| A |
i accommodation |
| |
ii adenine |
| |
iii ampere |
| |
iv anode (anodal) |
| |
v anterior |
| |
vi Assistant |
| |
vii axial |
| |
viii mass number |
| |
| A2 |
aortic second sound |
| |
| Å |
angstrom |
| |
| (A-a)PO2 |
alveolar-arterial oxygen tension difference |
| |
| A-mode |
amplitude mode |
| |
| A site |
amino-TRNA binding site |
| |
| AA |
arachidonic acid |
| |
| aa |
ana (of each) in prescriptions (Gk) |
| |
| a.a. |
amino acid |
| |
| aa. |
arteries (L: arteria) |
| |
| AAprotein |
product of alphaglobulin & major
portion of reactive amyloid |
| |
| AAA |
i Animal Acupuncture Academy |
| |
ii aromatic amino acid |
| |
| AAABEM |
American Association of Acupuncture
& Bio-Energetic Medicine |
| |
| AAALAC |
Association for Assessment & Accreditation
of Laboratory Animal Care-International |
| |
| AAAP |
i American Association of Avian Pathologists
|
| |
ii Asian-Australasian Association of
Animal Production Societies |
| |
| AAAS |
American Association for the Advancement
of Science |
| |
| AABP |
American Association of Bovine Practitioners |
| |
| AAEP |
American Association of Equine Practitioners |
| |
| AAEM |
American Association of Electrodiagnostic
Medicine |
| |
| AAFCO |
American Association of Feed Control
Officials |
| |
| AAFHV |
American Association of Food Hygiene
Veterinarians |
| |
| AAFP |
American Association of Feline Practitioners
|
| |
| AAHA |
American Animal Hospitals Association
|
| |
| AAHC |
Australian Animal Health Council |
| |
| AALA |
American Association for Laboratory
Accreditation |
| |
| AALAS |
American Association for Laboratory
Animal Science |
| |
| AAN |
Action for Animals Network |
| |
| AAOM |
American Association of Oriental Medicine |
| |
| AAPHV |
American Association of Public Health
Veterinarians |
| |
| AAPM |
American Academy of Pain Management
|
| |
| AAPS |
American Association of Pharmaceutical
Scientists |
| |
| AAS |
i atlantoaxial subluxation |
| |
ii atomic absorption spectrometry |
| |
| AASP |
American Association of Swine Practitioners |
| |
| AASRP |
American Association of Small Ruminants
Practitioners |
| |
| AAT |
alpha-1-antitrypsin |
| |
| AAUAAA |
sequence polyadenylation |
| |
| AAV |
Association of Avian Veterinarians (USA) |
| |
| AAVA |
American Association of Veterinary Anatomists |
| |
| AAVC |
American Association of Veterinary Clinicians |
| |
| AAVCB |
Australian Association of Veterinary
Conservation Biologists |
| |
| AAVDM |
American Academy of Veterinary Disaster
Medicine |
| |
| AAVI |
i American Academy of Veterinary Informatics |
| |
ii American Association of Veterinary Immunologists |
| |
| AAVLD |
American Association of Veterinary Laboratory
Diagnosticians |
| |
| AAVMC |
Association of American Veterinary Medical
Colleges |
| |
| AAVP |
American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists |
| |
| AAVPT |
American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology
& Therapeutics |
| |
| AAVSB |
American Association of Veterinary State
Boards |
| |
| AAWV |
American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
|
| |
| AAZK |
American Association of Zoo Keepers
|
| |
| AAZV |
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
|
| |
| Ab |
antibody |
| |
| ABAO |
Association of British Abattoir Owners |
| |
| ABB |
Brazilian Veterinary Cattle Association
Associação Brasileira de Buiatria |
| |
| ABC |
i aspiration biopsy cytology |
| |
ii avidin-biotin complex |
| |
iii airway, breathing, circulation |
| |
| ABDCH |
Association of British Dogs’ and
Cats’ Homes |
| |
| ABDH |
Association of British Dogs’ Homes |
| |
| Aber |
University of Aberdeen |
| |
| ABKA |
American Boarding Kennels Association |
| |
| ABLE |
Association for Biology Laboratory Education |
| |
| ABP |
androgen binding protein |
| |
| ABPEE |
acute bovine pulmonary enphysema-oedema
(or ABPE) |
| |
| ABPI |
Association of the British Pharmaceutical
Industry |
| |
| ABR test |
abortus-Bang-ring test |
| |
| ABRAVAS |
Brazilian Small Animal Veterinary Association
Associacao Brasileira de Veterinaros de Animais Selvagens
|
| |
| ABRO |
Animal Breeding Research Organisation
(Edinburgh) |
| |
| ABS |
i Animal Behaviour Society (USA) |
| |
