| D |
chemical symbol deuterium
|
| |
| ‘D’ units |
set standards re TDLB (re VN) |
| |
| 2,4 –D |
2,4 –dichlorophenoxyacetic acid |
| |
| 4 D meat |
meat from dead, destroyed, diseased
or dying animals |
| |
| DA-1 |
dopamine |
| |
| DAA |
double aortic arch |
| |
| DAAV |
Dutch Association of Avian Veterinarians |
| |
| DAF |
i decay-accelerating factor |
|
ii Department of Agriculture & Food
(Republic of Ireland) |
| |
| DAISY |
Dairy Information System for herd health
& management |
| |
| DAKO |
streptavidin/biotin complex |
| |
| DAL |
Differential Action Level |
| |
| DALA |
delta-amino levulinic acid |
| |
| DAMN IT |
clinical investigation plan re probable
disease causes -Degenerative, developmental; Allergic, autoimmune;
Metabolic, mechanical; Nutritional, neoplastic; Inflammatory,
immune-mediated, iatrogenic, ischaemic, idiopathic; Toxic,
traumatic. |
| |
| DANI |
Department of Agriculture for Northern
Ireland (UK) |
| |
| DAO |
Designated Area Order (Diseases of Fish
Act 1937) |
| |
| DAP |
diastolic arterial pressure |
| |
| DAP&E |
Diploma in Applied Parasitology &
Entomology |
| |
| DARD |
Department of Agriculture & Rural
Development |
| |
| DAS |
i diacetoxyscirpenol (Anguidine) |
|
ii double antibody sandwich |
| |
| DASS |
defined antigen substrate spheres |
| |
| DAVF |
Society of Veterinarians Employed at
Animal Hospitals (Sweden) |
| |
| DAVN |
See DipAVN |
| |
| 2-4-DB |
4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butanoic acid
(phenoxyacid herbicide) |
| |
| DBES |
Date Based Export Scheme |
| |
| DBP |
diastolic blood pressure |
| |
| DBR |
Diploma in Bovine Reproduction |
| |
| DC/dc |
direct current |
| |
| DC |
dry cow |
| |
| DCA |
deoxycholate citrate agar |
| |
| DCC |
i Diploma of Chelsea College |
|
ii direct current countershock |
|
iii disease control centre |
| |
| DCHP |
Diploma in Cattle Health & Production
|
| |
| DCLS |
modified DCA (sucrose added) |
| |
| DCM |
dilated cardiomyopathy |
| |
| DCP |
i digestible crude protein |
|
ii dynamic compression plate |
| |
| DCSO |
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer |
| |
| DCT |
i distal convoluted tubule |
|
ii dry cow treatment |
| |
| DCVMA |
District of Columbia Veterinary Medical
Association |
| |
| DD |
dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (chlorinated
hydrocarbon insecticide) |
| |
| DDAVP |
desmopressin acetate |
| |
| DDD |
Danish Veterinary Association
Den Danske Dyrlaegeforenong |
| |
| DDFT |
deep digital flexor tendon |
| |
| DDM |
digestible dry matter |
| |
| DDP |
diaminedichloroplatinum (cisplatin,
antineoplastic) |
| |
| DDT |
dichlorodiphyltrichloroethane (chlorinated
hydrocarbon insecticide) |
| |
| DDVP |
dichlorvos |
| |
| DDx |
differential diagnosis (medical records) |
| |
| DE |
i Department of the Environment |
|
ii digestible energy |
| |
| DEA |
i dog erythrocyte antigen |
|
ii Drug Enforcement Administration |
| |
| DEC |
diethylcarbamazine |
| |
| DECH |
Diploma in Epidemiology & Community
Health |
| |
| DEET |
diethyltoluamide |
| |
| DEFRA |
Department for Environment, Food &
Rural Affairs (incorporates MAFF) (UK) |
| |
| DEIM |
Diploma in Equine Internal Medicine |
| |
| DENI |
Department of Education for Northern
Ireland |
| |
| DEO |
Diploma in Equine Orthopaedics |
| |
| DEP |
