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the Poitou donkey was developed for the sole purpose of the jacks being mated with mares to produce mules. It is a large donkey breed with a very long shaggy coat and no dorsal stripe: Benderi: Iran: Biyang: China: Bourik: Haiti: Brasil: Venezuela: Bulgaro: Venezuela: Bulgarian donkey: Bulgaria: Burro: Mexico, Nicaragua, United States
The Cyprus donkey is the donkey breed of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. [1] There are two principal strains: a large dark-coloured type with a pale belly, probably of European origin; and a small grey African type which represents about 20% of the total population, which in 2002 was estimated at 2200–2700.
This is a list of the breeds of ass or donkey usually considered to originate in Spain and Portugal. [1] [2] [3] English name if used Local name Notes Image Andalusian:
A studbook for the breed was established in France in 1884, and the 19th and early 20th centuries saw them being used for the production of mules throughout Europe. During this same time, Poitou bloodlines were also used to develop other donkey breeds, including the American Mammoth Jack in the United States.
The Catalan breed is considered to be very old; [6] Pliny the Elder mentions donkeys on the Plain of Vic, in the comarca of Osona. [5] [6] Some believe it to be related to the Mallorquín and the Zamorano-Leonés donkey. [7] It originates in the basins of the Cardener, Segre and Ter rivers. [5]
The Pyrenean donkey breed unites two quite different types: the short and powerful Gascon type, and the taller and more elegant Catalan type, which is the French population of the Catalan donkey breed, approximately 20% of the total number of which is in the Roussillon. [4]
This is a list of the breeds of ass or donkey considered in France to be of French origin. [1] [2] Recognised breeds. Baudet du Poitou; Bourbonnais Donkey;
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