ii Association of Buiatrics for Slovenia |
| |
| ABSA |
American Biological Safety Association
|
| |
| ABVA |
Association of British Veterinary Acupuncturists
(BSAVA) |
| |
| ABVP |
American Board of Veterinary Practitioners |
| |
| ABVT |
American Board of Veterinary Toxicology |
| |
| a.c. |
alternating current |
| |
| Ac |
before meals (L. ante cibum) |
| |
| ACAF |
Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs |
| |
| ACAHF |
Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation
|
| |
| ACAM |
American College for Advancement in
Medicine |
| |
| ACAPHS |
Advisory Committee on Agricultural Product
Health & Safety (European Commission) |
| |
| ACAT |
acyl CoA (cholesterol acyltransferase) |
| |
| ACD |
acid citrate dextrose (sodium citrate,
citric acid, dextrose) |
| |
| ACDP |
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens |
| |
| ACE |
angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| |
| ACEi |
angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
|
| |
| ACENTO |
Animal Care & Equine National Training
Organisation (now Lantra) |
| |
| AcG |
accelerator globulin (clotting factor
V) |
| |
| ACGM |
Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification |
| |
| ACh |
acetylcholine |
| |
| AChE |
acetylcholinesterase |
| |
| ACHHF |
Animal Chiropractic & Holistic Health
Forum |
| |
| ACIArb |
Associate of the Institute of Arbitrators |
| |
| ACIVET |
Portuguese Scientific Veterinary
Association
Associação para o Desenvolvimento
das Ciências Veterinarias
|
| |
| ACLAD |
American Committee on Laboratory Animal
Diseases |
| |
| ACLAM |
American College of Laboratory Animal
Medicine |
| |
| ACMSF |
Advisory Committee on the Microbiological
Safety of Food (UK) |
| |
| ACN |
Aquatic Conservation Network |
| |
| ACP |
i acepromazine |
| |
ii acyl carrier protein |
| |
iii Advisory Committee on Pesticides
(UK) |
| |
iv Association of Circus Proprietors |
| |
| ACPAT |
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists
in Animal Therapy |
| |
| ACPV |
American College of Poultry Veterinarians |
| |
| ACSH |
American Council on Science & Health
|
| |
| ACSMA |
American Canine Sports Medicine Association |
| |
| ACT |
i activated clotting time |
| |
ii American College of Theriogenologists |
| |
| ACTH |
adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| |
| ACVA |
American College of Veterinary Anaesthetists |
| |
| ACVB |
American College of Veterinary Behaviourists |
| |
| ACVCP |
American College of Veterinary Clinical
Pharmacology |
| |
| ACVD |
American College of Veterinary Dermatology |
| |
| ACVECC |
American College of Veterinary Emergency
& Clinical Care |
| |
| ACVIM |
American College of Veterinary Internal
Medicine |
| |
| ACVM |
American College of Veterinary Microbiologists |
| |
| ACVN |
American College of Veterinary Nutrition |
| |
| ACVO |
American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists |
| |
| ACVP |
American College of Veterinary Pathologists
|
| |
| ACVPM |
American College of Veterinary Preventive
Medicine |
| |
| ACVR |
American College of Veterinary Radiologists |
| |
| ACVRP |
Fraternal Association of Veterinarians
of the Paris
Association Confraternelle des Vétérinaires
de la Région Parisienne |
| |
| ACVS |
American College of Veterinary Surgeons |
| |
| ACVSc |
i American College of Veterinary Scientists |
| |
ii Australian College of Veterinary
Scientists |
| |
| ACVT |
Advisory Committee on Veterinary Training
(EU) |
| |
| ACZM |
American College of Zoological Medicine |
| |
| AD |
i adrenal-dependent |
| |
ii Aleutian (mink) Disease |
| |
| ADA |
American Dental Association |
| |
| ADAS |
Agricultural Development Advisory Service
(UK) |
| |
| ADC |
i acute degenerative cardiomyopathy |
| |
ii Association of District Councils
(UK) |
| |
| ADCC |
antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity |
| |
| ADF |
acid-detergent fibre |
| |
| ADG |
average daily gain |
| |
| ADGA |
American Dairy Goat Association |
| |
| ADH |
i adrenal – dependent hyperadrenocorticism |
| |
ii antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) |
| |
| ADI |
i acceptable daily intake |
| |
ii average daily intake |
| |
| ADILVA |
French Association of Departmental Laboratory
