| B |
chemical symbol boron |
| |
| B cell |
B lymphocytes |
| |
| B fibres |
preganglionic autonomic efferent nerve
fibres |
| |
| B mode |
brightness mode re ultrasonography |
| |
| B virus |
a herpes virus of monkeys |
| |
| BA |
i Bachelor of Arts |
| |
ii benzyladenine |
| |
| Ba |
chemical symbol barium |
| |
| b.a |
basal area |
| |
| BAA |
British Agrochemicals Association |
| |
| BAAS |
British Association for the Advancement
of Science |
| |
| BAB |
Born After the Ban (ref BSE) |
| |
| BAER |
brainstem auditory evoked response |
| |
| BAFF |
Federal Centre for Meat Research (Germany)
Bundesanstalt für Fleischforschung |
| |
| BAFM |
Federal Milk Research Institute (Germany)
Bundesanstalt für Milchforschung |
| |
| BAFSM |
British Association of Feed Supplement
Manufacturers Limited |
| |
| BAgric |
Bachelor of Agriculture |
| |
| BAgricmgt |
Bachelor of Agricultural Management |
| |
| BAgSc |
Bachelor of Agricultural Science |
| |
| BAHM |
British Association of Homeopathic Manufacturers
|
| |
| BAHVS |
British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary
Surgeons |
| |
| BAI |
breath activated inhaler |
| |
| BAL |
i British antilewisite (dimercaprol) |
| |
ii bronchoalveolar lavage |
| |
| BALF |
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
| |
| BALT |
bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue |
| |
| BALVF |
Federal Institute of Food hygiene and
research (Austria)
Bundesanstalt Für Lebensmitteluntersuchung und –forschung |
| |
| BAN |
British Approved Name(s) |
| |
| BAO |
Bachelor of Arts-Obstetrics |
| |
| BAPN |
beta-aminoproprionitrile (aminonitrite) |
| |
| BAPW |
British Association of Pharmaceutical
Wholesalers |
| |
| BAR |
bright, alert, responsive (medical records) |
| |
| bar |
a cgs unit of pressure |
| |
| BAS |
Beef Assurance Scheme (UK) |
| |
| BASC |
British Association for Shooting &
Conservation |
| |
| BASIC |
Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction
Code (computer language) |
| |
| BASIS |
British Agrochemical Supply Industry
Scheme |
| |
| BAV |
bovine adenovirus |
| |
| BAVEC |
British Association of Veterinary Emergency
Care |
| |
| BAVO |
British Association of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
|
| |
| BAVP |
British Association for Veterinary Parasitology
|
| |
| BBB |
blood-brain barrier |
| |
| BBL |
brilliant green bile broth |
| |
| BBSRC |
Biotechnology & Biological Sciences
Research Council (UK) |
| |
| Bbt |
Federal Association of Veterinary Officers
(Germany)
Bundesverband der beamtetan Tierärzte |
| |
| BCAA |
branched chain amino acids |
| |
| BCAA: AAA |
ratio of branched chain amino acids
to aromatic amino acids |
| |
| BCB |
blood culture bottle |
| |
| BCC |
basal cell carcinoma |
| |
| BCET |
Bacillus cereus enterotoxin |
| |
| BCEPP |
bovine congenital erythrocyte protoporphyria |
| |
| BCG |
i bacillus Calmette-Guerin (an avirulent
Mycobacterium bovis) |
| |
ii British Chelonia Group |
| |
| BCh |
Bachelor of Chemistry |
| |
| BCI |
Bat Conservation International |
| |
| BCMS |
British Cattle Movement Service |
| |
| BCN |
carmustine |
| |
| BCS |
body condition score |
| |
| BCV |
bovine coronavirus |
| |
| BCVA |
British Cattle Veterinary Association
(BVA) |
| |
| BCVMA |
British Columbia Veterinary Medical
Association |
| |
| BD |
i before depopulation |
| |
ii border disease |
| |
iii Borna disease |
| |
| b.d./b.i.d. |
twice a day (L. bis die) |
| |
| BdA |
Association of Doctor’s and Dentist’s
Assistants and Veterinary Nurses (Germany)
Berufverband der Arzt-, Zahnarzt-und Tierarzhelferinnen |
| |
| BDBC |
British Dog Breeders’ Council |
| |
| BDOA |
British Domestic Ostrich Association |
| |
| BDV |
i border disease virus |
| |
ii Borna disease virus |
| |
| BDVO |
Association of German Veterinary Officers
Bund Deutscher Veterinäroffiziere e.V. |
| |
| BE |
bacterial endocarditis |
| |
| Be |
chemical symbol beryllium |
| |
| BEA |
boiled extract antigens |
| |
| BEF |
British Equestrian Federation |
| |
| BEK |
bovine embryonic kidney |
| |
| BEL |
bovine embryonic lung |
| |
| Bel |
Queens University Belfast |
| |
| BER |
basal energy requirement |
