| Descriptor English: | Cattle | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Bovinos                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| 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  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.380.271 | 
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| 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. | 
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| Annotation: | not for all Bovidae: only cows, yaks & zebus | 
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| 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  | 
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| Consider Also: | consider also terms at BOVINE | 
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| 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 | 
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                                        ORGANISMS
 
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota 
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                        Cattle                                            
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                        Bos indicus                                            
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                        Bos taurus                                            
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                        Bos grunniens                                            
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                        Dairy Cow                                            
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                        Beef Cow                                            
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                        Holstein Cow                                            
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                | 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  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0404898 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Bos indicus | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Bos indicus Cattle                                                 Indicine Cattle Zebu Zebus  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0404899 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Bos taurus | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Cow, Domestic                                                 Cows, Domestic Domestic Cow Domestic Cows Taurine Cattle Taurus Cattle  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0404900 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Bos grunniens | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Yak                                                 Yaks  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000676757 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Dairy Cow | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Cow, Dairy                                                 Dairy Cows  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000676759 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Beef Cow | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Beef Cows                                                 Cow, Beef  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000676760 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Holstein Cow | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Cow, Holstein                                                 | 
                                
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