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Abstract
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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Synonyms
36 entry terms
- Cow
- Cows
- Beef Cow
- Bos grunniens
- Bos indicus
- Bos indicus Cattle
- Bos taurus
- Cow, Domestic
- Dairy Cow
- Holstein Cow
- Indicine Cattle
- Taurine Cattle
- Taurus Cattle
- Yak
- Zebu
- Beef Cows
- Bos indicus Cattles
- Cattle, Bos indicus
- Cattle, Indicine
- Cattle, Taurine
- Cattle, Taurus
- Cattles, Bos indicus
- Cattles, Indicine
- Cattles, Taurine
- Cattles, Taurus
- Cow, Beef
- Cow, Dairy
- Cow, Holstein
- Dairy Cows
- Domestic Cow
- Domestic Cows
- Indicine Cattles
- Taurine Cattles
- Taurus Cattles
- Yaks
- Zebus
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18 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
not for all Bovidae: only cows, yaks & zebus
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cattle. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002417. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002417
- Cattle. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle
- Cattle. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830