"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia, Animal" by people in Profiles.
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Estimation of effectiveness of three methods of feral cat population control by use of a simulation model. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2013 Aug 15; 243(4):502-11.