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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of housing system, with the animals grouped together in a paddock or kept in individual boxes, on sexual behaviour, cortisol and testosterone concentration and seminal characteristics of adult male donkeys. The study included four Amiata donkey jacks (stallions) from which ejaculates, saliva and blood were collected during two distinct 3\u00a0weeks periods, one in the group and one in the box housing system. Time needed for semen collection was shorter when donkeys were kept in paddocks compared to when they were kept in single boxes (14:57\u00a0\u00b1\u00a007:27 and 20:52\u00a0\u00b1\u00a009:31\u00a0min, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.05). Native semen characteristics were not influenced by housing system, while cooled preservation in an Equitainer<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> showed that sperm motility parameters were significantly higher during the paddock period compared to the box period. Salivary cortisol was influenced by housing system, both before and 60\u00a0min after ejaculation, being statistically higher when donkeys were housed in paddocks. On the contrary, overall and basal testosterone concentrations were significantly higher when animals were kept in boxes. 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