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Asino Sardo Donkey, Sarda, Ainu, Burriku, Molente, Molingianu, Pegus de mola, Poleddu, Sardo, Sardinian Dwarf

Country: Italy Status: Endangered, conservation Morphological Characters Body: Dwarf Body coat: The coat is mousey grey and lighter around the eyes, muzzle and underparts. It has the typical eelstripe...
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Asino Romagnolo Donkey, Romagnola

Country: Italy Home tract: Emilia-Romagna (in particular Province of Forlì), derives from the Pugliese ass. Also found in Rimini, Ravenna, Bologna and Reggio Emilia provinces. Status: Critical,...
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Asino Ragusana Donkey, Ragusano, Sicilian, Ragusan, Ragusana

Country: Italy Home tract: South-East Sicily. They were developed from breeding with Pantelleria donkeys and Martina Francas. Status: Endangered, conservation Morphological Characters Body coat: Dark bay with light under...
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Asino Grigio Siciliano Donkey, Sicilian Grey

Country: Italy Home tract: Sicily; they are the ancestors of the Ragusana donkeys. Status: Critical, conservation Morphological Characters Body coat: Grey with pale points and black mucosae. Mophometric traits Body height...
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Asino di Pantelleria Doneky, Asino Pantesco, Pantelleria, Pantesca, Pantesco

Country: Italy Home tract: Island Pantelleria to the South West of Sicily Status: Critical, conservation Morphological Characters Body coat: Brown with white belly, muzzle and eye rings. The coat...
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Asino di Martina Franca Donkey, Pugliese, Martinese, Martina Franca, Puli, Martina Franca Esel, Ane de Martina-Franca

Country: Italy Home tract: Region of Martina Franca, South-East Italy. During the Spanish dominion in Apulia, the autochthonous donkey was crossed with Catalan donkeys. Status: Endangered, conservation Morphological...
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Asino Asinara Donkey, Asino biancho di Asinara, Asino Albino dell'Asinara, Asino dell'Asinara, Albinotischer Zwergesel

Country: Italy Home tract: The autochthonous breed of Asinara, an island off the North West coast of Sardinia is similar to the Asino Sardo. The origin...
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Asino Argentato di Sologno Donkey

Country: Italy Home tract:  Local population, probably not a pure breed. Bred in a Small Appenine area of Emilia Romagna (Sologno). Few animals are still bred....
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Asino Amiatina Donkey, Asino Amiatino, Asino dell Amiata, Amiata

Country: Italy Home tract: Today some animals can be found in the Toscana, Reggio Emilia and in Liguria. Status: Endangered, conservation Morphological Characters Body coat: The coat is grey...
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Asinina Catalana Donkey, Vich, Catalana, Catalán, Ausetan, Katalanischer Riesen-Esel, Catalan, Ane catalan, Catalonian

Country: Spain Home tract: The breed belongs to the species Equus asinus somaliensis or Equus asinus europeus. This breed has contributed to the formation and improvement...
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Ase Mallorqui Donkey, Asno Mallorquin, Burro Mallorquin, Malorqunia, Balear

Country: Spain Home tract: The main geographical area of the donkey was the island of Mallorca but it did extend to almost all the other islands...
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Arcadian Donkey

Country: France Home tract: Originated from Arcadia region in Peloponissos. In Arcadia the largest number of donkeys kept in Greece. Mophometric traits Body weight: 90-120 kg Body height at...
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Ane Normand Donkey, Normand

Country: France Home tract: Descended from the common ass by recent selections Status: Endangered, conservation Morphological Characters Body: Small Body coat: The belly is grey white Mophometric traits Body weight: 150 kg Body...
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Ane Gascogne Donkey

Country: France Morphological Characters Body: Compact Mophometric traits Body height at withers: 120-125 cm Remarks: This breed is not state recognized. It is closely related to the Ane des Pyrénées. References European...
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Ane du Cotentin Donkey

Ane du Cotentin Donkey Country: France Status: Endangered, conservation Morphological Characters Body coat: The coat is dove grey, sometimes tinted with ash-grey or blue-grey and with white to grey...
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Ane des Pyreneen Donkey, Pyreneen, Pyrenean

Country: France Home tract: It is found in the Gascogne as well as the Pyrenean Mountains Status: Critical, conservation Morphological Characters Body: Thin and straight Body coat: Black to dark...
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Ane corse Donkey, Corsican

Country: France Home tract: Corsica in Babylonian times. It derives from the African donkey (Equus asinus africanus). There are two types of Corsican donkey in existence...
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Ane Bourbonnais Donkey

Country: France Status: Endangered, conservation Morphological Characters Body coat: beige brown to chocolate-coloured coat with black dorsal stripe and shoulder stripe; pale grey underside. There may or may...
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Anatolian Donkey, Turkish

Country: Turkey Home tract: All over the country Morphological Characters Body: Small Body coat: Usually grey or black in colour. They exhibit the normal colouring with lighter coloured ones...
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