Sardinian donkey

Sardinian donkey
Conservation status	FAO: endangered[1]
Other names	Molente; Àinu; Burriccu; Poleddu; Coccineddu; Incherci; Incónchinu; Molinzanu; Pegus de Mola[2];
Country of origin	Italy
Distribution	Sardinia; mainland Italy;
Standard	MIPAAF
Use	transport; burden; draught; animal power (flour milling);
Traits
Height	Male: 80–115 cm; Female: 80–115 cm;
	Donkey; Equus asinus;

The Sardinian donkey (Italian: Asino Sardo, Sardinian: Molente or Molenti) is a breed of donkey from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, to the west of Italy.[3] It is raised throughout the island; there are also some small populations in mainland Italy.[4] It is one of the eight autochthonous donkey breeds of limited distribution recognised by the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture and forestry.[5] The conservation status of the Sardinian donkey was listed as "endangered" by the FAO in 2007.[1]

At pasture in Sardinia

References

Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed May 2014.
Ditzionariu Sardu Unificadu, asino Archived 13 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
Breed data sheet: Asino Sardo. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.
Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 172–73.
Norme tecniche: Allegato 2 a D.M. 9742 del 7 maggio 2012 (in Italian). Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali. p. 24. Accessed September 2013.

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[barb-1] Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed May 2014.

[dsu-2] Ditzionariu Sardu Unificadu, asino Archived 13 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[dad-3] Breed data sheet: Asino Sardo. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.

[bigi-4] Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 172–73.

[aia-5] Norme tecniche: Allegato 2 a D.M. 9742 del 7 maggio 2012 (in Italian). Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali. p. 24. Accessed September 2013.