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Animal Communication
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D000819 |
[Communication between animals involving the giving off by one individual of some chemical or physical signal, that, on being received by another, influences its behavior.
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Animal Culling
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D065136 |
[Selection and removal of individuals from a population or group. Culling is a common strategy with livestock and wildlife, used to control and eradicate diseases or pests, control population size, select for desired genetic characteristics, and maximize economic profit.
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Animal Diseases
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D000820 |
[Diseases that occur in VERTEBRATE animals.
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Animal Distribution
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D063147 |
[A process by which animals in various forms and stages of development are physically distributed through time and space.
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Animal Experimentation
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D032761 |
[The use of animals as investigational subjects.
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Animal Feed
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D000821 |
[Foodstuff used especially for domestic and laboratory animals, or livestock.
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Animal Fins
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D058500 |
[Membranous appendage of fish and other aquatic organisms used for locomotion or balance.
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Animal Fur
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D000076203 |
[Usually densely-packed hairs on the skin of MAMMALS.
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Animal Husbandry
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D000822 |
[The science of breeding, feeding and care of domestic animals; includes housing and nutrition.
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Animal Identification Systems
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D000823 |
[Procedures for recognizing individual animals and certain identifiable characteristics pertaining to them; includes computerized methods, ear tags, etc.
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Animal Migration
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D025041 |
[Periodic movements of animals in response to seasonal changes or reproductive instinct. Hormonal changes are the trigger in at least some animals. Most migrations are made for reasons of climatic change, feeding, or breeding.
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Animal Nutrition Sciences
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D053180 |
[The study of NUTRITION PROCESSES, as well as the components of food, their actions, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease in animals.
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Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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D000824 |
[Nutritional physiology of animals.
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Animal Population Groups
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D000828 |
[Animals grouped according to ecological, morphological or genetic populations.
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Animal Proteins, Dietary
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D000080224 |
[DIETARY PROTEINS derived from ANIMALS.
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Animal Rights
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D017087 |
[The theory that there is a morally relevant distinction between humans and nonhuman species. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
, The moral and ethical bases of the protection of animals from cruelty and abuse. The rights are extended to domestic animals, laboratory animals, and wild animals.
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Animal Scales
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D000075342 |
[Tough, horny, brittle, smooth, striated or plate-like extensions of the stratum corneum or outer layer of the skin. It serves as a protective layer in fishes, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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Animal Shells
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D060105 |
[The hard rigid covering of animals including MOLLUSCS; TURTLES; INSECTS; and crustaceans.
, Shells of marine animals most often composed of CALCIUM CARBONATE.
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Animal Structures
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D000825 |
[Organs and other anatomical structures of non-human vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
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Animal Technicians
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D017750 |
[Assistants to a veterinarian, biological or biomedical researcher, or other scientist who are engaged in the care and management of animals, and who are trained in basic principles of animal life processes and routine laboratory and animal health care procedures. (Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)
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