Donkey domestication has been essential to human culture and development and has
played an important role in economic and social life in human history. China is one of the …

The equid family contains only one single extant genus, Equus, including seven living
species grouped into horses on the one hand and zebras and asses on the other. In …

Donkeys carried Christ into Jerusalem while in Greek myth they transported Hephaistos up
to Mount Olympos and Dionysos into battle against the Giants. They were probably the first …

Abstract The Gansu-Qinghai region of Northwest China was an important region for cultural
exchange and the adoption of new animal domesticates during the fourth through second …

Simple Summary This review article highlights the significance of donkeys as valuable
livestock, especially in arid and semi-arid regions, and underscores the importance of …

Donkeys (Equus asinus) have been used extensively in agriculture and transportations
since their domestication, ca. 5000–7000 years ago, but the increased mechanization of the …

Lack of archaeological and whole-genome diversity data has restricted current knowledge of
the evolutionary history of donkeys. With the advancement of science and technology, the …

To contribute to the knowledge of maternal genetic diversity in domestic donkeys, this study
investigated the mitochondrial DNA variations and analyzed the genetic structure in Indian …

To investigate the mt DNA variation and origin of maternal lineages in South American
donkeys and to reassess the domestication of donkeys in northeast Africa, we analyzed …

Donkeys facilitated trade and transport in much of the ancient world, but were seldom used
in elite or leisure activities. While Tang Dynasty (AD 618–907) texts indicate that noble …