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    Donkeys have several advantages over cattle for small-scale farming. Donkeys can work almost twice as hard as cattle and require less food, water, and high-value feed. A pair of donkeys can produce as much work as cattle while consuming only 1/5 as much total food and 1/12 as much high-value feed. Donkeys also require less supervision than cattle since they can travel long distances efficiently to find food. Religiously, donkeys have been associated with several gods in various faiths such as the Egyptian god Seth and the Greek god Dionysus. Donkeys also have cultural significance as the animal Jesus rode into Jerusalem.

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    Donkeys have several advantages over cattle for small-scale farming. Donkeys can work almost twice as hard as cattle and require less food, water, and high-value feed. A pair of donkeys can produce as much work as cattle while consuming only 1/5 as much total food and 1/12 as much high-value feed. Donkeys also require less supervision than cattle since they can travel long distances efficiently to find food. Religiously, donkeys have been associated with several gods in various faiths such as the Egyptian god Seth and the Greek god Dionysus. Donkeys also have cultural significance as the animal Jesus rode into Jerusalem.

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    Can J App Sci 2012; 4(2): 339-353 Orhan et al.

    , 2012

    Table 2: Comparison of donkeys with cattle


    ADVANTAGES of donkeys cf cattle DISADVANTAGES of donkeys cf cattle
    Process food more efficiently With only one stomach, must eat frequently,
    particularly before working
    Can work almost twice as hard Young must drink mother’s milk frequently
    Will eat only about 1/5th total food No breed produces milk surplus to what is
    needed by young
    Will eat only about 1/12th high value food Only work well with friends, so they need to
    be bought in pairs
    Will drink only about 1/4 water Can go far, and quickly, so they need
    supervision.
    Kilogram for kilogram, donkeys thus produce
    more work for less food
    Manage heat better
    Can live up to 50 years and thus produce
    around 50.000 hours of work in a lifetime
    Range long distances to find food, so exhaust
    less of environment
    No slower than oxen, often faster
    Very easy to train
    Socially acceptable for women and children
    to use
    Suffer from fewer diseases
    Do not suffer from Foot and Mouth Disease

    Figure 22.Browsing on twigs (www.donkeypower.donkecology.com)


    Religion and myth
    The donkey may have been the manifestation of the Egyptian God of Seth, and is also the
    animal associated with the Greek god Dionysus. In the Christian Gospels, Jesus rides a
    donkey into Jerusalem. 19 As this donkey is also a colt, a deeper symbolism is probably
    represented, but certainly the association between Hebrew kings and donkeys is intended.
    Outside of the scriptures, there are other myths associating donkeys with Jesus. In Hindu
    mythology a donkey (in Sanskrit) gardbha is the vahana (vehicle) of the god Kalaratr. 17 In
    parts of India the ritual marriage of two donkeys is supposed to usher in good monsoon rains.
    16

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    Figure 23.Donkey defying dog Figure 25.Foal circa 6 months


    (www.donkeypower.donkecology.com) (www.donkeypower.donkecology.com)

    Figure 24.Easy to ride and with children (www.donkeypower.donkecology.com)

    DISCUSSION
    Donkeys are favourable for human life for centuries.Some studies showed that a couple of
    donkey can produce a draught force of 15-20% of their combined body weight for three hours
    a day. In this way a couple of donkeys is enough to do all tillage work in light soil and can do
    secondary tillage and inter culture in other soil types. The speed of working donkeys is
    generally higher than oxen. 4 Each year fossil fuels lessen and one day will be finished. Other
    energy sources are either too expensive or not developed enough yet to use. Power of donkey
    should not be ignored and humanity will need it in the future. Donkey is apotential of world’s
    livestock heritage.They will be an important actor of the world’s domestic livestock genetic
    resources and biodiversity. All of those reasons donkey will have a significant role in the
    future. All breeds should be conserved as a genetic material in donkey genetic pool.

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