{"id":1647,"date":"2015-07-10T15:01:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T14:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2026-04-16T04:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:38:28","slug":"making-samba-stronger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/news\/making-samba-stronger\/","title":{"rendered":"Donkey nutrition &#8211; making Samba stronger"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read about the advice SPANA gave Samba&#8217;s owner on donkey nutrition to ensure he became stronger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Donkey Nutrition - Making Samba Stronger | SPANA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After years of pulling carts in Senegal Samba became very weak. Read about the advice SPANA gave his owner on donkey nutrition to ensure he became stronger.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Donkey Nutrition - Making Samba Stronger | SPANA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After years of pulling carts in Senegal Samba became very weak. Read about the advice SPANA gave his owner on donkey nutrition to ensure he became stronger.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Working Animals International Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-07-10T14:01:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-15T18:38:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/Group-of-people-with-donkeys-outside-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"838\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Donkey nutrition &#8211; making Samba stronger\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-07-10T14:01:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-15T18:38:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":6,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2015\\\/07\\\/Group-of-people-with-donkeys-outside-1.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/\",\"name\":\"Donkey Nutrition - Making Samba Stronger | SPANA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2015\\\/07\\\/Group-of-people-with-donkeys-outside-1.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-07-10T14:01:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-15T18:38:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"description\":\"After years of pulling carts in Senegal Samba became very weak. Read about the advice SPANA gave his owner on donkey nutrition to ensure he became stronger.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2015\\\/07\\\/Group-of-people-with-donkeys-outside-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2015\\\/07\\\/Group-of-people-with-donkeys-outside-1.webp\",\"width\":838,\"height\":320,\"caption\":\"Group of people with donkeys outside\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/blog\\\/latest-updates\\\/making-samba-stronger\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Donkey nutrition &#8211; making Samba stronger\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/\",\"name\":\"Working Animals International Australia\",\"description\":\"Improving the welfare of working animals\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.workinganimals.org\\\/au\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Donkey Nutrition - Making Samba Stronger | SPANA","description":"After years of pulling carts in Senegal Samba became very weak. Read about the advice SPANA gave his owner on donkey nutrition to ensure he became stronger.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Donkey Nutrition - Making Samba Stronger | SPANA","og_description":"After years of pulling carts in Senegal Samba became very weak. Read about the advice SPANA gave his owner on donkey nutrition to ensure he became stronger.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/","og_site_name":"Working Animals International Australia","article_published_time":"2015-07-10T14:01:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-15T18:38:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":838,"height":320,"url":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/Group-of-people-with-donkeys-outside-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Donkey nutrition &#8211; making Samba stronger","datePublished":"2015-07-10T14:01:10+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-15T18:38:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/"},"wordCount":6,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/Group-of-people-with-donkeys-outside-1.webp","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/","url":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/","name":"Donkey Nutrition - Making Samba Stronger | SPANA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/Group-of-people-with-donkeys-outside-1.webp","datePublished":"2015-07-10T14:01:10+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-15T18:38:28+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"description":"After years of pulling carts in Senegal Samba became very weak. Read about the advice SPANA gave his owner on donkey nutrition to ensure he became stronger.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/Group-of-people-with-donkeys-outside-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/Group-of-people-with-donkeys-outside-1.webp","width":838,"height":320,"caption":"Group of people with donkeys outside"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/blog\/latest-updates\/making-samba-stronger\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Donkey nutrition &#8211; making Samba stronger"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/","name":"Working Animals International Australia","description":"Improving the welfare of working animals","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Person","@id":""}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1647"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74776,"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions\/74776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workinganimals.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}