Dezhou donkey is a famous fine variety in China, with Wudi, Yangxin, Qingyun and Zhanhua as the central producing areas. Dezhou donkey's main features are: tall, muscular, well-proportioned, high head and neck, big eyes, straight back and waist, and full belly. Dezhou donkey is developing rapidly. At the age of one, its body height and length reach more than 85% of that of an adult donkey. The average height 140 cm, body length 138 cm and weight of adult donkeys are about 260 kg. The maximum pulling force 136- 176 kg, which is equivalent to more than 75% of the weight.
Dezhou donkey is a famous fine variety in China. Wudi, Yangxin, Qingyun, Zhanhua and other places are the central producing areas, which are distributed in the surrounding counties.
Historically, Wudi farmers often used donkeys to transport salt to Dezhou to trade salt and livestock, and Dezhou became the distribution center of Wudi donkeys, so it was called "dezhou donkey".
Dezhou donkey's main features are: tall, muscular, well-proportioned, with a high head and neck, straight face and mouth, big eyes, straight back and waist, round ribs, plump abdomen, dry limbs and obvious joints. According to coat color, dezhou donkey can be divided into "three points" and "Aconitum". The nose, lips, eyes and lower abdomen of the "three-powder donkey" are pink white, and other parts are black, with a well-proportioned figure and agile movements. "Three-powder donkey" accounts for about 3/4 of dezhou donkey. "Aconitum donkey" has a pure black coat, no foreign hair, a strong body, powerful hooves and a slightly slow movement.
Dezhou donkey is developing rapidly. At the age of one, the pony's height and length reach more than 85% of that of an adult donkey. At the age of 3, the development was basically completed, with an average height 140 cm and a body length 138 cm. Dezhou donkey generally weighs about 260 Jin, which is 80 Jin heavier than ordinary donkeys. Sexual maturity is also early, and both male and female donkeys can start breeding at the age of two and a half. The average annual conception rate of donkeys is 84. 1 1%, and foals are generally around 10. Donkey 1 is full of energy, 0 has excellent quality and high reproduction rate. Taking this as the male parent, with mares from Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and other places, the mule produced is tall and can be called a top-grade mule.
Dezhou donkey has good service performance, is suitable for towing, carrying and riding, and has good durability and quick action. The maximum traction force is 136 ~ 176 kg, which is equivalent to more than 75% of the body weight.
Wudi County has 780,000 mu of natural grassland, which is rich in feed resources. In particular, the local people have the habit of planting alfalfa, which provides high-quality feed for livestock. Dezhou donkey is an excellent donkey breed that has been raised and carefully managed by local people for a long time. 1949 There are 20809 donkeys in the county. 1959, a male donkey and a female donkey in Dongyueli, Wudi County were sent to Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Hall for exhibition. From 65438 to 0962, the Shandong Provincial Department of Agriculture invested in establishing a donkey breeding farm in Hexi Camp, Wudi County, the central producing area of dezhou donkey, to carry out pure breeding, purification and rejuvenation of dezhou donkey. Over the past 20 years, the farm has provided 2060 excellent breeding animals to all parts of the country, and donkeys have been introduced as breeding animals by military horse farms in 24 provinces and cities and 8 military regions, including Xinjiang, Guangdong and Liaoning. The donkey was also sold to North Korea, Albania and other countries.