Organisms

Domestic Sheep

A species of sheep, Ovis aries, descended from Near Eastern wild forms, especially mouflon.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A species of sheep, Ovis aries, descended from Near Eastern wild forms, especially mouflon.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Ovis ammon aries
  • Ovis aries
  • Sheep, Domestic
  • Mouflon
  • Ovis aries musimon
  • Ovis gmelini musimon
  • Mouflons

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Aspects Covered

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

sheep unspecified goes under SHEEP; SHEEP, BIGHORN is also available

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Sheep (1965-2002)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.500w.380.791w.150

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Domestic Sheep. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D034561. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D034561
  2. Domestic Sheep. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29350771