Feeding Donkeys
Natural Food and Feeding Style
Normal Gut Structure
Breakdown of Food
Water Requirements
Energy Requirements
Protein Requirements
Fat Requirements
Vitamin Requirements
Mineral Requirements
Older Donkey Diet and Management
Fact Sheets:
Feeding & Managing the Underweight Donkey
Feeding the Donkey with Dental Problems
Feeding the Donkey with Kidney Disease
Feeding the Elderly Donkey
General Donkey Feeding Advice
Supporting the Donkey with Liver Disease
Literature Search
Use these links to find recent scientific publications via CAB Abstracts (log in required unless accessing from a subscribing organisation).
Donkey Nutrition related publications
Herd health for donkeys. Purdy, S. R.; The North American Veterinary Conference, Gainesville, USA, Large animal. Proceedings of the North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, 16-20 January 2010, 2010, pp 245-248, 2 ref. - Full Text Article
The effect of pasture restriction on dry matter intake by foraging donkeys in the UK. Wood, S. J.; Smith, D. G.; Muir, C. J.; Oliver, J.; Cuddeford, D.; Pearson, R. A.; Muir, C. J.; Farrow, M.; The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, UK, Fifth International Colloquium on Working Equines. The future for working equines. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 October-2 November, 2006., 2007, pp 285-295, 26 ref. - Full Text Article
Seasonal variation of digestible energy requirements of mature donkeys in the UK. Wood, S. J.; Smith, D. G.; Muir, C. J.; Cuddeford, D.; Pearson, R. A.; Muir, C. J.; Farrow, M.; The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, UK, Fifth International Colloquium on Working Equines. The future for working equines. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 October-2 November, 2006., 2007, pp 250-259, 17 ref. - Full Text Article
