Balkan donkey

The Balkan donkey or mountain donkey, Serbian: Domaći balkanski magarac, is a breed of domestic donkey originating in the Balkans.[1] It is reported from Serbia[1] and Montenegro.[2]

Balkan donkey
Balkan donkey
Other names
  • Domaći balkanski magarac
  • Mountain donkey
  • Domestic Balkan donkey
Country of originSerbia, Montenegro
Use
  • transport
  • burden
  • meat
  • milk

A herd of about 120 Balkan donkeys in the Zasavica Reserve, Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia are used to make the world's most expensive cheese, pule cheese.[3][4]

References
  1. Breed data sheet: Balkan donkey / Serbia. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2014.
  2. Breed data sheet: Balkanski magarac / Montenegro. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2014.
  3. B92 - News - Balkan donkey, and "world's priciest cheese"
  4. J.Slatinac (1 May 2011), "Svetski dan magaraca na Zasavici", Politika (in Serbian)
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