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The Balkan donkey or mountain donkey, Serbian: Domaći balkanski magarac, is a breed or group of breeds of domestic donkey originating in the Balkan region.[1] It is reported from Serbia[1] and Montenegro.[2]
A herd of about 120 Balkan donkeys in the Zasavica Reserve, Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, are used to make the world's most expensive cheese, pule cheese.[3][4]
| Country | Name(s) | English name(s) if used | Notes | Image |
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| Albania | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Herzegovinian[7]: 20 [8]: 17 | |||
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian[8]: 21 | not reported to DAD-IS | | |
| Croatia | Istarski Magarac[7]: 21 [5]: 32 | Istrian Donkey |  | |
| Primorsko Dinarski Magarac[7]: 21 [5]: 32 | Littoral Dinaric Donkey |  | ||
| Sjeverno-Jadranski Magarac[7]: 21 [5]: 32 | North Adriatic Donkey |  | ||
| Greece | Ellinikon[7]: 31 | Greek Ass | ||
| Kosovo | ||||
| Montenegro | ||||
| North Macedonia | ||||
| Romania | Romanian Ass[5]: 94 | |||
| Serbia | Domaci Balkanski Magarac[5]: 102 | Domestic Balkan Ass | ||
| Italian[5]: 102 | ||||
| Slovenia | wsu | Istrian[9] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Breed data sheet: Balkan donkey / Serbia. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2014.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Balkanski magarac / Montenegro. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2014.
- ^ Roberts, Brian (18 February 2018). "These Are The 3 Most Expensive Cheeses In The World". Forbes. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ J.Slatinac (1 May 2011), "Svetski dan magaraca na Zasavici", Politika (in Serbian)
- ^ a b c d e f g Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Comune / Albania (Ass). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Waltraud Kugler, Hans-Peter Grunenfelder, Elli Broxham (2008). Donkey Breeds in Europe: Inventory, Description, Need for Action, Conservation; Report 2007/2008. St. Gallen, Switzerland: Monitoring Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe. Archived 2 September 2009.
- ^ a b Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Istrian donkey / Slovenia (Ass). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2022.
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