How long does it take a Grasscutter to grow?
Some basic facts about grasscutter with regards to reproduction are as follows: Sexual maturity: Male grasscutters mature in 8 months or 32 weeks and they have a minimum body weight of 2.5kg while the female grasscutters mature in 6.5 months or 26 weeks having a minimum body weight of 1.8 kg.
Where can I get Grasscutter in Nigeria?
NIgeria Grasscutters Farming
- 1Jovana Integrated Farms. 127, Isolo Road, Mushin, Lagos Nigeria. +234 805 216 8189, +234 802 937 3076, +234 803 326 2808.
- 2Onileola Farms. Onileola Close, behind Western Sun Hotel, Ede, Osun Nigeria.
- 3Pavemgo Grasscutter Farm. 5/6, Gabriel Olaife Street, Ibereko, Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria.
How much is Grasscutter meat?
Market opportunity Full meat of a mature grasscutter goes for between N3,500 and N5,000 in the market and the market women who sell it say it is always in demand.
Is Grasscutter a rat?
The grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus), variously known as the marsh cane-rat, ground hog and in francophone West Africa, the aulacode or incorrectly, the agouti is a rodent but not a rat proper, since it belongs to the Hystricomorpha (porcupine family).
What does grass cutter eat?
Grasscutters are strictly herbivores, and prefer mainly tick-stemmed grass species (Schrage and Yewadan 1999). The feeding habits of grasscutter and other rodents (e.g. rabbits) are directly opposite.
Is rabbit farming profitable in Nigeria?
Rabbit farming is now a very lucrative business in Nigeria to the level that the Federal Government of Nigeria has shown interest in it by using it as part of means of empowering youths. Some years ago, the fear of any potential investor in rabbit farming business was market.
How many types of Grasscutter do we have?
There are basically two types of grasscutter farming cage; they are: The open pen. The Closed pen.
