Donkey: Convenient livestock

Donkeys are part of a family of horses known as Equidae. It is a domesticated animal. The scientific name of the donkey is Equusafricanusasinus. The wild ancestors of donkeys are wild African wild ass. In the western United States, small donkeys are sometimes called blows. The male donkey is called Jack and the female is called Jenny. Young foals under the age of one are known as foals. Various members of the equine family can be taken to mating and the resulting offspring are completely sterile. Horse / donkey hybrids are very popular for their vitality and durability. Mule is a descendant of a male donkey (Jack) and a female horse (mare). Mating a male horse with a female donkey produces a hinnie. Donkeys have been in the process of domestication since the arrival of horses and donkeys on Earth in 3000 BC. They meet many human demands, especially by acting as burden carriers. Women usually get pregnant for about 12 months, but the gestation period lasts 11 to 14 months. Usually one foal is born. Twins are extremely rare, with about 1.7% of Jenny giving birth to twins. The survival rate of twins is only 14%.

Body size varies considerably depending on breed and management. Most domestic donkeys are 0.9-1.4 m tall, but the mammoth jack breed is the tallest breed, reaching a height of 1.6 m. They are adapted to remote desert areas where many adaptations are piled up. Wild donkeys have different characteristics from wild horses and herds of wild horses and live apart from each other. They make a very loud voice, thereby communicating with other donkeys that remain widespread in different parts of the desert. The most well-known call is designated as a break that can be heard at a distance of 3 km. They have larger ears than horse ears. Large ears are not only effective in picking up sound vibrations, but also keep the animal’s blood cold. Wild donkeys protect themselves by kicking enemies with their powerful hind legs and biting and hitting with their front hooves. They have a strict digestive system, so they are less susceptible to colic like horses. They can draw water from food very efficiently and can also eat inedible food ingredients. It requires less food than horses of the same weight and height. Overeating donkeys can cause a condition known as laminitis.

Breaking is a sound characterized by donkeys, donkeys, and mules. The sound usually lasts about 20 seconds. They live for about 30-50 years. They spend 14-16 hours a day browsing and foraging food. Food availability is scarce in their hometowns, such as dry and semi-dry deserts. Domesticated donkey owners face the challenge of meeting the exact feeding requirements of these animals. In temperate regions, food availability is very high, causing donkey weight gain and laminitis problems, and hyperlipidemia and gastric ulcer are also at increased risk. The donkey’s digestive system follows the same scheme as that of horses, but the latter is a more efficient food absorber than the former. They need 1.5% food per day, depending on their body weight, while horses need 2-2.5% food per day. It is not entirely clear why donkeys are a more efficient digestive system than horses, despite the different intestinal microflora in the large intestine compared to horses. They have increased intestinal retention time compared to ponies.

They get most of their body’s energy from structural carbohydrates. The average healthy donkey needs a low-calorie food such as straw. I like to eat hay in winter. It also requires less protein and fat for food. The word donkey comes from the Indo-European language family. They are famous for their infamous reputation and stubbornness, but they also have a good sense of self-preservation. Behavior analysis of these animals requires a lot of attention, but it is clear that they are intelligent, careful, friendly and want to learn. Currently, there are about 44 million donkeys in the world. They can also go wild and cause many problems. Donkeys deserve special places in mythology, literature, movies and advertising. They are also used as a symbol of insult.