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Descriptor English: Livestock
Descriptor Spanish: Ganado
Descriptor ganado
Scope note: Animales de granja criados para uso doméstico o por sus beneficios, excluyendo las AVES DE CORRAL. Comprende típicamente el GANADO VACUNO, OVEJAS, CABALLOS, CERDOS, CABRAS y otros animales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Gado
Descriptor French: Bétail
Entry term(s): Livestocks
Tree number(s): B01.050.050.116.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058751
Scope note: Domesticated farm animals raised for home use or profit but excluding POULTRY. Typically livestock includes CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; SWINE; GOATS; and others.
Annotation: prefer specific domestic animals like CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; etc.; excludes POULTRY
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: Animals, Domestic (1963-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011; see ANIMALS, DOMESTIC 1993-2010
History Note: 2011; use ANIMALS, DOMESTIC 1993-2010
DeCS ID: 53868
Unique ID: D058751
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Livestock - Preferred
Concept UI M0544407
Scope note Domesticated farm animals raised for home use or profit but excluding POULTRY. Typically livestock includes CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; SWINE; GOATS; and others.
Preferred term Livestock
Entry term(s) Livestocks



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