Directors
Association Française des Directeurs et
Cadres de Laboratoires Veterinaires Publics d’Analyses |
| |
| ADITSIC |
Association of Veterinarians Officers
of Slaughter Houses and Meat Industry ( Spain )
Asociacion
de Veterinarios Oficiales de Mataderos e Industrias Carnicas |
| |
| ad lib |
to amount wished (L.ad libitum) |
| |
| ADP |
i adenosine diphosphate |
| |
ii automatic data processing |
| |
| ADPKD |
autosomal dominant proliferative kidney
disease |
| |
| ADR |
i adverse drug reaction |
| |
ii “ain’t doing right”
(colloq/US) |
| |
| ADSA |
American Dairy Science Association |
| |
| ADV |
Aujesky’s disease virus |
| |
| a.e. |
acid equivalent |
| |
| AE |
i attaching & effacing |
| |
ii avian encephalitis (epidemic tremor) |
| |
| A&E |
Accident & Emergency |
| |
| AEA |
Atomic Energy Authority (UK) |
| |
| AEB |
American Egg Board |
| |
| AEC |
American Egg Board Commission (USA) |
| |
| AEDPAC |
Spanish Association of Distributors
of Companion Animal Products
Asociatión española
de distribuidores de productos para animales de compañia |
| |
| AEEC |
attaching-effacing Escherichia coli |
| |
| AEEEV |
European Association of Establishments
for Veterinary Education
Association Europeenne des Etablissements
d’Enseignement Veterinaire |
| |
| AEEMA |
French Association of Veterinary Epidemiology
Association pour l’Etude de l’Epidémiologie
des Maladies Animales |
| |
| AEHV |
Spanish Association for the History
of Veterinary Medicine
Asociacion Española de Historia de la Veterinaria |
| |
| AEHTA |
Spanish Association of Homotoxicology
and Antihomotoxic Therapy
Asociación Española de Homotoxicologia y Terapia
Antihomotóxica |
| |
| AEI |
acetylethylenimine |
| |
| AER |
Atomic Energy Reserve |
| |
| AESA |
Association of Epidemiology and Animal
Health (Belgium)
Association d’Epidémiologie et de la Santé
Animale |
| |
| AET |
Spanish Toxicology Association
Asociación Española de Toxicologia |
| |
| AETE |
European Embryo Transfer Association
Association Européenne de Transfert Embryonnaire |
| |
| AEU |
Agrochemical Evaluation Unit (University
of Southampton) |
| |
| AEVE |
Spanish Equine Veterinary Association
Asociation Espanola de Veterinarios Especialistas en Equidos
|
| |
| AEVEDI |
Spanish Diagnostic Imaging Association
Asociation Espanola de Veterinarios Especialistas en Diagnostico
por Imagen |
| |
| AEVL |
Agricultural Economics Virtual Library
(Texas Technical University) |
| |
| AF |
as fed |
| |
| AFA |
i American Federation of Aviculture |
| |
ii American Ferret Association |
| |
| AFB |
acid-fast bacteria |
| |
| AFC |
French Rabbit Association
Association Francaise de Cuniculture |
| |
| AFCV |
French Association of Veterinary Clinics
Association Française des Cliniques Vétérinaires
(petits animaux) |
| |
| AFD |
accelerated freeze-drying |
| |
| AFDO |
Association of Food & Drug Officials
(USA) |
| |
| AFEW |
African Fund for Endangered Wildlife |
| |
| AFFSA |
French Food Hygiene Agency (was CNEVA)
Agence Française de Securite Sanitaire des Aliments
|
| |
| AFH |
American Federation of Herpetoculturists
|
| |
| AFIA |
American Feed Industry Association |
| |
| AFIP |
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
(USA) |
| |
| AFLP |
amplified fragment length polymorphism |
| |
| AFMVP |
French Pig Veterinary Association
Association Française de Medicine Vétérinaire
Porcine |
| |
| AFP |
alpha-foetoprotein |
| |
| AFRC |
Agriculture & Food Research Council
(Now absorbed into BBSRC) (UK) |
| |
| AFRMA |
American Fancy Rat & Mouse Association |
| |
| AFS |
American Fishieries Society |
| |
| AFVC |
French Association of Veterinary Riders
Association Française de Vétérinaires
Cavaliers |
| |
| AFVE |
French Veterinary Experts Association
Association Française de Vétérinaires
Praticiens de l’Expertise |
| |
| AFVPZ |
French Association of Veterinarians
in Zoological Gardens
Association Française des Vétérinaires
de Parcs Zoologiques |
| |
| AFVT |
French Veterinary Association of Fighting
Bulls
Association Française des Vétérinaires
Taurins |
| |
| AG |
Association for Gnotobiotics |
| |
| Ag |
i antigen |
| |
ii chemical symbol silver (L.argentum) |
| |
| AGAC |
Advanced Genetic Analysis Centre (Univ.
