Description
Svendsen, Elisabeth D. (1997) The professional handbook of the donkey. 3rd Edition. Whittet Books Ltd. 400 Seiten. ISBN 1-873580-37-1
Here is the most comprehensive volume of information on the donkey, written by experts in each of the fields involved. Much of the knowledge comes from the meticulous records kept of every donkey at the Donkey Sanctuary in Devon. The ski ll of the Sanctuary’s veterinary surgeons, non-intrusive research and observations by the staff who care daily for their charges have contributed greatly.
Until the work of the Donkey Sanctuary began there was a great lack of veterinary information on the donkey; it is generally regarded as the lesser relation of the horse, yet, as the book points out, even its temperature is different from that of the horse. Here veterinarians who have particular expertise on donkeys freely impart the results of their experience. Veterinary sections, indicated by a green page corner, will be of great value to veterinarians and farriers at home and abroad. All donkey owners will find the sections on general care, breeding, showing and driving invaluable. Sections of relevance to those abroad are indicated by a grey page corner.
Contents include: Introduction and origins of the donkey; medical, ocular disease; surgery; parasites in UK donkeys; the foot and its care; nutrition; housing; social behaviour; breeds in Europe; the Poitou; donkeys abroad; donkey work; disease and health problems of the donkey abroad; parasites abroad; general donkey care; breeding and care of the young; grooming, handling, riding and driving; the Donkey Sanctuary and its sister charities; pasture management; poisonous plants; donkey therapy for children with special needs; history of the Donkey Breed Society, showing and judging; legislation.
