Donkeys / Denis Fielding, Patrick Krause
Series: The tropical agriculturalistPublication details: London : Macmillan, c1998Description: viii, 119 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0333627504
- 9780333627501
- 22 636.182 FIE
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Table of Content
1.Donkeys in the world
Introducing the donkey
Zoological classification
Domestication and history
Numbers, distribution and trends
Major uses of donkeys in the tropics
Etc.
2. Physiology, nutrition and feeding
Adaptive physiology
Importance of nutrition
Anatomy of the digestive system
Nutrient requirements
Feeding in practice
Etc.
3. Husbandry and management
Donkey behavior
Physiological parameters
Buying a donkey
Etc.
4. Working donkeys, harnessing, equipment and use
Power and work output
Selecting a donkey for work
Training
Etc.
5. Health and disease
Introduction
Routine health care
Common diseases of donkeys
Etc.
6. Mules and hinnies
Importance and distribution
Characteristics of mules and hinnies
Husbandry
The future
7. Communication, training and facilitation
Introduction
Training
Donkey competitions
The donkey-four leg drive rural power
Includes bibliography and index
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