ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
Impact of Variability Factors on Hair Cortisol, Blood Count and Milk Production of Donkeys.
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- Establishment and evaluation of hematological and serum biochemical reference intervals in Chinese local donkey populations.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Donkey hair cortisol concentrations are associated with carrying heavy load and being beaten at work.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Systematic Literature Review on Donkeys (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Milk Yield, Major Milk Components and Macro Minerals in Blood Serum of Lactating Donkeys, as Affected by Dietary Trace Element Supplementation and Stage of Lactation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
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Abstract
The increased interest in donkeys because of their milk has led to changes in their farm management. Little is known about the effect of the farming systems on donkey health and welfare. Measuring hair cortisol concentrations is an emerging method to assess stress in animals. To the best of our knowledge, no cortisol assessment has been done on dairy donkeys; similarly, only a few studies have investigated donkey haematological values. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the lactation phase, parity and season on blood parameters, milk yield and quality and hair cortisol in dairy donkeys. Individual samples of milk, blood and mane hair were taken from twenty jennies at 1, 6 and 10 months after parturition. Higher values of hair cortisol were found in the first sampling, suggesting temporary stress during the peri-parturition. The parity influenced the number of blood cells, which was lower in the pluriparous jennies. The season affected milk quality and mean corpuscular haemoglobin and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration. The latters might represent the adaptation to the environmental conditions. This study contributes to a better understanding of the biochemical processes occurring in lactating jennies, and to their physiological and wellbeing status.
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