Morphological characteristics of Amiata donkey reared in Tuscany

Sargentini, Clara; Tocci, Roberto; Lorenzini, Giangiacomo; Gianangeli, Benedetta; Martini, Andrea; Gallai, Sara; Giorgetti, Alessandro

doi:10.4081/ijas.2009.s2.721

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“…We also found that the classification accuracy in the Stepwise Forward Discriminant Analysis obtained with the model that included all studied morphological traits may also be achieved by applying the model that includes only four traits: hip height, croup width, body length and chest depth. These results highlight the redundancy of the majority of morphological traits used in our study, which are, more or less, similar to those commonly used for morphological characterization of donkey breeds (e.g., Folch & Jordana, 1997;Sargentini et al, 2009;Sargentini et al, 2018;Kefena et al, 2011;Kosuková et al, 2015;Labbaci et al, 2018;Ayad et al, 2019). Nonetheless, an important finding is that hip height/chest depth, croup width and body length are weakly correlated because these parameters (or parameters with which they are highly correlated) belong to different PCA-groups (Table S1).…”

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“…Their chest circumference is >20 cm wider, and their hips and withers are 8-15 cm higher than those measured in other studied groups. Body measurements of a single studied 8-years old Banat donkey male (Table 1) generally correspond to those recorded for younger females (average age 5.25 years), with a somewhat larger difference observed in body length, carpal circumference, chest depth, hip height and tibia circumference, which are the most common morphological traits used for donkey breed characterization (e.g., Folch & Jordana, 1997;Sargentini et al, 2009;Sargentini et al, 2018;Kefena et al, 2011;Kosuková et al, 2015;Labbaci et al, 2018;Ayad et al, 2019). This would indicate a possible sexual dimorphism in the Banat donkey which is indeed present in certain donkey breeds (e.g., Catalonian donkey from Spain, Folch & Jordana, 1997).…”

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“…The Banat donkey differs morphologically from the Balkan donkey not only by its larger body, but also by different coat colour and unique pigmentation scheme, with a cross on the back and black stripes on legs resembling those typical for Somali wild donkeys (Groves, 1986;Moehlman, 2002) present today in Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea (Moehlman, 2002). Such pigmentation represents primitive markings of the species (Johnson & Johnson, 2008) typical also for the Italian Amiata donkey (Sargentini et al, 2009;Sargentini et al, 2018). According to Stanisic et al (2017), the Banat donkey is also characterized by a unique nuclear gene pool, as inferred from the analysis with 11 nuclear microsatellites in both Banat and Balkan donkeys, and furthermore, it predominantly harbours Clade 2 mtDNA haplotypes that are nowadays less abundant in Ethiopian donkeys (Kefena et al, 2014), and more common in those from south-west Asia and Europe, including several Spanish (Aranguren-Mendez et al, 2004) and Italian donkey breeds (Cozzi et al, 2017).…”

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Banat donkey, a neglected donkey breed from the central Balkans (Serbia)

Stanišić

Aleksić

Dimitrijević

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The dominant donkey breed in the Balkans is the mid-sized Balkan donkey with a grey to chocolate coat color. Local breeders from Serbia, however, still maintain a few larger individuals of a lighter coat color, named Banat donkey, and speculate that they are descendants of a Spanish donkey heard that had been transferred to the Banat region by the Hapsburg Queen Maria Theresa in the XVIII century for a specific purpose, to work in local vineyards. We have previously found a unique nuclear gene-pool and a prevalence of mitochondrial Clade 2 haplotypes in several such animals. In this study, we: (i) perform a comparative analysis of 18 morphological traits of the Banat donkey (seven individuals), Balkan donkey (53 individuals from two sub-populations of this breed) and the potential hybrids (eight individuals), and demonstrate the morphological distinctiveness of the Banat donkey, highlighting the diagnostic traits for distinguishing the breed: hip height, croup width, body length and chest depth; (ii) reanalyse published nuclear microsatellite data for these groups, and reveal that, although severely depopulated, the genetically distinct Banat donkey is not severely affected by the loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding; (iii) demonstrate that previously published Banat donkey mitochondrial haplotypes, analyzed genealogically together with those reported in ancient and modern individuals from Spain, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus and Africa, are shared with three Spanish breeds and individuals belonging to Amiata and some other Italian breeds. A unique morphological feature present in Banat and Somali wild donkeys, but also in Amiata donkeys, black stripes on legs, suggests that the origin of Clade 2 donkeys may be much more complex than previously thought. Actions to preserve the Banat donkey, a valuable but critically endangered genetic resource (<100 individuals), are urgent. How to cite this article Stanisic L, Aleksić JM, Dimitrijevic V, Kovačević B, Stevanovic J, Stanimirovic Z. 2020. Banat donkey, a neglected donkey breed from the central Balkans (Serbia). PeerJ 8:e8598 http://doi.

