Origin and Relationships Among Native Japanese Horse Breeds Chapter © 2024 Morphological and Genetic Characteristics of Yakut Horse Breeds Article 01 September 2020 The effects of inbreeding on covering success, gestation length and foal sex ratio in Australian thoroughbred horses Article Open ac...
Donkeys are the only ungulate definitely known to have been domesticated in Africa and were widely employed in the north of the continent and through the Sahara and the Sahel as pack animals, as well as spreading through much of the Old World. Used in Egypt by 4000bc, they are attested in...
Comparison of biochemical ranges obtained for the Catalonian donkey breed with reference ranges for other breeds and populations (Mammoth, USA donkeys, UK donkeys, Indian donkeys and Poitou donkeys), indicated that most values were similar, with the exceptions of enzymatic activities mainly. The ...
africanus) separated into two clades ~14.67–17.93 kya (95% confidence interval), and both clades further split into diverse donkey breeds in a window of time from 5.5 to 3.62 kya (Fig. 2d and Supplementary Data 9). We also constructed a phylogenetic tree with SNPs mapping to ...
Further studies including a larger number of samples and those from more breeds will be required to find differences in milk composition between ruminants and non-ruminants. CRediT authorship contribution statement Mohan Li: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Investigation, Resources, Data curation,...
Population declines – Over-slaughter is diminishing wild donkey breeds in some parts of Africa and Asia. However, many argue donkey meat and milk provide essential nutrition and income in poor communities when harvested humanely and sustainably from robust populations. The debate continues between thes...
Donkeys (Equus asinus) and mules represent approximately 50% of the entire domestic equine population in the world and play an essential role in the lives of thousands of people, primarily in developing countries [1]. Many donkey breeds are considered endangered and presently facing major problems...
Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) are commonly used physiological measures in animals. While several studies exist on horse HRV, less information is available for donkeys. This scoping review aims to understand the extent and type of published evidence on donkey HR and HRV, their...
since a reasonably equipped laboratory is required, making it attractive for the conservation of wild or endangered species and genetically valuable animals distributed in different regions, as it usually happens in endangered donkey breeds. Taking into account that sperm vitrification has led to similar...
Most European donkey breeds are currently in danger of extinction. However, there has been, in the recent years, an increased global demand for donkey products. As such, donkey skin, which is used in China to make a traditional donkey-hide gelatin (Ejiao); meat; and milk, which represents...