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In recent years, due to the natural green characteristics and nutritive health effects of donkey meat, a surge of donkey meat consumption has gradually emerged throughout the country. Recently, the author visited the market in Yangcheng County, Shanxi Province and discovered that due to the shortage of donkey resources and the shortage of donkey meat, the market price has continued to climb. Some black-hearted restaurants and hotels have even started to “hang the donkey's head to sell horse meat” and use horse meat. Or scorpion meat instead of donkey, to deceive customers, gaining profits. Therefore, people in the industry are reminding consumers to eat donkeys and guard against “horses”.

With the improvement of people's living standards and the enhancement of health care awareness, donkey meat has gradually become a new favorite of the table, and its consumption is increasing year by year. Recently, the author learned from a supermarket in Yangcheng County that there are many kinds of donkey meat in supermarkets. There are not only bulk meat but also vacuum-packed meat and diced meat. In recent years, the sales volume of donkey meat has been increasing. The biggest reason is that there have been no donkey-related diseases.

At present, there are only 7 million donkeys in the country, far from meeting the growing consumer demand. The main reasons for the sharp decline in China’s donkey resources are as follows: First, in terms of macroeconomic policies, most provinces use cattle and sheep breeding as the leading industry, and there are no scientific development plans and breed improvement projects for meat donkey production; second, donkeys are in rural areas. The value of military service is getting lower and lower. Farmers gradually converted the original donkeys and donkey carts that were used for generations as animal power and transportation vehicles into tractors and tricycles to gradually reduce the donation of donkeys; There is no habit of raising donkeys. One side is that raising donkeys is not as profitable as raising pigs, cows, and sheep. In addition to lack of market information, don’t understand donkey meat market, which leads to slow development of meat donkey production; Fourth, donkey donkey breeding cycle is long, hindering its large On a large scale, slaughter households, driven by profits, slaughtered local donkeys regardless of their age and sex, making donkey resources increasingly scarce, and the number of feedings decreased, resulting in a vicious cycle.

On the one hand, the market demand for hot weather, on the other hand, the supply of donkeys has been decreasing year by year. This will inevitably lead to a rise in prices. It is understood that the current domestic market price of donkey meat is about 40 yuan per kilogram, cooked donkey meat prices as high as 50 yuan per kilogram or more. In order to win huge profits, some unscrupulous traders naturally take the liberty of "taking a horse on a donkey," stumbling over the sea to deceive customers.

Because donkey meat is not only much more expensive than horse meat and scorpion meat, it also has a greater difference in nutritional value. The relevant information shows that at present, the price of horse meat per kilo in the market is about 20 yuan, the meat of scorpion meat is about 25 yuan, and the donkey meat is 40 yuan. Although donkey meat prices have been rising in recent years, consumer demand has only increased. In this way, some businesses are naturally reluctant to give up this opportunity to make a fortune. At present, in places where donkey feasts are prevalent, the demand for donkey-based dishes such as donkey meat soup, donkey meat hot pot, donkey meatballs, ass miscellaneous goods, and donkey rows is very fierce, and some black-hearted restaurants and hotels are doing so. The matter of “hanging donkeys and selling horse meat” has made consumers unpredictable. In this regard, experts recommend that consumers, if suspected donkey false, but first from the color, taste and other aspects to identify the true and false: If the color, the slaughtered donkey is more fresh and rosy, elastic, and muscle parts were dark brown The dull person is the next fresh donkey; if the color is too bright, it may be artificially added with synthetic pigment or coloring agent nitrite dyeing, do not buy; taste, the real donkey is very delicate, the entrance that is In addition, other spices are also fragrant, and because the taste of the donkey skin is good, the real donkey shop often uses skinned donkeys, while horses and scorpion meats have rough taste, poor taste, and sour taste. Can be identified.