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  2. Baudet du Poitou - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of donkey breeds - Wikipedia

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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

  4. Poitevin mule - Wikipedia

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    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 of draught horse. Mule production was an important industry in Poitou for three hundred years ...

  5. List of French donkey breeds - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the breeds of ass or donkey considered in France to be of ... Baudet du Poitou; Bourbonnais Donkey; Cotentin Donkey; Grand Noir du Berry; Norman donkey;

  6. 10 Cute Facts About Donkeys Most People Probably Don't Know - AOL

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    1. Donkeys Are Super-Hearers. Those big ears aren't just for show. According to the UK's Brockswood Animal Sanctuary, a donkey's ears are so sensitive that they can hear another donkey's bray from ...

  7. American Mammoth Jackstock - Wikipedia

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    The American Mammoth Jackstock is a breed of North American donkey, descended from large donkeys imported to the United States from about 1785. George Washington, with Henry Clay and others, bred for an ass that could be used to produce strong work mules. Washington was offering his jacks for stud service by 1788.

  8. Poitevin horse - Wikipedia

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    Like most animal hybrids, mules are sterile and can only be created through crossing a donkey and a horse. [ 16 ] : 28 The industry of mule breeding in Poitou has existed since at least the eighteenth century, when it was opposed by the government stud farm administration that was attempting to breed cavalry horses for French troops.

  9. Equus (genus) - Wikipedia

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    A mule (horse and donkey hybrid) Equine species can crossbreed with each other. The most common hybrid is the mule, a cross between a male donkey and a female horse. With rare exceptions, these hybrids are sterile and cannot reproduce. [28] A related hybrid, a hinny, is a cross between a male horse and a female donkey. [29]