淮阳驴

    淮阳驴，中原优良驴种，可细分为粉黑驴、银河驴两种。系1980年河南省马匹调查队与淮阳畜牧资源调查组通过多方调查而确定。因驴群基本分布于淮阳境内，故又统称为淮阳驴。粉黑驴体格较大，体幅宽，后躯高于前躯，体质结实。毛短细密，色黑光亮，嘴头眼皮及下腹均为雪白色，界限分明。头部适中，耳耸立，眼有神。口略方，齿整齐，头昂颈厚，前胸发达，双脊背，肋弓圆，背腰稍宽且平直。后躯肌肉丰满，四肢端正，蹄圆质坚。银河驴体格高大，髻甲高峻，毛略粗长，红白相间，嘴眼周围及下腹呈粉红色。头适中，面平直，眼大口方，耳薄耸立，耳内有簇白毛，腰平腹圆，单脊长尻，四肢如柱，筋腱明显，蹄色蜡黄，坚实耐磨。以上两种成年种公驴平均体高131.7厘米，体长130.5厘米，胸围142厘米，管围17.3厘米；母驴平均体高123.1厘米，胸围133.6厘米，体长125.2厘米，管围14.7厘米。 


    Hauiyang donkey is a quality donkey breed in the Central Plain which can be divided into two kinds: pink-black donkey and silver donkey. Because these two kinds of donkeys are mainly produced in Huaiyang, they are called in a general term Huaiyang donkey.
      
    Pink-black donkeys have big, wide and strong bodies, short and bushy hairs, shiny and black skins and plump muscles. Their mouths, eyelids and hypogastrium are covered with white hairs. While, different with them, silver donkeys have a little long enter and thick hairs, red and white alternated color and pink hypogastrium and areas around mouth and eyes.