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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

Preliminary Evaluation of Muscle Fiber Composition in the Middle Gluteal Muscle in Race Mules and Mammoth Donkeys.

Raja Zabeeh Ullah Khan, Neil Gray, Francisco Javier Navas González, Amy K McLean

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Raja Zabeeh Ullah KhanAnimal Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6819-9632
Neil GrayEquitarian Initiative, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, USA.
Francisco Javier Navas GonzálezDepartment of Genetics, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0093-5151
Amy K McLeanWorld Donkey Breeds Project, 14014 Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3523-2269

Funding

Private donation ANS-don123
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research on mule and donkey muscle composition remains limited despite their global importance as working equids. The objective of this study is to identify Mammoth donkey jacks with higher percentage of fast twitch fibers for racing mule production. A total of 33 animals were biopsied; however, only 12 samples were suitable for analysis, including racing mules (

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donkeysequine muscle physiologygluteus mediusmulesmuscle morphologymuscle type

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PMID42278074
PMCPMC13255696

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