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Poitevin mule with pack-saddle at the Salon International de l'Agriculture in Paris in 2013. The Poitevin mule or French: mule Poitevine is a type of large mule from the former province of Poitou in western central France. It is the product of mating between a Baudet du Poitou jack or donkey stallion with a mare of the Poitevin Mulassier breed ...
The Baudet du Poitou, also called the Poitevin or Poitou donkey, is a French breed of donkey. It is one of the largest breeds, and jacks (donkey stallions) were bred to mares of the Poitevin horse breed to produce Poitevin mules , which were formerly in worldwide demand for agricultural and other work.
[11]: 180 A breeders' association, the Association nationale des races mulassières du Poitou, is authorised by the French ministry of agriculture to manage the joint studbook for the Poitevin horse, the Baudet du Poitou and the Poitevin mule. [25] There is an annual breed show in Poitou. [15]: 125 Breed numbers are low.
Breeds that influenced the Mammoth Jack include the Maltese, the Baudet du Poitou, the Andalusian, the Majorcan and the Catalan. [ 2 ] Measured from the ground to the withers , Jacks (entire males) must stand at least 14 hands (56 inches, 142 cm), and jennies or jennets (females) at least 13.2 hands (54 inches, 137 cm) in order to be classified ...
Poitou goose (the Poitou; French: oie poitevine; oie de Poitou; English: Poitevin goose), a French breed of goose; see List of goose breeds Poitou mule (the Poitou; French: mule poitevine ; English: Poitevin mule ), a French crossbred mule
Pages in category "Poitou" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Poitevin mule; Poitiers; R. Rochechouart; La Roche-sur-Yon; S. Les Sables ...
The seven recognized donkey breed associations in France are federated within the "France Nés et Mulets" federation, based in Paris, which represents and defends French donkey and mule breeders and users registered in a breed registry. [74] Additionally, the SFET defends the use of donkeys and represents it to the French Ministry of ...
The Balearic shares common origins with the Catalan and the Baudet du Poitou. [7] The donkey was in the past the most highly valued animal in Mallorca, and could be sold for very high prices. [4] In the early twentieth century it was prized outside the islands too, and many were exported to England, and later to the United States. [7]