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Pets MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Pets
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.050.116.600
Unique ID
D057805
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057805
Annotation
coordinate with specific animal if pertinent
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Companion Animals
Companion Cats
Companion Dogs
Previous Indexing
Animals, Domestic (1963-2010)
See Also
Human-Animal Bond
Public MeSH Note
2011; see ANIMALS, DOMESTIC 1983-2010
History Note
2011; use ANIMALS, DOMESTIC 1983-2010
Date Established
2011/01/01
Date of Entry
2010/06/25
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Pets Preferred
Companion Cats Narrower
Companion Dogs Narrower
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