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The grey donkeys on the island are of about the same size, but are considerably more robust. They belong to same feral population, the composition of which has not been affected by direct human intervention for over a hundred years. They can breed freely with the white animals, but are regarded as
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Italian origin. Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian.
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donkeys abandoned on the island by the inhabitants when they were forcibly evacuated from it following the passing of the law of 28 June 1885, under which
Asinara was to be transformed into a
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belonging to the Asino Sardo breed of the island of
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carriers of the albino gene. The
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Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016).
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Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia
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The Asino dell'Asinara is small, standing no more than
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352:The Asinara derives from the population of
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375:was listed as "critical" by the
251:[ˈaːzinodellaziˈnaːra]
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379:in 2007, and was reported to
16:Italian breed of feral donkey
265:indigenous to the island of
820:Asino Sardo Grigio Crociato
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105:Distribution
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886:Sant'Andrea
825:Baio Lucano
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389:Porto Conte
322:Porto Conte
217:pack saddle
62:Other names
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830:Basilicata
479:References
445:tyrosinase
437:homozygous
433:albinistic
369:endangered
279:albinistic
182:albinistic
835:Calabrian
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786:Sardinian
781:Romagnolo
354:Sardinian
315:Sardinian
161:80–105 cm
866:Pugliese
776:Ragusano
771:Pantesco
751:Amiatina
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271:Sardinia
254:), is a
147:80–90 kg
126:Standard
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845:Emilian
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447:gene.
443:in the
429:withers
427:at the
407:and in
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397:Alghero
391:in the
358:lazaret
348:History
340:and in
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330:Alghero
324:in the
309:molenti
301:borricu
267:Asinara
237:Italian
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263:donkey
227:, 2014
225:Verona
193:Donkey
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136:Traits
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260:feral
256:breed
215:With
100:Italy
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