Organisms

Chickens

Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Gallus domesticus
  • Gallus gallus
  • Gallus gallus domesticus
  • Chicken

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

16 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

diseases: coord IM with POULTRY DISEASES (IM); canned chicken: coord IM with FOOD PRESERVATION

MeSH Record

History Note

68

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Poultry (1966-1967)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.350w.150w
  2. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.690w.192w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chickens. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002645. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002645
  2. Chickens. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken
  3. Chickens. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q780