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The complete guide to buying, cooking and eating crabs, all explained in one article
Around the Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month each year comes the best season for eating crabs. Crabs from Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong and other places flood the market in large quantities, and hairy crab lovers begin preparing to buy crabs by the basketful and take them home, ready for a big feast. In fact, eating crabs is quite an art. From selecting them and telling good hairy crabs from bad and real from fake, to steaming, boiling, frying and stir-frying them, to the techniques of eating them slowly and savoring them, to the taboos for the greedy, there is a fair amount of knowledge involved. Shanghai people are famous for loving crabs; being fond of good food is only one reason. Knowing how to eat them and understand them, turning crab eating into a culture, is the real essence of it.
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Revealing the Birth Process of China's First Cloned Piglet
After more than a year of scientific and technological research, the research group led by Professor Li Ning of China Agricultural University was finally rewarded on August 5, 2006, at Minghui Pig Farming Company in Sanhe City, Hebei Province, where China's first independently completed somatic cell cloned piglet was successfully born. Its birth filled a gap in this field in our country. China is the seventh country to have obtained somatic cell cloned offspring of pigs. At 10:50 a.m. on August 5, at Minghui Pig Farming Company in Sanhe City, Hebei Province, a piglet weighing 1130 grams with glossy black hair
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How to Rescue a Falsely Dead Piglet? A Detailed Guide to Practical First Aid Methods
When a piglet just delivered by a sow has obstructed or stopped breathing but its heart is still beating, it is in a state of false death. If not rescued in time, true death may occur. Using the "umbilical cord pinching method" to rescue falsely dead piglets offers a relatively high chance of revival. Main method: first clear the mucus from the nasal cavity of the falsely dead piglet, place the piglet on a soft mat with its head slightly elevated, cut the umbilical cord 3-5 cm from the body, then pinch the end of the umbilical cord tightly with one hand and squeeze it toward the base of the cord. Do this 10 times per minute, repeating without interruption. Under normal circumstances,
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A Complete Guide to Jasmine Cultivation and Care Methods
Jasmine is commonly propagated by cuttings and layering. For cuttings, they can be taken from April to October, with rooting fastest in summer. Cut a mature one-year-old branch 10 cm long, remove the lower leaves, and insert it into a sand bed; it will root after 60 days. For layering, select a longer branch, at the 15 cm point, preferably making a gentle wound below a node, and bury it in a pot filled with sandy soil, keeping it moist regularly; it will root after 2-3 weeks, and after 2 months it can be cut away from the mother plant to become a new plant. Watering is key in cultivation. In midsummer, water every morning and evening. If the air is dry, spray water to increase air humidity, and never water at noon.
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How to dwarf a hydrangea? Let me teach you a simple method
Hydrangea, also known as bigleaf hydrangea or pink ball flower, is an evergreen small shrub in subtropical and tropical regions. It prefers semi-shaded and humid environments. During the flowering period, the flowers bloom profusely, and their color changes with the pH of the soil: when the soil is alkaline, the flowers are pale red; when the soil is acidic, the flowers are blue, making them extremely attractive. The normal flowering period of potted hydrangea is from May to August. If no treatment is carried out and it is allowed to sprout and grow freely, its plant height can reach 50-70 cm, it is prone to lodging in the pot, and the flowers are relatively small, which affects its ornamental value. How to make potted hydrangea
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A Complete Analysis of the Biological Characteristics of Hydrangea
Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) originated in China and Japan. It prefers a warm, humid and semi-shaded environment. The optimum growing temperature for hydrangea is 18-28°C, and the winter temperature should not fall below 5°C. Flower bud differentiation requires 6-8 weeks at 5-7°C; a temperature of 20°C can promote flowering, and maintaining 16°C after the flowers appear can extend the flowering period. However, high temperatures make the flowers fade quickly. The potting soil of hydrangea should be kept moist, but it should not be watered too much; especially in the rainy season, pay attention to drainage to prevent root rot caused by waterlogging. In winter, indoor potted hydrangeas are best kept slightly dry.
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Alstroemeria, also called Peruvian lily, let us introduce you to this ornamental flower.
Aliases: Peruvian lily. Family and genus: Alstroemeriaceae, Alstroemeria. Morphological features: Alstroemeria roots are thick and fleshy, forming tuberous stems, clustered and prostrate. Stems erect, unbranched. Leaves numerous, alternate, lanceolate, arranged in a spiral. Umbellate inflorescence, flowers small and numerous, trumpet-shaped, orange-yellow, inner tepals with reddish-brown striped spots. Origin: Alstroemeria is native to Chile, Peru, Brazil, Argentina in South America and Mexico in Central America. Biological characteristics: Prefers a warm, humid and sunny environment.
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What medicine is used for rabbit bacterial dysentery? Sanhuang tablets can treat it
Sanhuang tablets are an inexpensive and commonly used Chinese patent medicine, made from three herbs: rhubarb (Rheum officinale), coptis (Coptis chinensis), and skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis). They are used to treat acute bacterial dysentery in rabbits. Each sick rabbit is given 1 Sanhuang tablet orally per dose, and young rabbits half a tablet, taken with warm boiled water. 3 times a day, for 3 consecutive days, and the effect is remarkable. Pregnant female rabbits must not take it.
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Detailed Explanation of Key Points for Artificial Breeding of Mullet
Selection and cultivation of broodstock: In autumn or early winter, select intact and uninjured individuals from those caught in sea areas or from adult fish raised in seawater or brackish water as broodstock. Female fish should be 3 years old and weigh more than 1.5 kg; male fish should be 2 years old and weigh more than 1 kg. The broodstock pond area should not be too large, preferably 1500-2000 sq m, with a water depth of 1.5-2 m, access to seawater and freshwater sources, and convenient drainage and irrigation. The stocking density per mu of broodstock pond should not exceed 100 kg. Mullet begin to seek food in small amounts at a water temperature of 4°C,
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How to Keep Kissing Gouramis? A Complete Guide to Care in Captivity
Kissing gouramis have no fixed breeding season under captive conditions, and breeding them is not difficult. It is best to keep them in pairs and feed them generously to encourage breeding. Males and females are hard to tell apart, and juveniles are almost impossible to sex. In adults, the male's anal fin is generally broad and long and the body looks somewhat slender; the female's anal fin is narrow, the body is broad and thick, and the abdomen bulges slightly. When the female reaches sexual maturity, her abdomen swells with eggs, which is very obvious when viewed from above the tank. Kissing gouramis are egg-laying fish with external fertilization, and generally
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