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draft animals

the questions and answers
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What is the difference between an ox and a bull?

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How was the pair of oxen destined for work formed?

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How many kilometers could an ox yoked to a plough travel in a day?

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What is the drawbar and what was its purpose?

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What is the double-shaft drawbar and what was its purpose?

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What is the whiffletree and what was it used for?

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What is the yoke and what was it used for?

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What is the single yoke and what was it used for?

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What is the double yoke and what was it used for?

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How much weight could two oxen harnessed to a cart pull on a flat road?

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In what context were horses mainly exploited?

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In what context were mules and donkeys mainly exploited?

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Did the horses, donkeys and mules pull with the yoke?

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What were the main harnesses needed to attach the horse to the cart or plough?

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What is the collar and what was it used for?

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What is meant by mouthpiece?

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What are the bit and the snaffle bit?

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What is the saddle and what was it used for?

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What are the traces and what were they used for?

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What is the harness and what was it used for?

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What are the characteristics of Franches-Montagnes horses and in what context are they mainly used?

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What is the pulling power of a draft horse?

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What is the difference between a donkey, a mule and a hinny?

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How to distinguish a mule from a donkey and a horse?

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What does the hinny look like?

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What does it mean to pack a donkey?

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How many donkeys and mules are there in Switzerland?

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What is the meaning of saddle a pack animal?

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What is the packsaddle and what was it used for?

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How many kg can a donkey carry on its back?

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What is the bridle and what was it used for?

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What is the original horse breed of Switzerland?

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What were the main draft animals in the country?

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