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Check Tags

Any article discussing an animal must have the check tag ANIMAL.
Index also the specific animal (rats, mice, etc) using the check tag (if available) or the main heading for the animal IM or NIM as needed.
If an article describes the use of tissue from an animal, index with the check tag ANIMAL and the name of the animal (as a check tag or a main heading).
Use the check tag ANIMAL even if the IM term is animal specific, such as "HOOF" or "UDDER"

If an animal is	Index using	Example	Index the animal as
A veterinary entity	The animal as an IM heading	Humoral immunity in sheep	SHEEP (IM) ANIMAL (check tag)
An experimental subject for which there is a check tag	check tag Animal and specific animal check tag	Response of cultured hamster cells to x-ray	ANIMAL (check tag) check tag HAMSTER
An experimental subject for which there is no check tag	check tag Animal and specific animal main heading	Action potential of Anura neuromuscular junction	ANIMAL check tag ANURA (NIM)
An animal is the main point of an article such as a species in anatomy studies	The animal as an IM heading and the animal check tag	Anatomy of cat joints	CATS (IM) ANIMAL check tag

Last Reviewed: April 15, 2015