of Minnesota) |
| |
| AGD |
amoebic gill disease |
| |
| AGID |
agar gel immunodiffusion |
| |
| AGIM |
Pharmaceutical Association of Belgium
Association Générale de l’Industrie du
Medicament |
| |
| AGIT |
agar gel immunodiffusion test |
| |
| AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
| |
| AGP |
acid glycoprotein |
| |
| AGPT |
agar gel precipitation test |
| |
| AGQ |
Advisory Group on Quarantine |
| |
| A-G ratio |
albumin to globulin ratio |
| |
| AGRI |
Animal Grassland Research Institute
(UK) |
| |
| Agric |
Agriculture |
| |
| AGS |
i acute grass sickness |
| |
ii Atmosphere Generation System |
| |
| AGVR |
Advisory Group on Veterinary Residues
(Replaced by VRC) (UK) |
| |
| AH |
aluminium hydroxide-based adjuvant |
| |
| AHA |
i American Humane Association |
| |
ii American Heart Association |
| |
| AHEAD |
Animal Health/Emerging Animal Diseases |
| |
| AH Divn |
Animal Health Division (MAFF) |
| |
| AHDA |
Animal Health Distributors Association
(UK) |
| |
| AHDO |
Animal Health Divisional Office (MAFF) |
| |
| AHF |
antihaemophilic factor (clotting factor
viii) |
| |
| AHG |
antihaemophilic globulin (clotting factor
viii) |
| |
| AHIS |
Animal Health Information Specialists
(UK) |
| |
| AHMA |
American Holistic Medical Association |
| |
| AHO |
Animal Health Office |
| |
| AHS |
i African horse sickness |
| |
ii American Heartworm Society |
| |
iii Animal Heath Service (Holland) |
| |
iv Australian Herpetological Society |
| |
| AHSV |
African horse sickness virus |
| |
| AHT |
i Animal Health Trust (UK) |
| |
ii Animal Health Technician |
| |
| AHV-1 |
alcelaphine herpes virus-1 |
| |
| AHVG |
Animal Health & Veterinary Group
(UK) |
| |
| AI |
i active ingredient |
| |
ii aortic incompetence |
| |
iii aortic insufficiency |
| |
iv apical impulse |
| |
v Arthrology Institute (Univ. of Southampton) |
| |
vi artificial insemination |
| |
| a.i. |
artificial insemination |
| |
| AIC |
Akaike’s Information Content |
| |
| AIDEV |
Italian Association of Veterinary Dermatology
Associazione Italiana Dermatologia Veterinaria |
| |
| AIDS |
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
|
| |
| AIEV |
Italian Association of Veterinary Epidemiology
Associazione Italiana di Epidemiologia Veterinaria |
| |
| AIFRB |
American Institute of Fisheries Research
Biologists |
| |
| AIGR |
amended insulin to glucose rato |
| |
| AIHA |
autoimmune haemolytic anaemia |
| |
| AIMV |
Italian Association of Veterinarian’s
Spouses
Associazione Italiana della Mogli di Veterinari |
| |
| AIPE |
asphyxia-induced pulmonary oedema |
| |
| AIRA |
Ibero American Association for Animal
Reproduction
Asociacion Ibero Americana de Reproduccion Animal |
| |
| AIS |
Australian Illawara Shorthorn (cattle) |
| |
| AISA |
Association of Animal Health Industries
(Italy)
Associazione Industrie Salute Animale |
| |
| AIV |
avian influenza virus |
| |
| AIVI |
Italian Veterinary Hygienists’
Association
Associazione Italiana Veterinari Igienisti |
| |
| AIVPA |
Italian Small Animal Veterinary Association
Associazione Italiana Veterinari per Piccoli Animale |
| |
| AIVPAFE |
Italian Veterinary Association of Feline
Medicine
Associazione Italiana Veterinari Patalogia Felina |
| |
| AIVRI |
Associateship of the Indian Veterinary
Research Institute |
| |
| AJVR |
American Journal of Veterinary Research |
| |
| AKC |
American Kennel Club |
| |
| Al |
chemical symbol aluminium |
| |
| ALA |
aminolevulinic acid |
| |
| Ala |
alanine |
| |
| ALAD |
aminolevulinic acid dehydratase |
| |
| ALD |
i acral lick dermatitis |
| |
ii aldolase |
| |
iii appropriate lethal dose |
| |
| ALF |
Animal Liberation Front (UK) |
| |
| ALG |
antilymphocyte globulin |
| |
| ALKP/ALP |
alkaline phosphatase |
| |
| Allah |
University of Allahabad |
| |
| ALS |
i antilymphocytic serum |
| |
ii aldolase (serum enzyme) |
| |
| ALSV |
avian leucosis/sarcoma virus |
| |
| ALT |
alinine aminotransferase |
| |
| ALVHA |
Luxemburg Association of Veterinary
Food Hygienists
Association Luxembourgeoise des Vétérinaires Hygiénistes de l'Alimentation |
| |
| AM |
i Master of Arts (Harvard) |
| |
ii alpha-macroglobulins |
| |
| Am |
