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Poitevin Mules
Characteristic features of the Baudet, in addition to its enormous size include very big ears and a long shaggy coat.
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Mules are produced by mating a male donkey with a female horse. The offspring acquires a combination of characteristics from both parents – they are neither horses nor donkeys.
The only hope for the survival of these rare breeds lies in the hands of enthusiasts – people who accept the challenge of keeping them and their characteristics alive.
These have become rare now, and as with the Poitou donkey breeders tend to concentrate on keeping the breed alive rather than producing sterile mules.
Many local breeds of farm animals are either very rare or extinct (see 'Mangalitza Wooly Pig' as a good example ).
Mules are very strong and were used for heavy farm work. They can appear stubborn at times, but that is probably because they are more intelligent than horses or donkeys.
The Poitevin Mule is now an extremely rare animal [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but as long as the Poitou Donkey and the Mulassiere Horse survive there is hope for them. It would be possible to produce them again in the future.
It is not surprising that enthusiasts who are dedicated to preserving the Poitou Donkey (or the Mulassiere Horse) should be more concerned about establishing a good stock of these animals, rather than crossing them to produce mules.
The Poitevin Mule was an animal designed to benefit from these mule characteristics, while breeding the largest animal possible.
Main reference: 'Poitou'. Accessed April 2010
The Baudet was developed around Poitiers in France specifically to produce large mules, that were exceptionally good working animals. Mules are stronger than horses of an equivalent size, so big mules are very tough animals:
Extremely matted and tangled coats are favoured, and animals with good 'cadanettes' are the most valuable.
A horse can be made to work until it is harmed [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but a mule refuses to put itself in danger. If urged to do something that it considers foolhardy a mule will simply dig its heels in and refuse (very sensible!).
The same region in France (Poitou-Charente) also has a very large breed of working horse, the 'Mulassiere'.
Although Baudets were once common in the region, they are now becoming rare, and breeders usually prefer to use them to produce more donkeys [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], rather than to cross them with horse mares and 'waste' a year.Mulassiere Mares
Intensive farming relies on a small number of 'modern' breeds for meat production, and working farm animals have now been replaced by tractors. There is simply no longer much need for large, strong, animals.
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