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{{Short description|Breed of donkey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{use list-defined references|date=September 2013}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
{{ infobox donkey
| name            = Amiatina
| image           = Asino Amiatino 7.jpg
| image_caption   =
| image_alt       =
| status          = [[FAO]]: endangered{{r|barb|page=70}}
| use = {{unbulleted list|transport|burden|light draught|meat|[[hippotherapy]]}}
| features        =
| altname         = Asino dell'Amiata
| country         = Italy
| distribution = mainly in [[Tuscany]]
| nickname        =
| maleweight      = 200 kg
| femaleweight    = 150 kg{{r|dad}}
| maleheight      = 130–140 cm
| femaleheight    = 125–135 cm{{r|bigi|page=157}}
| group1          = [[MIPAAF]]
| std1            = [http://www.aia.it/CMSContent/NORME%20TECNICHE%20RA_nuovo.pdf Breed standard]
| note            =
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[[File:Asino Amiatino.jpg|thumb|Amiatina foal at the Rural Festival of [[Gaiole in Chianti]] in Tuscany, 2016]]
The '''Amiatina''' or {{langx|it|'''Asino dell'Amiata'''|italic=no}} is a [[breed]] of [[donkey]] from [[Tuscany]] in central Italy.{{r|dad}} It is particularly associated with [[Monte Amiata]] in the [[Provinces of Italy|provinces]] of [[Province of Siena|Siena]] and [[Province of Grosseto|Grosseto]], but is distributed throughout Tuscany. There are also populations in [[Liguria]] and in [[Campania]].{{r|bigi|page=156}} It is one of the eight autochthonous donkey breeds of limited distribution recognised by the [[Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali]], the Italian ministry of agriculture and forestry.{{r|aia|page=18}}
== History ==
The Amiatina was numerous in the early part of the twentieth century; before the [[Second World War]] the population in the provinces of Grosseto and [[Province of Perugia|Perugia]] alone was over 8000.{{r|vita}} In the years following the War it came close to extinction. From 1956 the Deposito Stalloni (later the Istituto di Incremento Ippico) of [[Pisa]] [[selective breeding|selectively bred]] it in the province of Grosseto. A breeders' association was founded in 1993. In 1995 the registered population was 89. In 2006 the total number registered was 1082, of which about 60% were in Tuscany.{{r|bigi|page=156}} The Amiatina was listed as "endangered" by the [[FAO]] in 2007.{{r|barb|page=70}}
== Characteristics ==
The Amiatina is intermediate in size between large breeds such as the [[Martina Franca donkey|Martina Franca]] and the [[Ragusano donkey|Ragusano]] and small ones such as the [[Sardinian donkey|Sarda]]. It rarely exceeds 140 cm at the [[withers]]. The coat is mouse-grey, with well-defined [[primitive markings]] – dorsal and shoulder stripes forming a cross, and zebra stripes on the legs.{{r|vita}} It is a strong and rustic breed, capable of foraging on harsh marginal terrain. Management is almost always [[free range]].{{r|bigi|page=157}}
== References ==
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<ref name=aia>[http://www.aia.it/CMSContent/NORME%20TECNICHE%20RA_nuovo.pdf Norme tecniche: Allegato 2 a D.M. 9742 del 7 maggio 2012] (in Italian). Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali. p. 18. Accessed September 2013.</ref>
<ref name=barb>Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/a1250e.pdf ''The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture'']. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9789251057629}}. Accessed May 2014.</ref>
<ref name=bigi>Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). ''Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia'' (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. {{ISBN|9788850652594}}.</ref>
<ref name=dad>[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=0b1613ebf16355cf65f6a05b9a65fe25,reportsreport8a_50000084 Breed data sheet: Asino dell'Amiata / Italy]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.</ref>
<ref name=vita>Riccardo Fortina (2000). Le razze di animali domestici in pericolo di estinzione: Asino dell'Amiata. (in Italian). ''Vita in campagna'' {{nobreak|2000 (12): 46.}}</ref>
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==External links==
* {{commonscat-inline|Asino dell'Amiata}}
{{Donkey breeds of Italy}}
[[Category:Donkey breeds originating in Italy]]
[[Category:Donkey breeds]]
[[Category:Tuscany]]
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