Division of Enteric Pathogens (PHLS) |
| |
| Dep |
Deputy |
| |
| DepCVO |
Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer |
| |
| Dept |
Department |
| |
| DER |
Diploma in Equine Reproduction |
| |
| DERA |
Defence Evaluation & Research Agency
(USA) |
| |
| DES |
i Department of Education & Sciences |
|
ii diethylstilboestrol |
| |
| DESM |
Diploma in Equine Stud Medicine |
| |
| DESTS |
Diploma in Equine Soft Tissue Surgery
|
| |
| DETR |
Department of Environment, Transport
& the Regions |
| |
| DEXA |
dual energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| |
| DF |
degrees of freedom |
| |
| DF-2 |
Capnocytophagia |
| |
| DFA |
i diffuse fibrosing alveolitis |
|
ii direct immunofluorescent antibody |
| |
| DFD |
darks, firm, dry meat (dark cutting
beef) |
| |
| DFID |
Department for International Development
(UK) |
| |
| DFP |
di-isopropylfluorphosphate (isoflurophate) |
| |
| DG |
Directorate General (of the EC) |
| |
| DG vi |
Directorate General VI (Agriculture) |
| |
| DG xxvi |
Directorate General XXIV: Consumer Policy
and Protection of Consumer Health |
| |
| DGD |
Dumfries & Galloway Division (BVA) |
| |
| DGHT |
German Society for Herpetology.
Deutsche Gesellschaft for Herpetologie & Terrarienkunde |
| |
| DGLA |
dihomo – gamma – linolenic
acid |
| |
| DH/DoH |
Department of Health |
| |
| DHA |
docosahexaenoic acid |
| |
| DHAP |
dihydroxyacetone phosphate |
| |
| 24,25-DHCC |
24,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (Ca metabolite) |
| |
| DHEAS |
dehydroepiandrosteronesulphate |
| |
| Dhfr gene |
dihydrofolate gene |
| |
| DHHPS |
Dairy Herd Health & Productivity
Service |
| |
| DHHS |
Department of Health & Human Services
(US) |
| |
| DHI |
Dairy Herd Improvement |
| |
| DHIA |
Dairy Herd Improvement Association (US) |
| |
| DHIR |
Dairy Herd Improvement Registry |
| |
| DHLP-P |
Distemper, Hepatitis, Leprospirosis,
Parainfluenza, Parvovirus (vaccine) |
| |
| DHMSA |
Diploma in History of Medicine, Society
of Apothecaries |
| |
| DHQ |
Divisional Headquarters |
| |
| DHSS |
Department of Health & Social Security |
| |
| DHSSRIB |
Department of Health & Social Services
Regional Information Board (N Ireland) |
| |
| DHT |
dihydrotachysterol |
| |
| DHV |
duck hepatitis virus |
| |
| DI |
i diabetes insipidus |
|
ii Icelandic Veterinary Association
Dyralaeknafeleg IslandsDyralaeknafeleg Islands |
| |
| DIA |
Drug Information Association |
| |
| DIALOG |
comprehensive veterinary on-line information
service covering all diseases in all animal species (by CAB) |
| |
| DIAS |
Danish Institute of Agricultural Studies
|
| |
| DIASSALM |
Diagnostic semi-solid Salmonella medium |
| |
| DIB |
Group Veterinarians in Industry (Netherlands)
Group Dierenart en Werkzaam in het Bedrijfsleven |
| |
| DIC |
i dacarbazine (imidazole carboxamide)-also
DTIC |
|
ii disseminated (diffuse) intravascular
coagulation |
|
iii Drug Information Centre |
| |
| DIF |
Dairy Industry Federation |
| |
| DIG |
Dog Identification Group (of Dept of
Transport, Environment & the Regions) |
| |
| DIO |
Veterinary Medicine in Developmental
Aid (Netherlands)
Diergeneeskunde in Ontwikkelingssamwerking |
| |
| DIP |
distal interphalangeal |
| |
| Dip |
Diploma |
| |
| Dip ABT |
Diploma of The American Board of Toxicology |
| |
| Dip ABVP |
Diploma of the American Board of Veterinary
