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Descriptor English: Sheep, Domestic
Descriptor Spanish: Oveja Doméstica
Descriptor oveja doméstica
Scope note: Especie de ovino, Ovis aries, descendiente de formas salvajes del Oriente Próximo, especialmente el muflón.
Descriptor Portuguese: Carneiro Doméstico
Descriptor French: Ovis aries
Entry term(s): Domestic Sheep
Mouflon
Mouflons
Ovis ammon aries
Ovis aries
Ovis aries musimon
Ovis gmelini musimon
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.380.791.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D034561
Scope note: A species of sheep, Ovis aries, descended from Near Eastern wild forms, especially mouflon.
Annotation: sheep unspecified goes under SHEEP; SHEEP, BIGHORN is also available
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
Previous Indexing: Sheep (1965-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36573
Unique ID: D034561
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Sheep, Domestic - Preferred
Concept UI M0405830
Scope note A species of sheep, Ovis aries, descended from Near Eastern wild forms, especially mouflon.
Preferred term Sheep, Domestic
Entry term(s) Domestic Sheep
Ovis ammon aries
Ovis aries
Mouflon - Narrower
Concept UI M0405831
Scope note The smallest subspecies of wild sheep, from which domestic sheep are primarily descended.
Preferred term Mouflon
Entry term(s) Mouflons
Ovis aries musimon
Ovis gmelini musimon



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