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Detailed Explanation of the Soft-shelled Turtle-Rice Rotation Ecological Farming Model
Generally, after 2 to 3 years of raising soft-shelled turtles, one season of rice is planted. In mid-May, juvenile soft-shelled turtles are stocked, with a size of about 180 g body weight and a stocking density of 500 to 1000 turtles per mu. They are fed soft-shelled turtle compound feed together with live fish, and are caught before the end of July the following year. After catching the turtles, late rice is planted from late July to early August. During the rearing process, aside from using quicklime and other drugs to clear and disinfect the pond, no antibiotics, chlorine preparations, or other chemical drugs are used. For disease prevention, Chinese herbal medicines such as Banlangen (Isatis root) are mostly used. Regarding rice cultivation techniques,
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