Small ruminants
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005858
Generally refers to domestic goats (Capra hircus) and sheep (Ovis aries), as opposed to larger ruminants like cattle. Like all ruminants, they chew their cud or partially-digested food and have a complex, four-chambered stomach (see ruminants).
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005858 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Livestock; Ruminants; Goats; Chamois; Sheep; Vicunas; Mouflon; Alpacas; Deer; Llamas |
| Translations | Spanish: pequeños rumiantes |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005858",
"term": "Small ruminants",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Generally refers to domestic goats (Capra hircus) and sheep (Ovis aries), as opposed to larger ruminants like cattle. Like all ruminants, they chew their cud or partially-digested food and have a complex, four-chambered stomach (see ruminants).",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"livestock",
"ruminants",
"goats",
"chamois",
"sheep",
"vicunas",
"mouflon",
"alpacas",
"deer",
"llamas"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "pequeños rumiantes"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/small-ruminants/"
}
Record 5,770 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.