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Observational analysis highlights body constitution similarities among donkeys, suggesting environmental factors shape their development.
The donkey, as one of the oldest domestic animals, is spread over all continents. There were no organized selection measures for centuries. The basic condition was that the donkey could walk for a long time and carry a load. Such requirements, as well as the ecological conditions in which they developed and live, caused donkeys, regardless of where they live, to have practically the same body constitution, which is reflected in the bony index. Regardless of the height of the withers, that is, the size of the body, the relative relationships of individual parts of the body are quite similar. The donkey has a strong body constitution.
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