The potential for new donkey farming systems to supply the growing demand for hides [PDF]
, 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 ...
Bennett, Richard, Pfuderer, Simone
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Diagnostic orientation values for ACTH and other parameters for clinically healthy donkeys and mules (insulin, triglycerides, glucose, fructosamines, and ɣ‐GT) [PDF]
, 2020 Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction is the most prevalent endocrine disease in horses. Although donkeys and mules may also be affected, only a few data have been published. Reference values for diagnostic parameters, such as adrenocorticotropic hormone
Bartmann, Claus P. +4 more
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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021 Background Assessment of acute phase proteins (APPs) may allow prompt detection of diseases in donkeys, that otherwise may be missed because of the stoic behavior of donkeys.
Alejandro Perez‐Ecija +4 more
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Clinical investigation on Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in Italian donkeys [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Interest in the welfare and diseases of donkeys is constantly increasing in several countries. Despite this, clinical research into donkeys needs to be in continual development since they show different reactions compared to horses in many ...
Beribe', Francesca +8 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Working donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) are vital to the development and support of people's livelihoods in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas of Ethiopia. However, despite their critical role in providing transport, food security, and income generation
Martha Geiger +7 more
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Anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in working equids in a semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2023 : The present study described the prevalence and factors associated with the seropositivity for anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in working equids in the semiarid regionofnortheastern Brazil.
Paulo Wbiratan Lopes da Costa +5 more
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Feral Donkey Distribution and Ecological Impacts in a Hyper-Arid Region
Animals, 2023 The feral donkey (Equus asinus L.) is an invasive species in Saudi Arabia and can cause severe damage to natural and cultural heritage. Over the last 30 years, feral donkeys have become a serious problem, as their abundance and geographic distribution ...
Alaaeldin Soultan +7 more
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Evaluating the roles of directed breeding and gene flow in animal domestication [PDF]
, 2014 Peer ...
Capriles, Jose M. +3 more
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Analysis of gut microbiota in chinese donkey in different regions using metagenomic sequencing
BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Gut microbiota plays a significant role in host survival, health, and diseases; however, compared to other livestock, research on the gut microbiome of donkeys is limited.
Rong Guo +12 more
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Habituation to Transport Helps Reducing Stress-Related Behavior in Donkeys During Loading
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Adopting proper animal management strategies, including training, might reduce to a substantial extent the adverse effects of transport-related stress in animals.
Francesca Dai +6 more
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