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Donkey skins are used in China to make remedies for menstrual problems in women and cure insomnia. The demand is so high that a new market has opened up for Australia to export donkeys to China.

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Donkey skins are used in China to make remedies for menstrual problems in women and cure insomnia. The demand is so high that a new market has opened up for Australia to export donkeys to China.

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