"Euthanasia, Animal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The killing of animals for reasons of mercy, to control disease transmission or maintain the health of animal populations, or for experimental purposes (ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION).
| Descriptor ID |
D037901
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905.199.249.750 E05.335 N02.421.585.905.199.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Euthanasia, Animal- Euthanasia, Animal
- Mercy Killing, Animal
- Animal Mercy Killing
- Animal Euthanasia
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia, Animal" by people in Profiles.
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Spontaneous osteoblastic osteosarcoma in a Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). Comp Med. 2013 Feb; 63(1):62-6.
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Epidemic outbreaks, diagnostics, and control measures of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2007-08. Avian Dis. 2010 Mar; 54(1 Suppl):350-6.