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Eukaryota > Animals > Animal Population Groups > Animals, Domestic

Preferred term

Animals, Domestic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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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Synonym(s)

  • Domestic Animals
  • Domesticated Animals

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-B9VR06FQ-P

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