MINIATURE MEDITERRANEAN DONKEY ASSOCIATION
Incorporating THE MINIATURE DONKEY STUD BOOK & REGISTRY OF THE UK

THE MINIATURE DONKEY STUD BOOK
& REGISTRY OF THE UK

The Miniature Donkey Registry and Stud book of the UK are the only registers created solely for the Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys in this country and were opened 10 years ago to ensure that the purity of this special breed of donkey in Great Britain. The Stud book has now been recognised as a Stud book of Origin (mother stud book) under the terms of the EEC.
To check the conditions of entry into both registries click on the 'Breeding' page and scroll down to find all about the Miniature Mediterranean Donkey General Register and Stud book Register.

Since the numbers were so few during the early years, we wished to ensure that these little donkeys were not bred to standard donkeys. The numbers have now increased with the arrival of more imports from North America, enlarging the gene pool and helping this unique breed to become safely established in the UK.

The vast majority of the Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys in the UK are recorded within the stud book or register. We are able to investigate the ancestry of donkeys registered with us and frequently provide pedigrees of at least 3 generations and sometimes ancestry dating back to the first imports into the USA in 1929! Some of the donkeys registered with us have over 400 traceable recorded ancestors. This information is vital for improving the breed and avoiding inadvertent in-breeding. It is therefore also most important that all new foals are registered to record their lineage for future years.

Miniature donkeys (within the 36" height specification) but with only one generation of recorded pedigree may also be registered in our general register, and their offspring upgraded over two generations. This is in fact just as important to ensure future generations can be monitored so that their Miniature Mediterranean status can be proven.

Conditions of entry below:
MINIATURE MEDITERRANEAN DONKEY GENERAL REGISTER

UK bred Miniature Mediterranean donkeys will be admitted into the General Register provided the following
four conditions are met:-
1) A foal or adult must be able to demonstrate Miniature Mediterranean Donkey breeding with a minimum of one generation of registered parentage. 		 
2) A foal or adult must be able to demonstrate that no inbreeding/line breeding has been practised to produce that individual animal, unless a gelding (veterinary certificate to be submitted with application). i.e.. The individual's sire must not have been mated to it's sibling, the sire's dam, grand dam or their siblings. The individual's dam must not have been mated to it's sibling, the dam's sire, grandsire or their siblings.
3) An adult must be 36" or less.
4) The individual's dam must not have been mated before the age of three years old to produce the adult or foal.
5) For all foreign imports to be accepted into any of the MMDA registers they must have a minimum of three registered generations and have their DNA checked and matched to the declared sire and dam BEFORE importation.
MINIATURE MEDITERRANEAN DONKEY STUD BOOK REGISTER

UK bred Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys will be admitted into the Stud Book Register provided the following conditions are met:-
1) A donkey must be a minimum of 3 years of age.
2) A male donkey must be ungelded.
3) A male donkey must be inspected by an equine veterinarian for fitness to breed and conformation of height of 36" or less certified by the chosen veterinarian. 
4) A female donkey must be inspected by an equine veterinarian for fitness to breed and conformation of height of 36" or less certified by the chosen veterinarian.
5) For Stud Book entry only, a minimum height restriction also applies being 29" for jacks and 30" for Jennys.
6) A donkey must have three registered generations of Miniature Mediterranean Donkey breeding in their pedigree, i.e. parents, grandparents and great grandparents. American or Canadian registration will be accepted.
7) A donkey must be able to demonstrate that no inbreeding has been practiced to produce that individual animal.  i.e. The individual's sire must not have been mated to it's sibling, the sire's dam, grand dam or their siblings. The individual's dam must not have been mated to it's sibling, the dam's sire, grandsire or their siblings.
8) The foal or adult must not be the product of its dam being mated before three years of age.
9)For all foreign imports to be accepted into any of the MMDA registers they must have a minimum of three registered generations as in items 7,8 & 9 and have their DNA checked and matched to the declared sire and dam BEFORE importation.
 
Please note that all registration forms must be accompanied by a covering certificate from the owner of the donkeys sire even if you as the breeder own the stallion. 

 

Click button to view and print off application form to register your miniature donkey.