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Abstract
Animals kept by humans for companionship and enjoyment, as opposed to DOMESTIC ANIMALS such as livestock or farm animals, which are kept for economic reasons.
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- Companion Animals
- Animal, Companion
- Animals, Companion
- Companion Animal
- Pet
- Companion Cats
- Companion Dogs
- Cat, Companion
- Cats, Companion
- Companion Cat
- Companion Dog
- Dog, Companion
- Dogs, Companion
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, economics, embryology, genetics, growth & development, history, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific animal if pertinent
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History Note
2011; use ANIMALS, DOMESTIC 1983-2010
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Previous Indexing
- Animals, Domestic (1963-2010)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pets. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057805. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057805
- Pets. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet
- Pets. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39201