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MeSH Heading: Animals, Domestic
Tree Number(s): B01.050.050.116
Unique ID: D000829
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000829
Annotation: general or unspecified; DOMESTICATION is also available
Scope Note: Animals which have become adapted through breeding in captivity to a life intimately associated with humans. They include animals domesticated by humans to live and breed in a tame condition on farms or ranches for economic reasons, including LIVESTOCK (specifically CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; etc.), POULTRY; and those raised or kept for pleasure and companionship, e.g., PETS; or specifically DOGS; CATS; etc.
Entry Term(s): Domestic Animals; Domesticated Animals; Farm Animals
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0001235
Scope Note: Animals which have become adapted through breeding in captivity to a life intimately associated with humans. They include animals domesticated by humans to live and breed in a tame condition on farms or ranches for economic reasons, including LIVESTOCK (specifically CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; etc.), POULTRY; and those raised or kept for pleasure and companionship, e.g., PETS; or specifically DOGS; CATS; etc.
Terms: Animals, Domestic Preferred Term
Term UI T002442
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Domestic Animals
Term UI T757900
Date09/17/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Domesticated Animals
Term UI T758855
Date10/01/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011)

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