| |
| BETA |
British Equestrian Trade Association
|
| |
| BEVA |
British Equine Veterinary Association
(BVA) |
| |
| BEWAS |
Bristol Exotic & Wild Animal Society |
| |
| BF |
butter fat |
| |
| BFA-FI |
Federal Research Institute for Fisheries
(Germany)
Bundesforschungsanstalt für Fischerei |
| |
| BFAV |
Federal Research Centre for Viral Diseases
of Animals (Germany)
Bundesforschungsanstalt für Viruskrankheiten der Tiere |
| |
| BfT |
German Association of Animal Health
Bundesverband für Tiergesundheit |
| |
| BFTO |
Organisation of Austrian Veterinary
Practitioners
Berufsverband freiberuflich tatiger Tierarzte Österreich |
| |
| BFR |
benign footrot |
| |
| BFR-E |
burst forming unit-erythroid |
| |
| BGA |
brilliant green agar |
| |
| BGM |
buffalo-green-monkey (cells) |
| |
| BGMA |
British Genetic Manufacturers Association |
| |
| BGP |
osteocalcin |
| |
| BHA |
i British Homeopathic Association |
| |
ii Brooke Hospital for Animals |
| |
| BHB |
i beta-hydroxybutyrate |
| |
ii British Horseracing Board |
| |
| BHC |
benzene hexachloride (lindane) |
| |
| BHIC |
British House Industry Confederation |
| |
| BHP |
blood hydrostatic pressure |
| |
| BHRA |
British House Rabbit Association |
| |
| BHS |
beta-haemolytic streptococci |
| |
| BHV |
bovine herpesvirus |
| |
| BHVMA |
British Holistic Veterinary Medicine
Association |
| |
| Bi |
chemical symbol bismuth |
| |
| bid/bd |
twice a day (L. bis die) |
| |
| BII |
Biotechnology Information Institute
|
| |
| BIOME |
biomedical arm of Resource Discovery
Network |
| |
| BIOS |
Basic Input-Output system (computer
language) |
| |
| BIPS |
bismuth impregnated polythene square |
| |
| BIRA |
British Institute of Regulatory Affairs |
| |
| BIS-GMA |
a dental composite resin material |
| |
| BIV |
bovine immunodeficiency virus |
| |
| Bk |
chemical symbol berkelium |
| |
| BKA-VtV |
Veterinary Service (Austria)
Veterinärverwaltung Bundeskanzleramt |
| |
| BLAD |
bovine leucocyte adhesion deficiency
|
| |
| BLAIS |
British Library Automated Information
Service |
| |
| BLAVA |
British Laboratory Animal Veterinary
Association [now LAVA(BVA)] |
| |
| BLC |
British Leather Confederation |
| |
| BLISS |
Bovine Leptospirosis Information and
Screening Service |
| |
| BLM |
Bureau of Land Management (USA) |
| |
| BLUP |
best linear unbiased prediction |
| |
| BLV |
bovine leucosis/leukaemia virus |
| |
| BM |
i basement membrane |
| |
ii bowel movement (medical records) |
| |
| BMA |
British Medical Association |
| |
| BMC |
i bovine malignant catarrh |
| |
ii British Medical Council |
| |
| BMCC |
bulk milk cell count |
| |
| BMD |
bone mineral density |
| |
| BMJ |
British Medical Journal |
| |
| BMP |
bone morphogenetic proteins |
| |
| BMR |
basal metabolic rate |
| |
| BMSCC |
bulk milk somatic cell count |
| |
| BMU |
i basal metabolic unit |
| |
ii bone remodelling unit |
| |
| BNF |
British National Formulary |
| |
| BOC |
BSE offspring cull |
| |
| BOD |
biological oxygen demond |
| |
| Bom |
Bombay University |
| |
| BOSCC |
bovine ocular squamous cell carcinoma |
| |
| BP |
i blood pressure |
| |
ii boiling point |
| |
iii British Pharmocopoeia |
| |
iv bullous pemphigoid |
| |
| BP-6 |
poly brominated biphenyls mixture (flame
retardent) |
| |
| bp |
base pair |
| |
| b.p. |
boiling point |
| |
| BPA |
British Pig Association |
| |
| BPC |
British Pharmacopoeia Commission |
| |
| BPDME |
bovine progressive degenerative myeloencephalography |
| |
| bpm |
beats per minute |
| |
| BPMF |
British Poultry Meat Federation |
| |
| BPSc |
British Poultry Science |
| |
| BPT |
National Association of Veterinary Practitioners
(Germany)
Bundesverband Praktischer Tierärzte e.V. |
| |
| BPW |
buffered peptone water |
| |
| BPW-CV |
BPW with cefixime, cefsulodin &
vancomycin |
| |
| Bq |
becquerel (radioactivity unit) |
| |
| BQS |
‘Better Quality Service’
(UK) |
| |
| Br |
i chemical symbol bromine |
| |
ii University of Bristol |
| |
| BrAVO |
British Association for Veterinary Ophthalmology |
| |
| BRC |
i British Rabbit Council |
| |
ii British Retail Consortium |
| |
| BRD |
bovine respiratory disease |
| |
| BRdU |
bromodeoxyuridine |
