Dong'e Black Donkey

Dong'e Black Donkey

The Dong'e Black Donkey is a geographical indication agricultural product.

　　The Dong'e Black Donkey is a specialty of Dong'e County in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. The black donkey is a valuable animal—requiring less feed than other livestock, being resistant to diseases, and offering high economic and nutritional value, making it particularly suitable for farming households. The Dong'e Black Donkey is a nationally protected geographical indication agricultural product.

　　As part of the National Development and Reform Commission’s modern traditional Chinese medicine high-tech industrial development project, Dong'e Ejiao invested 450 million yuan in September 2012 to launch the construction of the National Black Donkey Breeding Center. It is the only high-quality black donkey breeding center in China and also an agricultural industrialization leader in Shandong Province.

　　As early as October, the construction of the National Black Donkey Breeding Demonstration Village was launched in Lüzhuang Village, Tongcheng Subdistrict, Dong'e County. Four farmers, including Wang Daorong from Tianlong Fumin Donkey Breeding Professional Cooperative, received 50 breeding female donkeys provided by Dong'e Ejiao, with a total value of about 500,000 yuan. The ownership of the 50 breeding female donkeys belongs to Dong'e Ejiao, while the ownership and profits of the offspring belong to the farmers. At the same time, we address challenges in the donkey breeding process in terms of feed, breeding, feeding, and technology. Through the promotion and expansion of the demonstration village project, within 3 to 5 years, the scale of the black donkey breeding industry in Dong'e County is expected to reach 10,000 heads, gradually radiating and driving farmers in Liaocheng to raise donkeys for prosperity.

　　In 2014, the "Dong'e Black Donkey" applied for by the Dong'e County Animal Husbandry Station passed the review of the Ministry of Agriculture's Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center and expert evaluation, and was implemented under the national geographical indication agricultural product registration and protection system.

　　Geographic Scope

　　The Dong'e Black Donkey is distributed across 539 administrative villages in 8 towns and 2 subdistricts under the jurisdiction of Dong'e County, including Tongcheng Subdistrict Office, Xincheng Subdistrict Office, Jianglou Town, Liujizhen Town, Yushan Town, Daqiao Town, Niujiaodian Town, Yaozhai Town, Gaoji Town, and Chenji Township. The area extends from Liuying Village in Niujiaodian Town in the east, to Lüying Village in Liujizhen Town in the west, to Niutun Village in Liujizhen Town in the south, and to Danbei Village in Gaoji Town in the north. The geographical coordinates are: 116°12′–116°33′ east longitude, 36°07′–36°33′ north latitude. The protected area has a black donkey population of 19,000, including 2,750 breeding donkeys.