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Eukaryota > Animals > Animal Population Groups > Animals, Domestic

Preferred term

Animals, Domestic  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Animal, Domesticated
  • Animals, Domesticated
  • Domestic Animals
  • Domesticated Animal
  • Domesticated Animals

Note

  • general or unspecified; DOMESTICATION is also available

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000829

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