So is the burro, but often a burro has become feral, meaning it was once domesticated but now lives in the wild. According to the American Donkey and Mule Society, "the term [burro] is correct only when applied to the mid-sized types of donkeys, and more correctly only those who are wild in descent.
The difference, then, between a regular miniature donkey and a burro is only in the name. In the western United States, people often refer to donkeys as burros; however, this is simply a colloquial term used in that region and it does not indicate a different species or type of donkey. Affordable, flexible and accurate data visualization and analysis for any sized project.
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Knowledge and advice for owners and professionals. Donkey breeds and cross-breeds Thanks to tenacious work carried out by The Donkey Sanctuary we have been provided with a sound base on which to further investigate the 17 breeds of donkeys currently known in Europe. Mules and hinnies Grand Noir du Berry Miniature donkey Poitou Donkey definitions Colt : A colt is a young male donkey which is less than four years of age.
Filly : A filly is a young female donkey which is less than four years of age. Foal : A foal is a baby male or female donkey up to one year old. Gelding : A castrated male donkey. Mare : A female donkey. Rig : A rig is an entire male donkey with no signs of external testicles. Stallion : A stallion is a male donkey that has not been gelded castrated.
Donkey terms Asino : An asino is the Italian word for "donkey". Ass : An ass is either a male or female donkey. Burro : A burro is the Spanish word for "donkey". Large Standard Donkey: Donkeys from These are good riding donkeys or can be used in breeding saddle mules. Many may have Mammoth breeding in their background. Once referred to as American Standard Jack Stock. American Spotted Ass. For those interested in genetics: At this time, it is not known if the spotting gene can be homozygous SS as in the horse tobiano, as spotted jacks and jennets are still seen to throw non-spotted solid foals, meaning they are still heterozygous Ss for spots.
Ass: The correct term for the animal commonly known as the donkey, burro, or jackstock. The term comes from the original Latin term for the animal which was Asinus. The scientific term for these animals is Equus asinus.
You are never at fault when you refer to one of these animals as an ass, and the term is not improper unless you misuse it so yourself. The difference between asses and horses is a species difference. You might compare it to the differences between zebras and horses, different species but closely related and able to interbreed to a degree.
Jack: The term used for the male of the ass species. Thus, the often used term Jackass — which is correct if redundant. Jacks are called stallions in the UK, but stallion is reserved for horses and zebra males in the US. Jennet: Pronounced JEN-et, the correct term for the female of the species. The more commonly used term is Jenny, which is considered correct in non-technical use. The term mare is used for horse and zebra females in the US.
But a jennet is a mare in the UK. Burro: A word taken directly from Spain. It means the common, everyday working donkey found in Spain and Mexico. It came into usage in the Western United States.
As a general rule, the term burro is heard West of the Mississippi and the term Donkey, east of the Mississippi. Burro is not appropriate for use in referring to Miniature Donkeys or Jackstock.
Wild Burro: These are the feral descended from domestic stock that has gone wild over generations asses which run wild in the Western part of the United States. When registering they are listed as. In earlier England the word Ass was taken from the Roman word for the animal.
These animals are properly termed Asses and not donkeys, and never called burros. They are one of the largest of the types of the ass species. An informal term is John a modified form of Jack. Spanish Jack or Spanish Donkey: ADMS does not accept this terminology unless the animal has written documented proof of importation of itself or its immediate ancestors from Spain.
This holds for animals which people call by the breed names of foreign breeds such as Catalonian, Maltese, or Andalusian. These breeds as pure strains are rare even in Spain, and are non-existent in the US.
The term Spanish Donkey is found in common usage meaning a large standard donkey The ancestry of most of the donkeys in the United States is predominantly a blend of all of the Spanish breeds. In any case, the term is inexact and is not good usage. Jennet Jack: a jackass used to breed to jennets the female of the species in order to produce more donkeys.
A good breeder uses only the finest of jacks for this purpose. British Terms: You may read English books on donkeys. For some reason, the terms jack and jennet have been abandoned and turned to stallion and mare instead.
Also, a hinny is commonly called a jennet in England.
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