Equus asinus


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Noun1.Equus asinus - a wild ass of AfricaEquus asinus - a wild ass of Africa      
African wild ass
2.Equus asinus - domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild assEquus asinus - domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
domestic ass, donkey
Equus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae
burro - small donkey used as a pack animal
moke - British informal for donkey
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The macroanatomy of coronary arteries in donkeys (Equus asinus L.).
An Alternative Method for the Comparative Study of Coronary Vessels: Repletion and Diaphanization Experience in Seven Animal Models/Replecion y Diafanizacion como una Alternativa para el Estudio Comparativo de los Vasos Coronarios: Experiencia en Siete Modelos Animales
Determination of the prevalence of oral pathologies in burros (Equus asinus africanus) of the Department of Cordoba, Colombia
DETERMINACION DE LA PREVALENCIA DE PATOLOGIAS ORALES EN BURROS (Equus asinus africanus) DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE CORDOBA, COLOMBIA
The domestication of donkeys (Equus asinus) dates back to nearly 4000 BC.
PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODES IN EQUINES OF BAJAUR AND MOHMAND AGENCIES, NORTH-WEST PAKISTAN
Haskel Greenfield, from the University of Manitoba in Canada, the paper's lead author, said in the statement on the paper: "this [discovery] is significant because it demonstrates how early domestic donkeys were controlled, and adds substantially to our knowledge of the history of donkey (Equus asinus) domestication and evolution of riding and equestrian technology."
Earliest evidence of use of bridle bit on donkey uncovered in Near East
Sixty-one isolates of Sordaria fimicola were isolated from the dung samples of cow (Bos taurus), horse (Equus caballus) buffalo (Bos taurus), donkey (Equus asinus), rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), sheep (Ovis aries), camel (Camelus bactrianus) and goat (Capra hircus) collected from different areas of Lahore by adopting a moist chamber method.
Isolation of Coprophilous Fungus Sordaria fimicola from Different Areas of Lahore-Pakistan, and Molecular Characterization by ITS and RAPD-SCAR PCR
Ocular infection of donkeys (Equus asinus) with Setaria equina.
Management of Ocular Setariasis in Horse by Needle Paracentesis Techniques
Mules (Equus mulus) and hinnies (Equus hinnus) are the sterile hybrid offspring that result from the mating of donkeys (Equus asinus) to horses (Equus caballus; Benirschke et al., 1962).
Testicular characteristics and the block to spermatogenesis in mature hinny
Feral donkey (Equus asinus) eradications in the Galapagos.
Dendrophysiological plant strategies of Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L.P. Queiroz after wood herbivory in semiarid region of Paraiba--Brazil/ Estrategias dendrofisiologicas em Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L.P. Queiroz depois da herbivoria no tronco em regioes semiaridas na Paraiba--Brasil
Samples came from 265 horses (Equus caballuS), 30 mules (Equus mulus), and 5 donkeys (Equus asinus).
Hepacivirus infection in domestic horses, Brazil, 2011-2013
Dentro del grupo de los perisodactilos, tanto la leche de yegua (Equus caballus) como la de burra (Equus asinus) han sido estudiadas por razones relacionadas con las propiedades nutricionales y terapeuticas difundidas desde tiempos ancestrales, sobre todo en paises de Europa y Asia (8, 11).
Variacion de la actividad de lisozima en leche de tres especies de perisodactilos

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