mulesing
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004218
The surgical removal or the physical destruction of skin near the tail and perineal area of sheep in order to reduce the incidence of flystrike.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004218 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | Mules operation |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | surgery; tail; sheep; flystrike; perineum |
| Translations | Spanish: mulesing (mutilación) |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004218",
"term": "mulesing",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The surgical removal or the physical destruction of skin near the tail and perineal area of sheep in order to reduce the incidence of flystrike.",
"synonyms": [
"Mules operation"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"surgery",
"tail",
"sheep",
"flystrike",
"perineum"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "mulesing (mutilación)"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/mulesing/"
}
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