Rabbits are unique animals found in many different continents and climatic zones. Domestic rabbits are the descendants of Oryctolagus cuniculus, a species native to the western Mediterranean basin (Spain and North Africa) and it is said to have originated from the European wild rabbit. Rabbits have been used as experimental animals in genetics and breeding since the beginning of the century. Rabbit bucks are ready for reproduction at 32 weeks of age when sperm production is known to have stabilized. Lack of detailed information about the anatomy and morphological structures of rabbit bucks, their reproductive organs and its physiology, hampers the reproductive index in multiplication and breeding of rabbits. This review is centered on gathering relevant information about the morphology and reproductive physiology of rabbit bucks with emphasis on showing some aspects relating to their sexual maturity, occurrence of puberty, reproductive distinctiveness, seminal characteristics, number, size of glands and their location, sperm production and Spermatogenesis for a better breeding purpose.

A feeding trial was conducted to determine the effect of dietary inclusion of Processed African Yam Bean (AYB) at 0%, 10%, 20% and 30% levels respectively, on the growth and reproductive performance of Rabbits. The AYB inclusion was to ascertain the best (%) level that would give better performance in rabbits. Complete randomized design was used to allot twenty (20) grower rabbits of both sexes into four treatments in three replicate with each group having three does and two bucks. Each of the treatment diets formulated at different growth stages was fed to the rabbits. The rabbits were kept in hutches in-