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The Potential for New Donkey Farming Systems to Supply the Growing Demand for Hides [PDF]
Animals, 2020 The demand for donkey hides for ejiao, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, has resulted in rapidly increasing prices for donkey hides and donkeys. This has put pressure on donkey populations globally and has implications for donkey welfare and the ...
Richard Bennett, Simone Pfuderer
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Comprehensive genomic analysis of genetic diversity, body size, and origins of the Hetian Gray donkey [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground The Hetian Gray donkey, characterized by its large stature and gray coat color, is a relatively recently identified breed. This breed plays an important role in local agricultural practices and cultural heritage.
Yuan-Yuan Li +12 more
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Equine Herpesvirus-1 Induced Respiratory Disease in Dezhou Donkey Foals: Case Study from China, 2024 [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesEquine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) is a significant pathogen that causes substantial economic losses in the equine industry worldwide, which leads to severe respiratory diseases and abortions in horses.
Lian Ruan +10 more
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Notes and QueriesA donkey drinking from a fountain.One of the main topics of the photographer Bilyana Braykova Karastoyanova are animals. Bilyana Braykova Karastoyanova (1991 - ) is the great-granddaughter of the photographer Bozhidar Dimitrov Karastoyanov.
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Methionine Alters the Fecal Microbiota and Enhances the Antioxidant Capacity of Lactating Donkeys [PDF]
AnimalsThis study looked at how methionine (Met) affects on serum biochemical indicators, antioxidant indicators, and the fecal microbiota of lactating donkeys. A total of 18 healthy donkeys at the mid-lactation stage were used in this study.
Fei Huang +5 more
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Donkey Skin Trade and Its Non-compliance With Legislative Framework
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Donkeys (Equus asinus) are facing a global crisis. Their welfare, and even survival, is being compromised as the demand for their skins increases. This demand is driven by the need to supply raw materials to produce ejiao, a Traditional Chinese Medicine ...
Yuri Fernandes Lima +4 more
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Animal Welfare, 2023 Slavery, in the form of ‘debt-bondage’, is rife in Indian brick kilns, where the enforcement of labour laws is poor. Working equids support brick-kiln workers by transporting raw bricks into the kilns, but the situation of equids and their owners within ...
Laura M Kubasiewicz +8 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 From 2010 to 2017, as part of a wider animal welfare program, The Donkey Sanctuary piloted an integrated, community-based model for the control and prevention of epizootic lymphangitis (EZL) in cart mules in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Bojia E. Duguma +4 more
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Animals, 2022 Equids in general experience transient lives where ownership may change multiple times, for working equids this can be more extreme where ownership changes are not only numerous but abrupt, and situations encountered prove difficult, diverse and tough ...
Tamlin Watson +6 more
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