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394:. 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.
413:, 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
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Miguel Fernández Rodríguez, Mariano Gómez Fernández, Juan
Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Silvia Adán Belmonte, Miguel Jiménez Cabras (eds.) (2009).
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548:(in Catalan). Govern de les Illes Balears: Conselleria d'Agricultura Medi Ambienti i Territori. Archived 14 July 2014.
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At the end of 2013 the total number recorded in the stud book was 464, all of which were in the
Balearic Islands.
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452:. The coat is black or nearly black in colour, shading to pale on the belly, muzzle and surround of the eyes.
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588:(in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente. Accessed July 2014.
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Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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Balearic donkey was listed by the
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Waltraud Kugler, Hans-Peter
Grunenfelder, Elli Broxham (2008).
640:(in Catalan). Govern de les Illes Balears. Accessed July 2014.
625:(in Catalan). Govern de les Illes Balears. Accessed July 2014.
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Races autòctones de les Illes
Balears: Ase balear: Origens
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307:Asno Balear
282:In Mallorca
124:Asno Balear
61:Other names
771:Categories
716:Andalusian
468:References
376:Mallorquín
348:Formentera
297:Ase Balear
151:Mallorquín
73:Ase Balear
741:Fariñeiro
421:in 2008.
407:stud book
399:herd book
326:, in the
746:Majorera
726:Balearic
619:Archived
390:and the
332:Mallorca
288:Balearic
233:Female:
206:Female:
177:Standard
22:Balearic
751:Miranda
736:Catalan
438:withers
436:at the
388:Catalan
382:History
344:Eivissa
336:Menorca
322:of the
302:Spanish
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446:1.35 m
260:Donkey
224:Male:
218:Height
208:309 kg
201:357 kg
199:Male:
193:Weight
188:Traits
312:breed
162:Spain
570:ISBN
495:ISBN
346:and
340:mule
286:The
247:Coat
51:SAVE
456:Use
415:FAO
374:or
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