Organisms

Poultry

Domesticated birds raised for food. It typically includes CHICKENS; TURKEYS, DUCKS; GEESE; and others.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Domesticated birds raised for food. It typically includes CHICKENS; TURKEYS, DUCKS; GEESE; and others.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Fowls, Domestic
  • Domestic Fowl
  • Domestic Fowls
  • Fowl, Domestic
  • Poultries

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; differentiate from BIRDS: "birds" in zoos, parks, forest, streets, pet shops = BIRDS, "birds" in barnyard, hatchery, butcher shop = POULTRY; canned poultry meat: see note at POULTRY PRODUCTS

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Tree Numbers

  1. B01w.050w.050.116w.625w
  2. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.690w
  3. G07.203.300w.600w.750w
  4. J02.500w.600w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Poultry. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011200. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011200
  2. Poultry. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultry
  3. Poultry. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178559