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| distribution = Balearic Islands | altname =||||||Mallorquin donkey}} | nickname = | country = Spain | maleheight =minimum 1.40 m average 1.43 m〔 | femaleheight = minimum 1.30 m average 1.35 m〔 | maleweight =357 kg〔 | femaleweight = 309 kg〔 | coat = black or near black〔 | group1 = Govern de les Illes Balears | std1 = (Breed standard ) }} The Balearic donkey, (カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:'Ase Balear'), (スペイン語:'Asno Balear'), is a breed of domestic donkey indigenous to the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain. Although found mainly in Mallorca, the largest island of the group, it is found also in Menorca, where it was much used for mule-breeding; it is no longer present in the islands of Eivissa and Formentera.〔〔 It is officially called the (カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:'Raça Asenca Balear'); until 2006 the breed was known as the ,〔〔 and was also referred to as the Ase MallorquÍ, Asno Mallorquín or Mallorquin donkey. ==History== The Balearic donkey shares common origins with the Catalan donkey and the Baudet du Poitou.〔 The donkey was in the past the most highly valued animal in Mallorca, and could be sold for very high prices.〔 In the early twentieth century it was prized outside the islands too, and many were exported to England, and later to the United States.〔 The breed population fell rapidly in the first half of that century, and it came close to disappearing; the number of pure-bred animals is now stable.〔 A herd book was established for the Mallorquín donkey, as it was then known, in 1990. A breeders' association, now called the Associació de Criadors de Pura Raça Asenca de les Illes Balears (ASIB), was formed. In 2002 the breed was officially recognised, and a genealogical stud book was established. From 1997 the Balearic donkey was listed by the ''Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente'', the Spanish ministry of agriculture, as "under special protection, in danger of extinction".〔 In 2006, at the request of the breeders' association, the name of the breed was changed to "Raça Asenca Balear".〔 Its conservation status was listed as "critical" by the FAO in 2007〔 and as "endangered" by the SAVE Foundation in 2008.〔 At the end of 2013 the total number recorded in the stud book was 464, all of which were in the Balearic Islands.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Balearic donkey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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