Morphology of adult white donkeys of Asinara

The phenotype of the Asinara white donkey has the following somatic characteristics: white coat, pink skin and glabrous areas, straight profile, body not very rounded on account of relatively slight muscular development, large head, eyes with irises of a pink-blue colour, short thin neck, not very pronounced withers, straight, average length dorsolumbar region, prominent angular rump higher than the withers, short chest, wide hind quarters, well developed abdomen, short sturdy limbs, light-coloured hooves. The somatometric measurements and the zoometric indexes show small-sized subjects with a hardy bone structure, of compact build with morphological homogeneity between the sexes. The donkeys are of the mesomorph type, more developed lengthwise than in height.