A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Mules generally have the size and shape of a horse with the long ears and short mane of a donkey. There is some variety in size and color. They are good pack animals, meaning they can be used to transport loads. Because...
Both donkeys and mules are commonly used as beasts of burden, carrying both goods and people. Mules can vary a great deal in size and strength. These characteristics in mules are essentially determined by the size of their mother. A larger horse will tend to produce larger mules. Donkeys can...
Physically, Donkeys can vary in size but often have longer ears, a tufted tail, and a stockier build. Mules, benefiting from their hybrid lineage, tend to have a larger build like a horse but retain the long ears of a donkey. 10 In terms of fertility, Donkeys can reproduce, leading to...
7 PREFACE Zoological Systematics Donkeys belong to the order of odd-toed Ungulates (Perissodactyla), sub-order Horse-like (Hippomorpha). They belong to the Horse-Family (Equidae). This family includes the genus Horse (Equus) with five under-genera (see Fig. 1): Wild Horse (Equus caballus,...
babesiosis/piroplasmosis and African horse sickness—discussing their epidemiology, pathology and current distribution. While these infections may not on their own account for the donkey’s absence from southern Africa, I argue that the dangers they pose toE. asinusrequire us to include them in any...
and the United States resides in the fact that these animals are the most efficient means of transportation for mountainous regions and areas of difficult access, as they combine the best characteristics of both the donkey and the horse and for agricultural activities such as herding cattle, especi...
The donkeys were used in this study for the following reasons: First, it is a draft and working animal that is prone to tendon injury due to overuse. The second reason is that the donkey is considered a good model for horse injuries. The results of this study revealed the promoting ...
The donkey variant C sequence is the closest to the horse sequence, with a single mutation D86E (green vertical arrow) that differentiates horse from all the other species. Molecular masses detected in fraction II (peaks 7 and 8), were assigned to an αs2-CN encoded by the second CSN1S...
Polymorphisms of NORs and Heterochromatin in the Horse and Donkey Chromomycin A3 (CMA3) banding in mitotic sets of the Equidae horse and donkey were used to demonstrate both constitutive heterochromatin and R-banding. Intra and Interindividual variation In the size of the heterochromatic blocks was ...
Carcass charac- teristics, meat quality and nutritional value of horsemeat: a review. Meat Sci. 2014;96(4):1478–88. 4. Qiu L, Lu A, Liu Q, Wang C, Wang Y. Overview of the development of China's donkey industry in 2021, the reality of the dilemma and the road to break- ...