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MeSH Heading: Sheep
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.380.791
Unique ID: D012756
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012756
Annotation: SHEEP, DOMESTIC and SHEEP, BIGHORN are also available; SHEEP unspecified goes here
Scope Note: Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS.
Entry Term(s): Dall Sheep; Ovis; Ovis dalli; Sheep, Dall
Registry Numbers: txid9935; txid9943
Related Numbers: txid9943
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Sheep MeSH Descriptor Data 2026