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Banat donkey, a neglected donkey breed from the central Balkans (Serbia)

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“…La taglia e gli indici biometrici dell'asino Calabrese sono sovrapponibili a quanto osservato da Di Rosa et al (2007) nell'asino Pantesco, ma inferiori rispetto a quelli osservati nella razza Romagnola (Beretti et al, 2005). L'asino dell'Amiata (Sargentini et al, 2009) ed il Grigio Siciliano (Liotta et al, 2005) nonostante mostrino un'altezza al garrese sovrapponibile a quella dell'asino Calabrese evidenziano invece diametri longitudinali minori, diversificandosi quindi come tipo morfologico. Gli indici biometrici ricavati (tabella II) ci hanno permesso, in linea di massima, di inquadrare questa popolazione asinina nel tipo dolicomorfo, anche se è emersa una certa variabilità all'interno del campione osservato, come riportato da Padula (1998) più elevato quanto minore è la compattezza del corpo) e dall'indice di ossatura (che esprime il grado di sviluppo scheletrico dell'animale).…”

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Uso dell'analisi d'immagine per la caratterizzazione fenotipica della popolazione asinina calabrese

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RIASSUNTOLo studio ha riguardato la caratterizzazione fenotipica di 56 soggetti (tra 2 e 30 anni di età) riconducibili alla popolazione asinina Calabrese, allevati in 23 aziende. Su ciascun soggetto sono stati eseguiti i più significativi rilievi morfometrici mediante l'impiego di un sistema di analisi d'immagine computerizzato. Tali dati sono stati successivamente utilizzati per il calcolo dei più significativi indici biometrici. Inoltre sono stati presi in considerazione il colore e le eventuali particolarità del mantello. Gli indici biometrici ricavati ci hanno permesso di inquadrare questa popolazione asinina nel tipo dolicomorfo, come evidenziato dai valori dell'Indice di conformazione laterale del corpo (97,78), dell'Indice toracico di profilo (44,85), dell'Indice di Compattezza (90,80), dell'Indice lunghezza torace (100,79) e dell'Indice di ossatura (12,82). Il colore del mantello è risultato essere principalmente morello (75 %) anche se si è osservata la presenza di soggetti baio scuro (20 %) e grigio (5 %). Il colore dell'addome costantemente bianco come anche il muso e le occhiaie. Il colore dell'ano, vulva e mammella è costantemente nero. SUMMARYA study on the phenotypic characterization of the Calabrese asinine population was carried out. Fifty-six donkey (2 years to 30 years) reared in 23 farms were identified. The most significant morphometric traits, using a computerized system of image analysis with a digital camera, were measured, the bio-metric indices calculated and the characteristics of the coat evaluated. The biometric index mean values tend towards diametrical proportions of the dolichomorphic type; in fact, the results show: height-length proportion index of 97.78, thoracic index of 44.85, body proportion index of 90.80, chest length index of 100.79 and dactylo-thoracic index of 12.82. Calabrese donkeys are characterised by black (75 %), bay (20 %) and gray (5 %) coat, white abdomen, snout and orbit, black anus, vulva and udder.

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“…The Amiata donkey shows the features of the ancestrals Equus asinus africanus and Equus asinus somaliensis (Sargentini et al, 2009). The african origin of Amiata donkey can also favor studies and search on donkeys in undeveloped countries.…”

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Preliminary studies on hoof characteristics in Amiata donkey

Sargentini

Tocci

Andrenelli

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Italian Journal of Animal Science

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In this work the biometrical, physical and chemical characteristics of Amiata donkey hoof were studied. The Amiata donkey is a local endangered breed and derives from the homonym mountain in Tuscany. This donkey, which was once used as pack animal in farms and in mines, is now involved in trekking, onotherapy and milk production. The mean hoof biometrics and its standard deviation were calculated. The physical and chemical characteristics were also estimated, through ANOVA, considering the hoof region as fixed effect: wall, white line and sole for hardness, wall and sole for chemical characteristics. The small size and healthy hoof, was basically cylindrical (crown cir./Foot plantar circ. ratio=0.9) and it showed higher hardness in wall (H=126.5± 3.3), followed by sole (H=105.2±3.3), and white line (H=74.0±3.3). The wall has shown the lower moisture content (%=11.7±3.2) and the higher content in Al, Mn, Li, Ni, Pb, Se. The positive correlation between Al, Li, Pb and Hardness has shown the hoof high resistence to toxic elements. Very interesting has seemed the negative correlation between K vs Li and Pb, to indicate the tendency of K to remove potentially harmful elements.

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Morphological characteristics of Amiata donkey reared in Tuscany

Cited by 9 publications

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Banat donkey, a neglected donkey breed from the central Balkans (Serbia)

Banat donkey, a neglected donkey breed from the central Balkans (Serbia)

Uso dell'analisi d'immagine per la caratterizzazione fenotipica della popolazione asinina calabrese

Preliminary studies on hoof characteristics in Amiata donkey

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