scholarly journals THE DOMESTICATED DONKEY:II -TYPES AND BREEDS

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Orhan Yilmaz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Ancestor ◽  
Equus Asinus ◽  
The Family ◽  
Wild Ass ◽  
African Wild Ass

In this study many types and breeds were revised including wild donkeys and domestic breeds from various countries of the world.The donkey, or ass, is the smallest species in the family Equidae. Itis known for its exceptionally long ears. The word ‘donkey' refers to the domesticated Equus asinus. The wild ancestor of donkey is equally deemed to be Equus asinus, the African Wild Ass.

Pleistocene Mammals from Gold Run Creek, Yukon Territory

1973 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 697-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Harington ◽  
F. V. Clulow
Keyword(s):  
Yukon Territory ◽  
Radiocarbon Date ◽  
Common Elements ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Equus Asinus ◽  
Wild Ass ◽  
Pleistocene Mammals ◽  
First Time

Remains of thirteen species of mammals are reported from Pleistocene deposits at Gold Run Creek near Dawson, Yukon Territory. Eight of the thirteen species are extinct and two are no longer living in the Yukon. The most common elements of the fauna are Equus (Asinus) lambei (Yukon wild ass), and Bison crassicornis (large-horned bison). Taxidea (badger) and Bison alaskensis (Alaskan bison) are reported for the first time from the Yukon Pleistocene. A kiang-like horse is also reported from deposits at Gold Run Creek.These mammals may have inhabited a cool grassland or open parkland during late Wisconsin time. Bison crassicornis and mammoth bone from deposits at Gold Run Creek have yielded radiocarbon dates of 22 200 ± 1400 yr B.P. and 32 250 ± 1750 yr B.P. respectively. Bison alaskensis is evidently older than the remainder of the fauna as bone from the specimen yielded a radiocarbon date of over 39 900 yr B.P.

African wild ass drinking behaviour on the Messir Plateau, Danakil Desert, Eritrea

2021 ◽  
Vol 185 ◽  
pp. 104327
Author(s):  
Redae T. Tesfai ◽  
Francesca Parrini ◽  
Norman Owen-Smith ◽  
Patricia D. Moehlman
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Behaviour ◽  
Wild Ass ◽  
African Wild Ass

Intestinal ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora) in Brazilian domestic horses (Equus caballus L.) and a review on the ciliate communities associated with horses around the world

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4585 (3) ◽  
pp. 478
Author(s):  
FRANCIANE CEDROLA ◽  
SUYANE BORDIM ◽  
MARTA D’AGOSTO ◽  
ROBERTO JÚNIO PEDROSO DIAS
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Equus Caballus ◽  
American Continent ◽  
Geographic Locations ◽  
Equus Asinus ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Tapirus Terrestris ◽  
Domestic Horses ◽  
First Time

The aims of this study were to identify and quantify the gastrointestinal ciliates from Brazilian domestic horses, to compare the data obtained with previous studies and to review data on ciliate communities associated with horses around the world. We used eight domestic horses, kept under extensive management. Fecal samples were obtained immediately after defecation of animals and fixed in 18.5% formaldehyde. We identify 24 species of endosymbiotic ciliates, distributed in two subclasses, two orders, five families and 13 genera. The ciliate composition was similar among the animals analyzed. The family Blepharocorythidae presented the higher prevalence and the family Buetschliidae was observed in greater abundance and density. Among the species identified, Cycloposthium dentiferum was observed for the first time in Central and South America and Bundleia elongata, B. inflata, B. piriformis, B. vorax and Cycloposthium psicauda, were observed for the first time in the American continent. In addition, the species Buissonella tapiri, which was originally discovered in fecal contents of the American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in Brazil was observed for the first time associated to Equus caballus. The review on the ciliate communities associated with horses around the world demonstrated that the equine ciliates are a very diversified group with representatives in two subclasses, Suctoria and Trichostomatia, totaling 78 species distributed in three orders and six families, having been registered in different equine hosts (Equus asinus, Equus caballus and Equus quagga) and geographic locations (USA, China, Russia, Taiwan, Mexico, Cyprus, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and Brazil). 

scholarly journals African wild ass

Oryx ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Clark
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Wild Fauna ◽  
War Zone ◽  
Wild Ass ◽  
African Wild Ass

The African wild ass is endangered. Its habitat is a drought-stricken war zone; its flesh is eaten and is believed to cure hepatitis; it is eagerly sought by dealers and collectors. The author, Chief Curator at Israel's Hai-Bar reserve, examines the problems hindering the conservation of this animal and explains why it is urgently necessary to list it on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora at its meeting in April 1983.

