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| − | In spite of severe nutritional deprivation, the donkey’s skin remains
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| − | remarkably healthy unless there is concurrent trauma. The combination
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| − | of trauma (especially recurrent injury) and malnutrition is probably one of
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| − | A nutritionally deprived donkey becomes liable to [[Ectoparasites - Donkey|parasitic]] (lice, mites and
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| − | Habronema spp.) and [[Bacterial Skin Infections - Donkey|bacterial infections]]. [[Bacterial Skin Infections - Donkey#Dermatophilosis|Dermatophilosis]] is a common isolate in damaged or inflamed skin but it is difficult to know if this is
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| − | * Knottenbelt, D. (2008) Skin disorders In Svendsen, E.D., Duncan, J. and Hadrill, D. (2008) ''The Professional Handbook of the Donkey'', 4th edition, Whittet Books, Chapter 8
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