chemical symbol americium |
| |
| a.m. |
morning (L.ante meridiem) |
| |
| AMA |
American Medical Association |
| |
| AMB |
i ameloblastoma |
| |
ii amphotericin B |
| |
| AMDUCA |
Animal Medical Drug Use Clarification
Act (USA) |
| |
| AMELIA |
Animal Medicines European Licensing
Information & Advice (UK-VMD) |
| |
| AMI |
i American Meat Institute |
| |
ii area moment of inertia |
| |
iii Association of Meat Inspectors |
| |
| AMIA |
American Medical Informatics Association |
| |
| AMLC |
Australian Meat & Liverstock Council
|
| |
| AMMVEPE |
Mexican Small Animal Veterinary Association
Asociacion Mexicana de Medicos Veterinarios especialistas
en Prequenas Especies |
| |
| AMP |
i adenosine monophosphate |
| |
ii Americans for Medical Progress |
| |
| amp |
i ampere |
| |
ii ampoule |
| |
| AMRIC |
Animal Medicines Research Information
Centre (USA) |
| |
| AMS |
i Academy of Medical Sciences |
| |
ii alpha-amylase |
| |
ii Australian Mammal Society |
| |
| AMSA |
American Meat Science Association |
| |
| AMTA |
American Massage Therapy Association |
| |
| AMTRA |
Animal Medicines Training & Regulatory
Authority (UK) |
| |
| AMVA |
French Group of the World Veterinary
Poultry Association
Groupe Français de l’Association Mondiale Vétérinaire
d’Aviculture |
| |
| AMVAC |
Madrid Association of Companion Animal
Veterinarians
Associacion Madrilena de Veterinarios de Compania |
| |
| AMVL |
Association of Veterinarians of Luxemburg
Association des Medicines-Vétérinaires du Grand-Duche
de Luxembourg |
| |
| AMVQ |
Academie de Medicine Vétérinaire
de Quebec |
| |
| AMVR |
Romanian Veterinary Association
Asociatia Medicilor Veterinari din Romania |
| |
| AMZ |
Australian Milking Zebu |
| |
| An |
chemical symbol actinon |
| |
| An. |
i anisometropia |
| |
ii anode |
| |
| ANA |
antinuclear antibody |
| |
| ana |
of each, in prescriptions, abbreviated
aa (Gk) |
| |
| Anc |
anconeal process |
| |
| ANEMBE |
Spanish Association of Bovine Veterinarians
Asociación Nacional de Especialistas en Medicina Bovina
de Espana |
| |
| ANF |
atrial natriuretic factor |
| |
| ANGIS |
Australian National Genomic Information
Service |
| |
| ANMV |
National Agency for Veterinary Medicinal
Products (France)
Agence Nationale du Medicament Veterinaire |
| |
| ANOVA |
analysis of variance |
| |
| ANP |
atrial natriuretic peptide |
| |
| ANS |
autonomic nervous system |
| |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute
|
| |
| ANSVADM |
French Association of Veterinary Drug
Merchants and Distributors
Association Nationale des Sociétés Veterinaires
d’Achat et Distribution de Médicaments |
| |
| ANTU |
alphanaphthylthiourea |
| |
| ANV |
avian nephritis virus |
| |
| ANZCCART |
Australian & New Zealand Council
for the Care of Animals in Research & Teaching |
| |
| ANZFA |
Australian-New Zealand Food Authority |
| |
| AO |
Order of Australia |
| |
| Ao/AO |
aorta |
| |
| AOA |
American Ostrich Association |
| |
| AOAC |
Association of Analytical Chemists |
| |
| AOB |
any other business |
| |
| AOGYTI |
State Control Intitute for Veterinary
Biologicals, Drugs and Feeds (Hungary)
Allatgyógyászati Oltóanyag-, Gyógyszer-
és Takarmány-ellenörzö Intezet |
| |
| AOV |
aortic valve |
| |
| AP |
i alkaline phosphatase |
| |
ii anterior-posterior |
| |
iii aputinic-apyridinic (endonuclease) |
| |
| A P component |
a basement membrane protein present
in reactive amyloid |
| |
| 4-AP |
4-aminopyridine |
| |
| APA |
accreditation of prior achievement |
| |
| APACHE |
Acute Physiology & Chronic Health
Evaluation |
| |
| APBC |
Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
(UK) |
| |
| APC |
i Animal Procedures Committee |
| |
ii antigen presenting cells |
| |
iii aspirin, phenacetin & caffeine |
| |
iv atrial premature contraction (or
complex) |
| |
| APD-I |
abnormal pigment deposition-iris |
| |
| APE |
i anterior pituitary extract |
| |
ii Asociation Primatologica Espanola |
| |
| APEF |
acrylic pin external fixator |
| |
| APHA |
i American Public Health Association |
| |
ii Animal & Plant Health Association
(Ireland) |
| |
| APhA |
American Pharmaceutical Association
|
| |
| APHIN |
