Archive for February 2010
Llama
Arethey intelligent?
Llamas are intelligent and easy to train. In just a few repetitionsthey will pick up and retain many behaviors such as accepting a halter,being led, loading in and out of a vehicle, pulling a cart or carryinga pack.
Can you use their fiber?
Grease-free, light-weight llama hair is warm, luxurious and very popularwith spinners, knitters, weavers and other craftspeople.
Are the good pack animals?
Many llamas are excellent packers. They often carry 25-30 percent oftheir body weight for 5-8 miles, Read the rest of this entry »
Yak
There are approximately 12 million yaks in China which is about 85%of the world total making China the leader for Yaks.
Yaks are located mainly in the high, cold mountainous areas of China.
Yaks can graze on the alpine grasslands in the summer and duringwinter on the shrubs in deep snow in rigorous temperatures. Read the rest of this entry »
Nentsi Reindeer
The Nentsi breed was developed by the Nentsi people. In the 1930′s breeding work began on a large scale and considerably increased size, strength and productivity.
The Nentsi breed is reared in the north of Russia and to the east of the Urals, i.e. in the lower reaches of the rivers Ob and Yenisei. In the past Murmansk region was the breeding area of the Saami strain (Murmansk breed) but in the 1930′s it was replaced by the Nentsi breed. Read the rest of this entry »
Evenk Reindeer
The Evenk breed was formed by the Evenk people, or their ancestors, and is distributed everywhere this northern nationality lives. It is considered to be the oldest breed and to have been the basis for developing other breeds. Archaeological findings give evidence that deer raising for transport originated in southern Siberia, around Lake Baikal, Tuva ASSR, Altai territory, where the ancestors of the present-day Evenks dwelt. As a draft animal, Read the rest of this entry »
Even Reindeer
The Even breed is reared in the mountain taiga districts of Yakutia and of Magadan and Kamchatka regions. The total stock of the Even breed is nearly 550,000.
In type this breed is intermediate between the Chukotka and Evenk breeds. They are well adapted to mountainous areas, occupying alpine pasture in summer and river valleys and depressions in winter. Read the rest of this entry »
Chukotka Reindeer
The Chukotka breed is a result of selection by the Chukchi. It is reared in the Chukotka and Kamchatka peninsulas and in northeastern Yakutia. The total stock of these animals is about 600,000.
The Chukotka breed is considered to be the most recent and was formed not before the end of the 1st millennium A.D. Their main products are venison and skins; they are not used for transport. Read the rest of this entry »
Standard
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The American Donkey and Mule Society Inc., PO Box 1210, Lewisville TX 75067 (972) 219-0781
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The American Donkey and Mule Society Inc., PO Box 1210, Lewisville TX 75067 (972) 219-0781
Poitou
Also Known by: baudet de Poitou, Poitevin, French
The origins of the Poitou, as with many ancient breeds, is a bit vague. It is said that the donkey and the practice of mule breeding was introduced to the Poitou region of France by the Romans. The two breeds, Poitou (donkey) and Mulassier (horse) seemed to have been developed side by side for the sole purpose of producing mules of exceptional quality. It is not known when the people of Poitou began selecting for the type of mule-sire which we know today as the Poitou, Read the rest of this entry »
Miniature
Miniature donkeys are native to the Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia. They are identified as either Sicilian or Sardinian donkeys according to their ancestry, although the two types do not differ. They have been extensively bred with each other and with animals of unidentified ancestry in the United States to produce a distinctively American breed of donkeys, Read the rest of this entry »
Mary Donkey
Also Known As: Maryiskaya, Merv
Mary and Ashkhabad regions of Turkmenia breed the Mary breed of large donkeys. The height of individual specimens reach 130 – 142cm. Their origin and economic features are similar to the Iranian Hamadan whose descendants can also be encountered in Azerbaijan. In regions where Mary donkeys are bred large typical specimens (male height at withers 119-120cm, female 116-118cm) coexist with smaller ones, hardly different from the Uzbek variety. Read the rest of this entry »