Predicting seasonal habitat suitability for the critically endangered African wild ass in the Danakil, Ethiopia

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 533-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanuel Kebede ◽  
Patricia D. Moehlman ◽  
Afework Bekele ◽  
Paul H. Evangelista
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Wild Ass ◽  
African Wild Ass

Pleistocene mammals from Lost Chicken Creek, Alaska

1980 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Harington
Keyword(s):  
Rangifer Tarandus ◽  
Rangifer Tarandus Caribou ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Mining Site ◽  
Extinct Species ◽  
Equus Asinus ◽  
Wild Ass ◽  
Pleistocene Mammals ◽  
First Time

Ten species of Pleistocene mammals are represented in a collection of fossils from a placer mining site at Lost Chicken Creek. Among these are four extinct species, an extinct subspecies, two species now extinct in the region, and three species that still occupy the area. Bison crassicornis (large-horned bison), Equus (Asinus) lambei (Yukon wild ass), and Rangifer tarandus (caribou) remains are commonest. Equus (Asinus) cf. kiang (kiang-like wild ass) is recorded for the first time from Alaska.These mammals seem to have occupied a cool steppe-like grassland during late Wisconsin time. Bones of horse, wapiti, bison, and helmeted muskox (Symbos) have yielded radiocarbon dates between 27 000 and 10 000 years BP. The dated bison bone was modified by man, indicating that people were present, and probably hunting and butchering bison, in easternmost Alaska at the close of the Wisconsin glaciation.

Asinibacterium lactis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Chitinophagaceae , isolated from donkey (Equus asinus) milk

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 3180-3185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Geol Lee ◽  
Ji-Min Park ◽  
Heecheol Kang ◽  
So-Young Hong ◽  
Kyung Real Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Milk Powder ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Phenotypic Differentiation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Equus Asinus ◽  
The Family ◽  
Novel Genus And Species

A novel bacterial strain, designated LCJ02T, was isolated on R2A agar from donkey (Equus asinus) milk powder and subjected to a taxonomic study using a polyphasic approach. Strain LCJ02T showed a Gram-negative reaction, was non-motile, non-spore-forming and possessed rod-shaped cells and yellow-pigmented colonies. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the novel isolate formed a cluster with several uncultured bacterial clones and with cultured members of the genera Hydrotalea , Sediminibacterium and Lacibacter (family Chitinophagaceae , phylum Bacteroidetes ). The gene sequence similarities with respect to the type strains of recognized species from the above genera and other phylogenetic neighbours ranged from 89.3 to 92.9 %. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 49.2 mol%, the only isoprenoid quinone was MK-7 and the major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 1 G and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH). The major polar lipids of strain LCJ02T were phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminophospholipids, one unidentified aminolipid and five unidentified lipids. The results of physiological and biochemical tests allowed phenotypic differentiation of strain LCJ02T from its closest phylogenetic neighbours. On the basis of the evidence of this polyphasic study, isolate LCJ02T represents a novel genus and species in the family Chitinophagaceae for which the name Asinibacterium lactis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LCJ02T ( = KCCM 90108T = JCM 18484T).

scholarly journals Viral Diseases that Affect Donkeys and Mules

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2203
Author(s):  
Rebeca Jéssica Falcão Câmara ◽  
Bruna Lopes Bueno ◽  
Cláudia Fideles Resende ◽  
Udeni B. R. Balasuriya ◽  
Sidnei Miyoshi Sakamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Viral Diseases ◽  
Species Barrier ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Equus Asinus ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Equine Industry ◽  
Imminent Risk ◽  
Comparative Information

Donkeys (Equus asinus) and mules represent approximately 50% of the entire domestic equine herd in the world and play an essential role in the lives of thousands of people, primarily in developing countries. Despite their importance, donkeys are currently a neglected and threatened species due to abandonment, indiscriminate slaughter, and a lack of proper sanitary management. Specific knowledge about infectious viral diseases that affect this group of Equidae is still limited. In many cases, donkeys and mules are treated like horses, with the physiological differences between these species usually not taken into account. Most infectious diseases that affect the Equidae family are exclusive to the family, and they have a tremendous economic impact on the equine industry. However, some viruses may cross the species barrier and affect humans, representing an imminent risk to public health. Nevertheless, even with such importance, most studies are conducted on horses (Equus caballus), and there is little comparative information on infection in donkeys and mules. Therefore, the objective of this article is to provide a brief update on viruses that affect donkeys and mules, thereby compromising their performance and well-being. These diseases may put them at risk of extinction in some parts of the world due to neglect and the precarious conditions they live in and may ultimately endanger other species’ health and humans.

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