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      Consumer protection (1826)
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      Resource management (6524)
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      Agrarian reform (196)
      Agricultural research (8679)
      Agricultural structure (202)
      Agronomy (211)
      Analytical methods (1513)
      Application methods (542)
      Biogeographic regions (914)
      Controlled release (34247)
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      International relations (26793)
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      Oral administration (36803)
      Research (6513)
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      Research support (32533)
      Socioeconomic development (29966)
      Statistical data (35655)
      Technology transfer (7645)
  Agriculture - General aspect (A)
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      Agricultural economics (8672)
      Agricultural policies (201)
      Agricultural population (8676)
      Agricultural products (8678)
      Agricultural sector (2801)
      Agricultural situation (28637)
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      Low input agriculture (34370)
      Natural resources (5091)
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      Sustainability (33560)
      Urban agriculture (35707)
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      Aujeszky's disease (710)
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      Borreliosis (34047)
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      Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (16706)
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      Digestive system diseases (2276)
      Dysautonomia (35088)
      Egg drop syndrome (36719)
      Encephalopathy (35096)
      Feline rhinotracheitis virus (37655)
      Female genital diseases (2849)
      Foul brood (36480)
      Functional disorders (3144)
      Genital diseases (3223)
      Gumboro disease (736)
      Haemorrhagic septicaemia (16432)
      Infectious diseases (34024)
      Intestinal diseases (11816)
      Macrophages (12316)
      Malabsorption (12341)
      Malaria (34312)
      Mammary gland diseases (4561)
      Metabolic disorders (4767)
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      Neuromuscular diseases (24424)
      Organic diseases (5385)
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      Parasitoses (5579)
      Pasteurellosis (36183)
      Pest of small ruminants (16789)
      Prion diseases (37561)
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      Rhinotracheitis (16462)
      Scrapie (24311)
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      Spongiform encephalopathy (33557)
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      Swine fever (7556)
      Tickborne diseases (24908)
      Tooth diseases (7810)
      Tracheitis (14946)
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      Vaginal diseases (15124)
      Vibriosis (16828)
      Viroses (8260)
      Vomiting (15243)
      Waterborne diseases (36890)
      Zoonoses (8530)
  Animal ecology (L)
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      Bee colonies (857)
      Behaviour (868)
      Carnivory (29004)
      Ecosystems (2482)
      Feeding habits (2840)
      Flight (24948)
      Honey bees (3654)
      Resource conservation (6523)
      Resource management (6524)
      Swarming (7546)
      Useful arthropods (8115)
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      Additives (118)
      Animal feeding (429)
      Animal meals (35866)
      Cattle (1391)
      Chickens (1540)
      Compound feeds (1796)
      Concentrates (1800)
      Continuous grazing (36542)
      Controlled grazing (5497)
      Feed additives (2827)
      Feed production (33986)
      Feed quality (15850)
      Feed resources (35106)
      Feed roots (2836)
      Feeding systems (2841)
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      Forage (36108)
      Meat animals (4670)
      Poultry (6145)
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      Self feeding (27947)
      Supplements (33996)
      Swine (7555)
      Vegetables (8174)
      Young animals (8489)
  Animal genetics and breeding (L)
      Animal genetic resources (37418)
      Animal resources (440)
      Biolistics (36658)
      Breeding methods (1079)
      Breeds (animals) (1081)
      Clonal variation (27611)
      Cytogenetics (2089)
      DNA fingerprinting (34258)
      Electroporation (33983)
      Fertilization (2863)
      Genetic engineering (15974)
      Genetic inheritance (3869)
      Genetic parameters (24847)
      Genetic resources (3218)
      Genetic variation (15975)
      Genetically modified microorganisms (34287)
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      Genomes (3224)
      Introduced breeds (32892)
      New species (15733)
      PCR (34079)
      Plant genetic resources (37419)
      Polymorphism (6088)
      Progeny (16019)
      Proviruses (37442)
      Recipient animals (26814)
      Recombination (6475)
      Reproduction (6507)
      Reproduction control (27596)
      Resource management (6524)
      RFLP (34255)
      Selection (6951)
      Selection criteria (1078)
      Selection responses (34099)
      Selfing (6959)
      Sex determination (14226)
      Sexual reproduction (26876)
      Siblings (7050)
      Sire evaluation (16038)
      Somaclonal variation (34127)
      Somatic hybridization (27608)
      Sons (7239)
      Transgenic animals (27618)
      Transgenics (34283)
  Animal husbandry (L)
      Animal feeding (429)
      Animal housing (432)
      Animal husbandry equipment (25746)
      Animal husbandry methods (433)
      Animal performance (5698)
      Animal production (437)
      Breeding methods (1079)
      Dairies (34761)
      Dairy farms (34762)
      Domestic animals (2356)
      Extensive husbandry (2764)
      Farming systems (2807)
      Feeding systems (2841)
      Feeds (2843)
      Livestock management (16093)
      Pet care (36827)
      Production (6200)
      Requeening (6512)
      Suckler cows (36875)
  Animal physiology - Growth and development (L)
      Animal growth promoters (3398)
      Biological development (921)
      Compensatory growth (34810)
      Developmental stages (2230)
      Growth (3394)
      Growth factors (36557)
      Hormones (3663)
      Perinatal period (29378)
      Physiological functions (5837)
      Precocity (2435)
      Preruminant stage (35364)
      Preweaning period (36849)
      Skeletal development (27949)
  Animal physiology - Nutrition (L)
      Additives (118)
      Amides (338)
      Amino acids (342)
      Byproducts (1172)
      Carbohydrates (1300)
      Digestion (2271)
      Elements (2526)
      Excreta (2749)
      Lipids (4362)
      Metabolism (4769)
      Nutritive value (5278)
      Rumination (6696)
  Animal physiology - Reproduction (L)
      Adolescence (animals) (131)
      Animal developmental stages (425)
      Animal glands (27958)
      Biological development (921)
      Biological rhythms (923)
      Copulation (1876)
      Fertilization (2863)
      Gametes (3185)
      Genitalia (27961)
      Hormones (3663)
      Oocyte preservation (27585)
      Progestogens (6217)
      Random mating (6446)
      Reproduction (6507)
      Reproduction control (27596)
      Reproductive disorders (6508)
      Reproductive performance (6510)
      Semen preservation (6962)
      Sex differentiation (26822)
      Sexual reproduction (26876)
      Somatic embryogenesis (36911)
      Spermatogenesis (7285)
  Animal physiology and biochemistry (L)
      Abdominal fat (33269)
      Actin (34984)
      Adipokinetic hormones (33448)
      ADP (123)
      Alcohol dehydrogenase (27445)
      AMP (124)
      Analytical methods (1513)
      Animal physiology (25187)
      Animal tissues (27963)
      Blood (959)