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Abstract
Animals which have become adapted through breeding in captivity to a life intimately associated with humans. They include animals domesticated by humans to live and breed in a tame condition on farms or ranches for economic reasons, including LIVESTOCK (specifically CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; etc.), POULTRY; and those raised or kept for pleasure and companionship, e.g., PETS; or specifically DOGS; CATS; etc.
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- Animals, Domestic
- Domesticated Animals
- Animal, Domestic
- Animal, Domesticated
- Animals, Domesticated
- Domestic Animal
- Domesticated Animal
- Farm Animals
- Animal, Farm
- Animals, Farm
- Farm Animal
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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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general or unspecified; DOMESTICATION is also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Domestic Animals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000829. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000829
- Domestic Animals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_animal
- Domestic Animals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q622852