DY The takana on gvinas akum is, as ypu say, separate from the takana on chalav akum. The reasoning for the takana is a six way machlokes. Only Rashi connects the the two takanas. The remaining reasons range from rennet shel Hekdash to gilui (Rabanu Tam’s shita.) The general consensus is the takana is against animal rennet from a non kosher (nevailah) animal. This is problematic as rennet form anywhere isn’t a food and is quite inedible. Nevertheless, the general practice is to follow the takana and only eat gvinas Yisroel. The existence of donkey cheese just reinforces my determination to obey the takana. Oddly, the fact that cheese made from donkey milk doesn’t have much bearing on C’Y. While other animals are milked for milk, horse milk or camel milk is even less available than donkey cheese 9except maybe camels milk in Dearborn)
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