Donkey domestication has been essential to human culture and development and has
played an important role in economic and social life in human history. China is one of the …

India is bestowed with precious equine germplasm and equines have contributed
significantly in the development of human race from the time immemorial. India possesses …

The wolves in the Hindukush–Himalayan region belong to one of the most basal lineages of
Canis lupus, yet little is known about their ecology and behavior. In this study, we determine …

The donkeys of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, are well adapted to the cold, arid and
hypoxic conditions of this region. The genomic DNA, isolated from 25 blood samples …

Donkeys play a crucial role in poor households in develo** countries like India though,
they are largely invisible in development policy and plans and they often fail to find their …

The present study was conducted in eight district of Marathwada region, Maharashtra, India.
The eighty three donkey owners were selected using pre-tested semi-structured interview …

ABSTRACT A total of 1007 local donkeys were selected for the study of phenotypic and
reproductive characters of local donkeys from different districts of the Marathwada region in …

Indigenous donkeys form an important genetic resource of India. Due to their lower cost of
maintenance, these donkeys are mainly reared by poor and marginalized sections of the …

Donkeys play a crucial role in poor households in develo** countries like India. Minimum
maintenance cost is required for rearing of these animals and they tend to be very faithful to …

Ability of the microsatellite markers for individual identification and their potential for breed
assignment of individuals was evaluated in three Indian donkey populations. The probability …