| |
| BRET |
Biomedical Research Education Trust |
| |
| BRF |
ratio of bulls to cows |
| |
| BRS |
brown recluse spider |
| |
| BRSV |
bovine respiratory syncitial virus |
| |
| BRT |
Brucella Milk Ring Test |
| |
| BRV |
bovine rotavirus |
| |
| BS |
i Bachelor of Science |
| |
ii blood sample |
| |
| BSA |
i body surface area |
| |
ii bovine serum albumin |
| |
| BSAP |
British Society of Animal Production |
| |
| BSAS |
British Society for Animal Science |
| |
| BSAVA |
British Small Animal Veterinary Association
(BVA) |
| |
| BSc |
Bachelor of Science |
| |
| BSc (Vet Sci) |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science |
| |
| BSDV |
Belgian Veterinary Union
Belgische Syndicale Dierenartsenvereniging |
| |
| BSE |
i bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
| |
ii breeding soundness examination |
| |
| BSHP |
British Society for the History of Pharmacy |
| |
| BSI |
British Standards Institute |
| |
| BSK |
Barbour-Stoemer-Kelly (medium) |
| |
| BSLE |
bullous systemic lupus erythematosus |
| |
| BSP |
i British Society for Parasitology |
| |
ii bromosulphophtalein (bromsulphalein) |
| |
| BST |
i bovine somatotrophin |
| |
ii British Summer Time |
| |
| BSTP |
British Society of Toxicological Pathologists |
| |
| BTA |
British Trout Association |
| |
| BTEC |
Business & Technology Education
Council |
| |
| BTF |
British Turkey Federation |
| |
| BTK |
German Veterinary Association
Bundestierärzetekammer e.V |
| |
| BTO |
i British Trust for Orinithology |
| |
ii Federal Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons
(Austria)
Bundeskammer der Tierärzte Osterreichs |
| |
| BTOG |
bacterial translocation & overgrowth |
| |
| BTSCC |
bulk tank somatic cell count |
| |
| BTU |
British thermal unit (replaced by joule) |
| |
| BTV |
bluetongue virus |
| |
| BUAV |
British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection |
| |
| BUE |
bovine umbilical cord endothelial (cells) |
| |
| BUEC |
European Bureau of Consumers Unions |
| |
| BUN |
blood urea nitrogen |
| |
| BV |
biological value |
| |
| BVA |
British Veterinary Association |
| |
| BVA:AWF |
British Veterinary Association Animal
Welfare Foundation |
| |
| BVBiol |
Bachelor of Veterinary Biology |
| |
| BVC |
British Veterinary Codex |
| |
| BVCA |
i Belgian Veterinary Computer Association |
| |
ii British Veterinary Camelid Association
|
| |
| BVD |
bovine viral diarrhoea |
| |
| BVDA |
British Veterinary Dental Association
(BSAVA) |
| |
| BVD/MD |
bovine viral diarrhoea/mucosal disease |
| |
| BVDSG |
British Veterinary Dermatology Study
Group (BSAVA) |
| |
| BVDV |
bovine viral diarrhoea virus |
| |
| BVDVc |
cytopathogenic BVDV |
| |
| BVDVnc |
non-cytopathogenic BVDV |
| |
| BVF |
Swedish Meat Inspectors Division of
the Swedish Veterinary Association
Svenská Besiktningsveterinärföreningen |
| |
| BVHA |
British Veterinary Hospital Association
(BVA) |
| |
| BVJ |
British Veterinary Journal |
| |
| BVL |
bovine viral leucosis |
| |
| BVM/BVetMed |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine |
| |
| BVM&AH |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine &
Animal Husbandry |
| |
| BVMS |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and
Surgery |
| |
| BVM&S |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine &Surgery |
| |
| BVNA |
British Veterinary Nursing Association |
| |
| BVOA |
British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association
(BSAVA) |
| |
| BVP |
bovine viral papillomatosis |
| |
| BVPA |
British Veterinary Poultry Association
(BVA) |
| |
| BVRA |
British Veterinary Radiological Association
(now EAVDI) |
| |
| BVSc |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science |
| |
| BVSc&AH |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science &
Animal Husbandry |
| |
| BVZS |
British Veterinary Zoological Society
(BVA) |
| |
| BW |
body weight (medical recorda) |
| |
| BWD |
i bacillary white diarrhoea (pullorum
disease) |
| |
ii blue wing disease |
| |
| BWHA |
British Wildlife Health Association |
| |
| BWRC |
British Wildlife Rehabilation Council |
| |
| Bx |
biopsy |
| |
| BZ |
benzodiazepines |