Practitioners |
| |
| Dip ACLAM |
Diploma of the American College of Laboratorys
Animal Medicine |
| |
| Dip ACVD |
Diploma of the American College of Veterinary
Dermatologists |
| |
| Dip ACVP |
Diploma of the American College of Veterinary
Pathologists |
| |
| Dip ACVR |
Diploma of the American College Veterinary
Radiology |
| |
| Dip ACVS |
Diploma of the American College Veterinary
Surgeons |
| |
| Dip ACT |
Diploma of the American College of Theriogenologists |
| |
| Dip ACVIM |
Diploma of the American College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine |
| |
| Dip Agric |
Diploma in Agriculture |
| |
| Dip AH |
Diploma in Animal Health |
| |
| Dip AnGen |
Diploma in Animal Genetics |
| |
| Dip AVN |
Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
(medical) or (surgical) |
| |
| Dip Bact |
Diploma in Bacteriology |
| |
| Dip ECAMS |
Diploma of the European College of Avian
Medicine & Surgery |
| |
| Dip Econ(Lond) |
Diploma in Economics (London) |
| |
| Dip ECVA |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary
Anaesthesia |
| |
| Dip ECVD |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary
Dermatology |
| |
| Dip ECVDI |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary
Diagnostic Imaging |
| |
| Dip ECVIM |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine |
| |
| Dip ECVIM-ca |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine Comparison Animals (Internal Medicine) |
| |
| Dip ECVN |
Diploma of the Veterinary College of
Veterinary Neurology |
| |
| Dip ECVP |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary
Pathology |
| |
| Dip ECVPT |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
| |
| Dip ECVS |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary
Surgeons |
| |
| Dip Ed |
Diploma in Education |
| |
| Dip EL |
Diploma in European Law |
| |
| Dip EMVT |
Diploma in Tropical Veterinary Medicine
& Animal Husbandry |
| |
| Dip EVDC |
Diploma of the European Veterinary Dental
College |
| |
| DIPJ |
distal interphalangeal joint |
| |
| Dip LabAnimMed |
Diploma of the American College of Laboratory
Animal Medicine |
| |
| Dip MRCVS |
Diploma of Membership of the Royal College
of Veterinary Surgeons |
| |
| Dip Par |
Diploma in Parasitology |
| |
| Dip RCPath |
Diploma Royal College of Pathologists
|
| |
| Dip TCDHE |
Diploma in Teaching & Course Development
in Higher Education |
| |
| DipTox RCPath |
Diploma in Toxicology Royal College
of Pathologists |
| |
| Dip Trop Med |
Diploma in Tropical Medicine |
| |
| Dip Vet Med |
i Diploma in Large Animal Medicine |
|
ii Diploma in Veterinary Medicine |
| |
| Dip Vet Path |
Diploma in Veterinary Pathology |
| |
| Dip Vet Sci (EA) |
Diploma in Veterinary Science (East
Africa) |
| |
| Dip VMS |
Diploma in Veterinary Medical Studies |
| |
| Dip VS |
Diploma in Veterinary Surgery |
| |
| Dip WCF |
Diploma of the Worshipful Company of
Farriers |
| |
| DIT |
di-iodotyrasine |
| |
| DIVA |
differentiating infected from vaccinated
animals |
| |
| DIY |
do-it-yourself |
| |
| DJD |
degenerative joint disease |
| |
| DJF |
Danish Institute of Agricultural Science
Danmarks Jordbrugsforskning |
| |
| DLAS |
Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science
|
| |
| DLCO |
diffusing capacity of lung for carbon
monoxide |
| |
| DLO2 |