Animal Productivity & Health Information
Network (Univ. of Prince Edward Island) |
| |
| APHIS |
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
Service (USDA) |
| |
| API |
i analytical profile index |
| |
ii Italian Primate Association / Associazione
Primatologica Italiana |
| |
| APIFARMA |
Portugese Association of Pharmaceutical
Industry
Associacao Portuguesa da Industria Farmaceutica |
| |
| APIV |
Italian Association of Veterinary Pathologists
Associazione Italiana dei Patalogi Veterinari |
| |
| APLB |
Association for Pet Loss & Bereavement
|
| |
| APMV |
avian paramyxovirus |
| |
| APMVEAC |
Portuguese Companion Animal Veterinary
Association
Associacao Portuguesa de Medicos Veterinarios Especialistasem
Animais Companhia |
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| APP |
Appaloosa (breed of horse) |
| |
| Appdx |
appendix |
| |
| APPGAW |
All Party Parliamentary Group for Animal
Welfare |
| |
| APPMA |
American Pet Products Manufacturers
Association |
| |
| APPO |
Assistance Program for Pet Owners |
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| Approx |
approximately |
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| APR |
acute phase response |
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| APS |
i American Physiology Society |
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ii Australian Primatological Society |
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| APTT |
activated partial thrombophastin time |
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| APUA |
Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics |
| |
| APUD |
amine precursor uptake decarboxylation |
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| APV |
i antigen protection vehicle |
| |
ii avian pneumovirus |
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| APVMA |
American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association
|
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| AQIS |
Australian Quarantine Inspection Service |
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| AR 5189 |
flavirus associated with abortion &
still birth in cattle in Africa |
| |
| Ar |
chemical symbol argon |
| |
| ara-A |
adenine arabinoside, vidarabine |
| |
| ara C |
cytosinearabinoside, arabinosyl cytosine,
Cytarabine, Cytosar |
| |
| ARAS |
ascending reticular activating system |
| |
| ARAV |
Association of Reptilian & Amphibian
Veterinarians |
| |
| ARAZPA |
Australasian Regional Association of
Zoological Parks & Aquaria |
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| ARC |
i Agricultural Research Council |
| |
ii Aids-related complex |
| |
iii Animal Rights Coalition |
| |
| ARD |
acute renal disease |
| |
| ARDS |
acute respiratory disease syndrome |
| |
| ARENA |
Applied Research Ethics National Association
|
| |
| ARF |
acute renal failure |
| |
| A-R- F sequence |
activation-resorption-formation (re
bone cell activity) |
| |
| Arg |
argenine |
| |
| ARINI |
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern
Ireland |
| |
| ARL |
Animal Rescue League (USA) |
| |
| ARGT |
annual ryegrass toxicity |
| |
| ARMS |
Atrophic Rhinitis Monitoring Scheme |
| |
| ARPAS |
American Registry of Professional Animal
Scientists |
| |
| ARPKD |
autosomal recessive polycystic kidney
disease |
| |
| ARS |
Agricultural Research Service (USA) |
| |
| ART |
Alkaligenes rhinotrachealis |
| |
| ARTA |
assisted reproductive technology/andrology |
| |
| ARVO |
Association for Research in Vision &
Ophthalmology |
| |
| As |
chemical symbol arsenic |
| |
| ASA |
i acetylsalicylic (mesalamine) acid
(aspirin) |
| |
ii aminosalicylic acid (e.g 5-ASA) |
| |
| ASAB |
Association for the Study of Animal
Behaviour |
| |
| ASAS |
American Society of Animal Science |
| |
| ASAVA |
Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association
|
| |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information
Interchange |
| |
| ASCOBANS |
Agreement on the Conservation of Small
Cetaceans of the Baltic & North Sea |
| |
| ASCOFARNE |
Italian Association of Veterinary Medicine
Distributors
Associazione Nazionale Distributori Medicinali Veterinaria |
