Burmese Horse

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The Burmese Horse or Bama Myinn is a breed of horse from Myanmar (Burma).{{r|dad}} It is one of two horse breeds in Myanmar, the other being the Shan Horse.{{r|fao}}

History

The Burmese Horse is one of two horse breeds in Myanmar, the other being the Shan Horse.{{r|fao}} The two are sometimes treated as synonyms,{{r|cabi|page=448}} but are separately reported to DAD-IS by the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development of Myanmar.{{r|dad3}}

The population of the Burmese breed was last reported to DAD-IS in 1991, when there were 26 000 breeding mares.{{r|dad}} In 2007 its conservation status was recorded by the FAO as "not at risk".{{r|barb|page=81}}

Characteristics

The Burmese Horse is well adapted to hot and humid conditions.{{r|dad}} Its coat is not as thick as that of the Shan Horse.{{r|dad2}} It is used as a draught horse.{{r|fao}}

References

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{{cite book |chapter=Annex: Breeds currently recorded in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources |editor-last1=Rischkowsky |editor-first1=Barbara |editor-last2=Pilling |editor-first2=Dafydd |title=The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |date=2007 |publisher=FAO |location=Rome |isbn=978-92-5-105762-9 |url=https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/435afdb0-3d4d-42b5-9a04-758ff80b89a1 |chapter-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201209/http://www.fao.org/3/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf }}

Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.com/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{ISBN|9781780647944}}.

[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=30d3c0cd6b85d9bb19751a5f42ffa80a,reportsreport8a_50008635 Burmese/Myanmar]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2017.

[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=30d3c0cd6b85d9bb19751a5f42ffa80a,reportsreport8a_50008636 Shan Pony/Myanmar]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2017.

[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=d2f38f9a048ea77d6234e5b4a5b34cf6,reportsreport12_50000142_50000045 Breeds reported by Myanmar: Horse]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2017.

National Consultative Committee (2005). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/CountryReports/Myanmar.pdf National Report on Animal Genetic Resources, The Union of Myanmar]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, 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 January 2017.

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Category:Horse breeds originating in Myanmar