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North American donkeys, the Glossary

Index North American donkeys

North American donkeys constitute approximately 0.1% of the worldwide donkey population.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 45 relations: Agricultural Research Service, American Mammoth Jackstock, Andalusian donkey, Arizona, Aztecs, Balearic donkey, Baudet du Poitou, Breed, Breed registry, Catalan donkey, Central America, Christopher Columbus, Color breed, Conquistador, Cuba, DAD-IS, Donkey, East Coast of the United States, Equine anatomy, Eusebio Kino, Feral, Food and Agriculture Organization, Gold rush, Grigio Siciliano, Hand (unit), Hispaniola, Horse mill, Jesuits, Livestock guardian dog, Maltese donkey, Mexico, Mission San Xavier del Bac, Mule, National Animal Germplasm Program, New World, Northern Mexico, Pack animal, Sardinian donkey, Silver mining, Sonora, Southwestern United States, Thomas Salmon (historian), United States Department of Agriculture, Voyages of Christopher Columbus, Withers.

  2. Donkey breeds
  3. Donkey breeds originating in the United States
  4. Mammals of North America

Agricultural Research Service

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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American Mammoth Jackstock

The American Mammoth Jackstock is a breed of North American donkey, descended from large donkeys imported to the United States from about 1785. North American donkeys and American Mammoth Jackstock are donkey breeds and donkey breeds originating in the United States.

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Andalusian donkey

The Andalusian, italic, is a Spanish breed of domestic donkey. North American donkeys and Andalusian donkey are donkey breeds.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Aztecs

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.

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Balearic donkey

The Balearic, Ase Balear, Asno Balear, is a Spanish breed of domestic donkey indigenous to the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain. North American donkeys and Balearic donkey are donkey breeds.

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Baudet du Poitou

The Baudet du Poitou, also called the Poitevin or Poitou donkey, is a French breed of donkey. North American donkeys and Baudet du Poitou are donkey breeds.

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Breed

A breed is a specific group of breedable domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species.

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Breed registry

A breed registry, also known as a herdbook, studbook or register, in animal husbandry, the hobby of animal fancy, is an official list of animals within a specific breed whose parents are known.

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Catalan donkey

The Catalan (italic or italic, italic) is a breed of large domestic donkey from the historic region of Catalonia, now in north-eastern Spain and south-western France. North American donkeys and Catalan donkey are donkey breeds.

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Central America

Central America is a subregion of North America.

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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

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Color breed

A color breed refers to groupings of horses whose registration is based primarily on their coat color, regardless of the horse's actual breed or breed type.

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Conquistador

Conquistadors or conquistadores (lit 'conquerors') was a term used to refer to Spanish and Portuguese colonialists of the early modern period.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, archipelagos, 4,195 islands and cays surrounding the main island.

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DAD-IS

DAD-IS is the acronym for Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, which is a tool developed and maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Donkey

The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine.

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East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets the Atlantic Ocean.

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Equine anatomy

Equine anatomy encompasses the gross and microscopic anatomy of horses, ponies and other equids, including donkeys, mules and zebras.

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Eusebio Kino

Eusebio Francisco Kino, SJ (Eusebio Francesco Chini, Eusebio Francisco Kino; 10 August 1645 – 15 March 1711), often referred to as Father Kino, was an Italian Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer, mathematician and astronomer born in the Bishopric of Trent, Holy Roman Empire.

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Feral

A feral animal or plant is one that lives in the wild but is descended from domesticated individuals.

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Food and Agriculture Organization

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsOrganisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'alimentazione e l'agricoltura.

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Gold rush

A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune.

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Grigio Siciliano

The Grigio Siciliano or italic, is a breed of donkey from the Mediterranean island of Sicily in southern Italy. North American donkeys and Grigio Siciliano are donkey breeds.

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Hand (unit)

The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to.

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Hispaniola

Hispaniola (also) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles.

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Horse mill

A horse mill is a mill, sometimes used in conjunction with a watermill or windmill, that uses a horse engine as the power source.

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Jesuits

The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.

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Livestock guardian dog

A livestock guardian dog (LGD) is a dog type bred for the purpose of protecting livestock from predators.

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Maltese donkey

The Maltese donkey also known as Hmar Malti is a breed of donkey originated in Malta. North American donkeys and Maltese donkey are donkey breeds.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Mission San Xavier del Bac

Mission San Xavier del Bac (La Misión de San Xavier del Bac) is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation.

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Mule

The mule is a domestic equine hybrid between a donkey and a horse.

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National Animal Germplasm Program

The National Animal Germplasm Program, or NAGP, is a program of the United States Department of Agriculture that captures and cryogenically preserves germplasm from plants and animals it considers important to agriculture for the purpose of preserving biodiversity and to provide economic benefits to the agriculture industry.

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New World

The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas.

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Northern Mexico

Northern Mexico (el Norte de México), commonly referred as El Norte, is an informal term for the northern cultural and geographical area in Mexico.

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Pack animal

A pack animal, also known as a sumpter animal or beast of burden, is an individual or type of working animal used by humans as means of transporting materials by attaching them so their weight bears on the animal's back, in contrast to draft animals which pull loads but do not carry them.

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Sardinian donkey

The Sardinian (italic, italic or italic) is an Italian breed of donkey from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, to the west of Italy. North American donkeys and Sardinian donkey are donkey breeds.

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Silver mining

Silver mining is the extraction of silver by mining.

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Sonora

Sonora, officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Southwestern United States

The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

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Thomas Salmon (historian)

Thomas Salmon (1679 – 20 January 1767) was an English historical and geographical writer.

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United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.

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Voyages of Christopher Columbus

Between 1492 and 1504, the Italian navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus led four transatlantic maritime expeditions in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain to the Caribbean and to Central and South America.

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Withers

Withers are the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped.

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See also

Donkey breeds

Donkey breeds originating in the United States

Mammals of North America

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_donkeys

Also known as American Spotted Ass, Donkeys in North America, Donkeys in the United States, Large standard donkey, Mammoth jackstock, Minature Donkeys, Miniature Donkey, Miniature Donkeys, Miniature Mediterranean donkey, North American donkey, Small standard donkey, Spotted Ass, Standard donkey.