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| Country of origin | Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan |
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| Distinguishing features | Average height: 123 cm[1] |
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| Conservation status, FAO (2007): critical-maintained[2] | |
The Taishū (対州馬, taishū uma) or Tsushima (対馬馬, tsushima uma) is a rare Japanese breed of small horse from Tsushima Island in the Korea Strait, in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.[1]
In 1989 the population was reported as "critical" at 89 head.[3] In 2007 it was listed by the FAO as "critical-maintained",[2] and a population of 30 was reported in 2008.[1]
The Taishū is small, with strong legs. In the past, it was used for transport on the narrow paths between remote villages in the mountains of the island.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Tsushima/Japan. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2016.
- ^ a b Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources[dead link], annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed September 2016.
- ^ Rischkowsky, Barbara; Pilling, Dafydd, eds. (2007). "Annex: Breeds currently recorded in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources" (PDF). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: FAO. ISBN 978-92-5-105762-9.
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