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KE~WORDS:Donkeys; endangered breed; haematological parameters.
The Catalonian donkey is a local breed found in several Pyrenean and pre-Pyrenean regions of the Catalonian area of Northeast Spain. It has contributed to the formation and improvement of several European breeds as well as the American Ass or Mammoth donkey breed (Briggs, 1971; Epstein, 1984; Parts & Vilar6, 1994). The total n u m b e r of existing animals is about 100, a third of which are males, which places the breed into the critical category (
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H a e m a t o l o g i c a l values for d o n k e y s m a y vary a c c o r d i n g to g e o g r a p h i c a l a n d nutritional factors (Fowler & Zinkl, 1989). F u r t h e r studies in o t h e r locations are now required.
ACKNOWI.¢DGEMENTS T h e a u t h o r s wish t o t h a n k the D e p a r t a m e n t d'Agricultura, R a m a d e r i a i Pesca o f the G e n e r a l i t a t de Catalunya which f i n a n c e d this study. T h e suggestions o f the reviewers were greatly a p p r e c i a t e d . Also, we would like to t h a n k C h u c k S i m m o n s for assistance with the preparations of this manuscript.
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(Acceptedfor publication 27 November 1996)
