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Descriptor English: Horses
Descriptor Spanish: Caballos
Descriptor caballos
Scope note: Grandes mamíferos con pezuña córnea, de la familia EQUIDAE. Los caballos permanecen activos día y noche, durante gran parte del día se dedican a buscar y consumir alimentos. Los picos de alimentación se producen por la mañana temprano y al final de la tarde, y tienen varios períodos de reposo al día.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cavalos
Descriptor French: Equus caballus
Entry term(s): Domestic Horse
Domestic Horses
Equus caballus
Equus przewalskii
Horse
Horse, Domestic
Horses, Domestic
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.984.235.472
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006736
Scope note: Large, hoofed mammals of the family EQUIDAE. Horses are active day and night with most of the day spent seeking and consuming food. Feeding peaks occur in the early morning and late afternoon, and there are several daily periods of rest.
Annotation: see X refs at EQUIDAE
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Consider Also: consider also terms at EQUINE
DeCS ID: 6893
Unique ID: D006736
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Horses - Preferred
Concept UI M0010550
Scope note Large, hoofed mammals of the family EQUIDAE. Horses are active day and night with most of the day spent seeking and consuming food. Feeding peaks occur in the early morning and late afternoon, and there are several daily periods of rest.
Preferred term Horses
Entry term(s) Domestic Horse
Domestic Horses
Equus caballus
Horse
Horse, Domestic
Horses, Domestic
Equus przewalskii - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0405950
Preferred term Equus przewalskii



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