up to ten, that means one female Grasscutter could produce 8 - 20 other Grasscutters in a year

It grows big and very fast too. Grasscutter is one of the biggest rodent in Africa. A fully mature female or male that is ready for market weighs between 3.5kg for the female and 4.5kg for the male. While measuring 45cm to 60cm in body length. The standing height is between 25 to 30cm. The body size of a fully grown male is about the size of a nine inches block.

A good number of Grasscutter is consumed yearly but most of them still comes from the wild through hunters who goes into the bush to hunt for them but usually not easy to catch, making the animal meat very scarce in the market.