diffusion capacity of lung for oxygen
|
| |
| DLO-NL |
Netherlands Organisation for Agricultural
Research |
| |
| dl |
decilitre |
| |
| DLA |
dog leucocyte antigen |
| |
| DLAG |
Dog Legislation Advisory Group |
| |
| DLE |
discoid lupus erythematosus |
| |
| DLH |
domestic long hair (non-pedigree cat) |
| |
| DM |
i diabetes mellitus |
|
ii dry matter |
| |
| dm |
decimetre |
| |
| DMB |
i dry matter basis |
|
ii Dutch Meat Board |
| |
| DMI |
dry matter intake |
| |
| DMEM |
Dulbecco’s modified Eagles Medium |
| |
| DMNA |
dimetrylnitrosamine |
| |
| DMS |
The Rhodesian National Diploma in Management
Studies |
| |
| DMSA |
dimercaptosuccinic acid |
| |
| DMRQC |
Division of Microbiological Reagents
& Quality Control (PHLS) |
| |
| DMSO |
dimethylsulphoxide |
| |
| DMT |
dimethyltriptamine |
| |
| DMU |
De Montford University |
| |
| DMV |
i dolphin morbillivirus |
|
ii dorsal motor (parasympathetic) nucleus
of the vagus nerve |
| |
| DMZ |
dimetridazole |
| |
| DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
| |
| Dnase |
deoxyribonuclease |
| |
| DNCB |
dinitrochlorobenzene |
| |
| DNOC |
dinitro-orthocresol |
| |
| DNP |
2,4-dintrophenol |
| |
| DNT |
dermonecrotoxin |
| |
| dNTP |
deoxynucleotide triphosphate |
| |
| DNV |
The Norwegian Veterinary Association
Den Norske Veterinaerforening |
| |
| do |
days old |
| |
| DOA |
dead on arrival/admission |
| |
| DOB |
i date of birth (medical records) |
|
ii Dobrava hantavirus |
| |
| DOC |
deoxycorticosterone |
| |
| DOCA |
deoxycorticosterone acetate |
| |
| DOE |
Department of Environment |
| |
| DOH |
Department of Health |
| |
| DOLD |
diffuse obstructive lung disease |
| |
| DOM |
digestible organic matter |
| |
| DON |
deoxynivalenol (vomitoxin) |
| |
| DOPC |
deoxycorticosterone pivilate |
| |
| DOS |
disc operating system |
| |
| DOT |
3,5-dinitro-orthotoluamide (zoalene) |
| |
| DP |
dorso-palmar (or plantar) |
| |
| DPF |
Dental Practitioners Formulary |
| |
| DPG |
diphosphoglycerate |
| |
| D Phil |
Doctor of Philosophy |
| |
| dpi |
dots per inch |
| |
| DPLMO |
dorsopalmar lateromedial oblique |
| |
| DPM |
Diploma in Pig Medicine |
| |
| DPMLO |
dorsopalmar mediolateral oblique |
| |
| DPTA |
diethylene-triamine-pentacetic acid
(99Tc-DPTA=technetium99m-DPTA) |
| |
| DPMP |
Diploma in Poultry Medicine & Production
|
| |
| DPZ |
German Primate Centre
Deutsches Primatumzentrum GmbH (Gottingen) |
| |
| DQP |
Designated Qualified Person (USA-re
HPA) |
| |
| Dr |
doctor |
| |
| dr. |
dram |
| |
| DRBC |
dichloran Rose-Bengal chloramphenicol
(agar) |
| |
| DRG |
i Dispensing Review Group (BVA) |
|
ii dorsal respiratory group |
| |
| Dr Med Vet |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| |
| Ds |
double stranded (nucleic acid) |
| |
| DSAM |
Diploma in Small Animal Medicine |
| |
| DSAO |
Diploma in Small Animal Orthopaedics |
| |
| DSAS (Orth) |
Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) |
| |
| DSAS (Soft Tissue) |
Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Soft
Tissue) |
| |
| DSAVA |
Danish Small Animal Veterinary Association
|
| |
| DSc |
Doctor of Science |
| |
| DSE |
dry sheep equivalent |
| |
| DSGR |
Department of Sheep & Goat Research
(Norway) |
| |
| DSH |
Domestic short hair (non-pedigree cat) |
| |
| DSHP |
Diploma in Sheep Health & Production
|
