Feed donkeys lower-quality forages, such as barley straw or stemmy, mature grass hay, than you would feed a horse.
One nutritionist discusses the unique dietary needs of mules.
Practitioners will create a grimace scale that can indicate stress, sickness.
Aging mules and donkeys need to be managed just as carefully as horses. Here’s what you need to know.
Get to know the nuances of donkey care, from treating metabolic issues to drug dosing.
A donkey and mule expert offers tips for veterinarians on how they can best approach, handle, and read their nonhorse equid patients.
Feed donkeys lower-quality forages, such as barley straw or stemmy, mature grass hay, than you would feed a horse.
Donkeys can thrive off straw and other low-quality forage, unlike most horses and ponies, and now we have a better idea why.
Researchers believe breeding two white-spotted donkeys could lead to embryonic loss, fetal abortion, or the death of a young foal.
Female mules can’t reproduce naturally. But researchers found they can make excellent surrogate dams for embryo transfer.
The Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture announced that it will be revoking licenses to slaughter donkeys, effective immediately.
Derived from donkey skin, ejiao is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Demand for donkeys to meet its growing popularity has put the equids at risk.
Researchers looked at donkeys’ unique hoof care needs. Here’s what they recommend.
What might cause a young male donkey to suddenly split from the herd? An equine behaviorist offers insight.
While experts recommend barley straw as donkey forage, its availability is limited in the United States. Our equine nutritionist offers alternatives.
In honor of International Donkey Week, May 6-11, 2019, we asked readers to share photos and stories of their favorite long-eared equines.
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