| |
| ASEVI |
Spanish Association of Veterinarians
in Industry
Associacion Espanola de Veterinarios de la Industria |
| |
| ASF |
African Swine Fever |
| |
| ASFV |
Swiss Association of Wives of Veterinarians
Association Swisse des Femmes de Vétérinaires |
| |
| ASH |
Australian Society of Herpetologists |
| |
| ASHMV |
Swiss Association of Veterinary History
Association Suisse pour l’Histoire de la Médecine
|
| |
| ASIA |
American Sheep Industry Association |
| |
| ASIF |
Association for the Study of Internal
Fixation (USA) |
| |
| ASIH |
American Society of Ichthyologists &
Herpetologists |
| |
| ASLAP |
American Society of Laboratory Animal
Practitioners |
| |
| ASLO |
Actinobacillus suis-like organisms |
| |
| ASM |
i American Society of Mammologists |
| |
ii American Society for Microbiologists |
| |
| ASME |
Swiss Equine Veterinary Association
Association Suisse de Médécine Equine |
| |
| ASMPA |
Swiss Small Animal Veterinary Association
Association Suisse pour la Medecine des Petits Animaux |
| |
| Asn |
asparagine |
| |
| ASNS |
American Society for Nutritional Science |
| |
| ASP |
i American Society of Parasitologists |
| |
ii American Society of Primatologists |
| |
| Asp |
aspartate |
| |
| ASPA |
i Italian Scientific Association of
Animal Production / Associazione Scientifica di Produzione
Animale |
| |
ii Swiss Association of Veterinary Pathology
/ Association Suisse de Pathologie Animale |
| |
| A(SP)A |
Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act
1986 |
| |
| ASPCA |
American Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals |
| |
| ASPESA |
Animal, Public Health & Food Safety
(France)
Animal, Santé Publique et Sécurite des Aliments |
| |
| ASPET |
American Society for Pharmacology &
Experimental Therapeutics |
| |
| ASRB |
Australian Society for Reproductive
Biology |
| |
| ASSALZOO |
Italian Association of Producers of
Livestock Feeds
Associazione Nazionale tra i Produttori di Alimenti Zootecnici |
| |
| Asst CVO |
Assistant Chief Veterinary Officer (UK) |
| |
| AST |
i antimicrobial sensitivity testing
|
| |
ii aspartate aminotransferase |
| |
| ASTMH |
American Society for Tropical Medicine
& Hygiene |
| |
| ASV |
American Society for Virology |
| |
| ASVIN |
Assessing & Supporting Veterinary
Information Needs (project of RSLP) |
| |
| ASVLD |
Swiss Association of Diagnostic Laboratory
Veterinarians
Association Suisse des Vétérinaires de Laboratoire
de Diagnostic |
| |
| ASVO |
i American Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology |
| |
ii Association of State Veterinary Officers
(BVA) |
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| At |
chemical symbol astatine |
| |
| at |
atomic |
| |
| ATAC |
Approved Training & Assessment Centre
(replaces VNTC-ref. VNs) |
| |
| ATB |
i Agricultural Training Board (UK) |
| |
ii Association for Tropical Biology |
| |
| ATC |
i Animal Test Certificate |
| |
ii Approved Training Centre (ref V.Ns-obsolete) |
| |
| ATE |
aortic thromboembolism |
| |
| ATF |
Academy of Veterinary Continuing Education
(Germany)
Akademie für Tierarztliche Fortbildung |
| |
| ATI |
A-type inclusion (bodies) |
| |
| ATLA |
Alternatives to Laboratory Animals |
| |
| at.no |
atomic number |
| |
| at.wt |
atomic weight |
| |
| AT 111 |
antithrombin 111 |
| |
| ATP |
adenosine triphosphate |
| |
| ATPS |
ambient temperature & pressure,
saturated |
| |
| ATT |
ammonia tolerance test |
| |
| ATTC |
American type-culture collection |
| |
| AU |
i absorbance units |
| |
ii both (left & right) ears |
| |
| Au |
chemical symbol gold (L.aurum) |
| |
| AUC |
area under the curve |
| |
| AUG codon |
codon for methionine |
| |
| AUMC |
area under first moment curve |
| |
| AV |
abomasal volvulus |
| |
| A-V, AV |
i arteriovenous |
| |
ii atrioventricular |
| |
| av |
i average |
| |
ii avoirdupois |
| |
| AVA |
i Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists
(BSAVA) |
| |
ii Australian Veterinary Association |
| |
iii Ayrshire Veterinary Association
(BVA) |
| |
| AVAB |
Veterinary Society of Alsace (F)&
Baden Wurtemberg (D)
Amicale Veterinaire Alsace Bade |
| |
| AVACI |
Academy of Veterinary Allergy &