| |
| DSIR |
Development of Scientific & Industrial
Research |
| |
| DSMA |
disodium monomethanearsonate (organic
arsenical herbicide) |
| |
| DSP |
digital signal processing |
| |
| DsRNA |
double stranded RNA |
| |
| DSS |
i Department of Social Security |
|
ii dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate |
| |
| DST |
i dexamethasone suppression test |
|
ii diagnostic sensitivity test (agar) |
| |
| DST/TRH |
combined dexamethasone suppression test
and TRH response test |
| |
| DT |
definitive phage type |
| |
| DTA |
differential thermal analysis |
| |
| DTGP |
distal tibial growth plate |
| |
| DTH |
delayed type hypersensitivity |
| |
| DTI |
Department of Trade & Industry |
| |
| DTIC |
dacarbazine (imidazole carboxamide)-alsoDIC
|
| |
| DTM |
dermatophyte test medium |
| |
| DTPA |
diethyltriamine penta-acetic acid |
| |
| DTVM |
Diploma in Tropical Veterinary Medicine |
| |
| Du |
Dublin: Veterinary College of Ireland |
| |
| DUM |
distal ulnar metaphysis |
| |
| DUMP |
disposal of unwanted medicines &
poisons/pills |
| |
| DUniv |
Doctorate University of Stirling |
| |
| DUP |
digestible undegradable protein |
| |
| DV |
dorsoventral |
| |
| DVA |
i Danish Veterinary Association |
|
ii Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia |
| |
| DVC |
Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology |
| |
| DVD |
i digital versatile disk |
|
ii Diploma in Veterinary Dermatology
|
| |
| DVE |
duck viral enteritis |
| |
| DVet Med |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| |
| DVF |
Swedish District Veterinary Officers
Division
Svenska Distriktsveterinärforeningen |
| |
| DVG |
German Veterinary Medical Association
Deutche Veterinärmedizinsche Gesellschaft |
| |
| DVH |
duck virus hepatitis |
| |
| DVI |
Divisional Veterinary Inspector |
| |
| DV/IO |
dorso-ventral intra-oral |
| |
| DVIV |
Danish Veterinary Institute for Virus
Research |
| |
| DVL |
i Departmental Veterinary Laboratory |
|
ii Danish Veterinary Laboratory |
| |
| DVLA |
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Authority |
| |
| DVM |
i Divisional Veterinary Manager (DEFRA) |
|
ii Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| |
| DVMA |
Delaware Veterinary Medical Association |
| |
| DVM&S |
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine &
Surgery |
| |
| Dvn |
Division |
| |
| DVO |
Divisional Veterinary Officer (MAFF-obsolete,
now DVM) |
| |
| DVOphthal |
Diploma in Veterinary Ophthalmology |
| |
| DVPH |
Diploma in Veterinary Public Health |
| |
| DVPH (MH) |
Diploma in Veterinary Public Health
(Meat Hygiene) |
| |
| DVR |
Diploma in Veterinary Radiology |
| |
| DVRep |
Diploma in Veterinary Reproduction |
| |
| DVS |
i Director of Veterinary Services |
|
ii Doctor of Veterinary Science |
| |
| DVSc |
Doctor of Veterinary Science |
| |
| DVSM |
i Diploma in Veterinary State Medicine
(obsolete) |
|
ii Doctor of Veterinary State Medicine |
| |
| DW |
dry weight |
| |
| DWEL |
Diploma in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics
& Law |
| |
| Dx |
diagnosis (medical records) |
| |
| Dy |
chemical symbol dysprosium |
| |
| Dz |
disease (medical records) |
| |
| DZG Belgium |
Veterinarians without Borders Belgium
Dierenartsen Zonder Grenzen België |
| |
| DZM |
Diploma in Zoological Medicine (Reptilian) |
