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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. embryonic structures
  5. eggs
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. embryonic structures
  5. eggs

Preferred term

eggs

Type

  • Product

Broader concept

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Related concepts

Scope note

  • Use for eggs as embryonic structures; for the female germ cell USE ova; for the group of eggs (ova) laid by a female in a single egg-laying event USE egg masses; for eggs as food USE egg products or one of its narrower terms.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/24837

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