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

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]

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. ^ a b 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. ^ Roberts, Brian (18 February 2018). "These Are The 3 Most Expensive Cheeses In The World". Forbes. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ J.Slatinac (1 May 2011), "Svetski dan magaraca na Zasavici", Politika (in Serbian)