Clinical Immunology |
| |
| AVAF |
French Association of Veterinary Acupuncturists
Association des Vétérinaires Acupuncteurs de
France |
| |
| AVAFES |
Spanish Wildlife Veterinary Association
Associatio Veterinaria per l’Atencion a la Fauna Exotica
i Salvatage |
| |
| AVAR |
Association of Veterinarians for Animal
Rights |
| |
| AVBC |
Australian Veterinary Boards Council |
| |
| AVC |
Association of Veterinary Consultants
Association de Vétérinaires Consultants |
| |
| AVCA |
American Veterinary Chiropractic Association |
| |
| AVCP |
Association of Veterinary CPD Providers |
| |
| AVCPT |
Association of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology
& Therapeutics (UK) |
| |
| AVDA |
American Veterinary Distributors Association
|
| |
| AVDC |
American Veterinary Dental College |
| |
| AVEBU |
Spanish Buiatric Veterinary Association
Asociacion de Veterinarios Espanoles Especialistas en Buiatria |
| |
| AVEC |
Association of Veterinary Emergency
Clinics (UK) |
| |
| AVECAE |
Spanish Association of Veterinarians
Specialised in Equine Surgery and Anaesthesia
Asociación de Veterinario Especialistas en Cirugia
y Anestesia Equina |
| |
| AVEDILA |
Spanish Association of Veterinarians
of Diagnostic Laboratories
Asociación de Veterinario Especialistas en Diagnostico
Laboratoria |
| |
| AVEF |
French Equine Veterinary Association
Association Vétérinaire Equine Française |
| |
| AVEPA |
Spanish Small Animal Veterinary Association
Asociación de Veterinarios Españoles Especialistas
en Pequeños Animales |
| |
| AVF |
i Association of French-speaking Veterinarians
/ Association des Vétérinaires Francophones
|
| |
ii Norwegian Fish Veterinary Association
/ Akvaveterinaerenes Forening |
| |
| AVGI |
Pharmaceutical Association of Belgium
Algemene Vereniging van de Geneesmiddelenindustrie |
| |
| AVH |
Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy |
| |
| AVHIC |
Veterinary Hygienists’ Association
of Catalonia
Asociacion de Veterinaris Higienistes de Catalunya |
| |
| AVI |
i Association of Veterinarians in Industry
(BVA) |
| |
ii Association for Veterinary Informatics |
| |
| AVIO |
Assistant Veterinary Investigation Officer
(VLA-UK) |
| |
| AVIS |
Animal Virus Information System (Univ.
of Poona, India) |
| |
| AVJ |
Australian Veterinary Journal |
| |
| AVMA |
i Alabama Veterinary Medical Association |
| |
ii American Veterinary Medical Association
|
| |
iii Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association |
| |
| AVMF |
American Veterinary Medical Foundation
|
| |
| AVO |
Assistant Veterinary Officer (DEFRA) |
| |
| AVP |
arginine vasopressin |
| |
| AVPT |
Association of Veterinary Pharmacology
& Therapeutics (BSAVA) |
| |
| AVRI |
Animal Virus Research Institute (UK) |
| |
| AV&RS |
Army Veterinary & Remount Service
(UK) |
| |
| AVS |
i asepsis, vascularity & stability |
| |
ii Association of Veterinary Specialists
(Netherlands) |
| |
iii Association of Veterinary Students
(BVA) |
| |
| AVSAC |
Australian Veterinary Schools Accreditation
Committee |
| |
| AVSAH |
Swiss Veterinary Association for Acupuncture
and Homeopathy
Association des Vétérinaires Suisses pour l’Acupuncture
et l’ Homéopathie |
| |
| AVSE |
Swiss Veterinary Association for Ethology
Association Vétérinaire Suisse pour l’Ethologie |
| |
| AVSPA |
Swiss Veterinary Association for Animal
Welfare
Association Vétérinaire Suisse pour la Protection
des Animaux |
| |
| AVSPNI |
Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practicing
in Northern Ireland |
| |
| AVSTS |
Association for Veterinary Soft Tissue
Surgery (BSAVA) |
| |
| AVT |
avian arginine vasotonin |
| |
| AVTRW |
Association of Veterinary Teachers &
Research workers (BVA) |
| |
| Aw |
water activity |
| |
| AWA |
Animal Watch Australia |
| |
| AWE |
acute wet eczema |
| |
| AWF |
Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA) |
| |
| AWIC |
Animal Welfare Information Centre (USDA) |
| |
| AWSELVA |
Animal Welfare, Science, Ethics &
Law Veterinary Association |
| |
| AWV |
Association for Women Veterinarians
(USA) |
| |
| AZA |
American Zoo & Aquarium Association |
| |
| AZT |
azidothymidine (antiviral drug) |
