Organisms

Livestock

Domesticated farm animals raised for home use or profit but excluding POULTRY. Typically livestock includes CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; SWINE; GOATS; and others.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Domesticated farm animals raised for home use or profit but excluding POULTRY. Typically livestock includes CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; SWINE; GOATS; and others.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Livestocks

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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

prefer specific domestic animals like CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; etc.; excludes POULTRY

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History Note

2011; use ANIMALS, DOMESTIC 1993-2010

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Previous Indexing

  • Animals, Domestic (1963-2010)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.050.116w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Livestock. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058751. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058751
  2. Livestock. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock
  3. Livestock. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103459