Runners are by far the best duck egg producers; they make great pets and even show birds.
The extremely rare Poitou Donkey, with its long, shaggy coat is mainly used as a draft animal.
Developed in the Mediterranean, Miniature Donkeys can make good pets and are best kept with other animals.
Mules were developed to provide a strong, placid animal for packing, riding and driving. Breeding a female horse to a male donkey creates a mule, and breeding male horse to a female donkey creates a hinny (less common); both are usually sterile.
