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Descriptor English: Cattle
Descriptor Spanish: Bovinos
Descriptor bovinos
Entry term(s) Bos grunniens
Bos taurus
Bos taurus indicus
cebú
ganado Bos indicus
ganado vacuno
vaca
vaca Holstein
vaca de carne
vaca lechera
vacunos
yak
Scope note: Animales bovinos domesticados del género Bos, que generalmente se mantienen en una granja o rancho y se emplean para la producción de carne o de productos lácteos o para trabajos pesados.
Descriptor Portuguese: Bovinos
Descriptor French: Bovins
Entry term(s): Beef Cow
Beef Cows
Bos grunniens
Bos indicus
Bos indicus Cattle
Bos taurus
Cow
Cow, Beef
Cow, Dairy
Cow, Domestic
Cow, Holstein
Cows
Cows, Domestic
Dairy Cow
Dairy Cows
Domestic Cow
Domestic Cows
Holstein Cow
Indicine Cattle
Taurine Cattle
Taurus Cattle
Yak
Yaks
Zebu
Zebus
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.380.271
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002417
Scope note: Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.
Annotation: not for all Bovidae: only cows, yaks & zebus
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 BOVINE
DeCS ID: 22379
Unique ID: D002417
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: 2020/01/16
Cattle - Preferred
Concept UI M0003686
Scope note Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.
Preferred term Cattle
Entry term(s) Cow
Cows
Bos indicus - Narrower
Concept UI M0404898
Preferred term Bos indicus
Entry term(s) Bos indicus Cattle
Indicine Cattle
Zebu
Zebus
Bos taurus - Narrower
Concept UI M0404899
Preferred term Bos taurus
Entry term(s) Cow, Domestic
Cows, Domestic
Domestic Cow
Domestic Cows
Taurine Cattle
Taurus Cattle
Bos grunniens - Narrower
Concept UI M0404900
Preferred term Bos grunniens
Entry term(s) Yak
Yaks
Dairy Cow - Narrower
Concept UI M000676757
Preferred term Dairy Cow
Entry term(s) Cow, Dairy
Dairy Cows
Beef Cow - Narrower
Concept UI M000676759
Preferred term Beef Cow
Entry term(s) Beef Cows
Cow, Beef
Holstein Cow - Narrower
Concept UI M000676760
Preferred term Holstein Cow
Entry term(s) Cow, Holstein



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