| F |
i chemical symbol fluorine |
|
ii Fahrenheit |
|
iii female |
|
iv field of vision |
|
v French (catheter size) |
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vi statistical symbol for variance ratio |
| |
| f. |
form (L.forma) |
| |
| F antigen |
bacterial fimbrial antigen |
| |
| F1 |
first filial generation (first cross)
|
| |
| F2 |
second filial generation (progency of
mating F1 generations) |
| |
| F4 |
K88 antigen (pilus antigen of E.coli) |
| |
| F5 |
K99 antigen (pilus antigen of E.coli) |
| |
| F-2 toxin |
zearalenone |
| |
| F & R |
force & rhythm (pulse) |
| |
| F cells factor |
ratio of total body haematocrit to venous
haematocrit |
| |
| F wave |
i a muscle action potential seen on
electromyographs |
|
ii saw toothed ECG waves (atrial flutter) |
| |
| FA |
i zona fasciculata (adrenal cortex)
|
|
ii feed additive |
|
iii fluorescent antibody |
|
iv follicular antrum |
| |
| FAA |
Fellow of the Australian Academy of
Science |
| |
| FAAP |
Fellow of the American Academy of Paediatrics |
| |
| FAAVPT |
Fellow of the American Academy of Veterinary
Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
| |
| FAB |
i Farm Assured British |
|
ii Feline Advisory Bureau |
| |
| FABA |
fastidious anaerobic blood agar |
| |
| FABP |
fatty acid binding protein |
| |
| FACS |
fluorescence-activated cell sorter |
| |
| FACVPT |
Fellow of the Australian College of
Veterinary Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| |
| FACVSc |
Fellow of the Australian College of
Veterinary Scientists |
| |
| FACVT |
Fellow of the American College of Veterinary
Toxicologists |
| |
| FAD |
i flea allergy dermatitis |
|
ii flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| |
| FADH2 |
reduced form of flavin adenine dinucleotide
|
| |
| FAIDS |
feline acquired immune deficiency syndrome
|
| |
| FAIM |
Foundation for the Advancement of Integrative
Medicine |
| |
| FAL |
Research Institute for Agriculture
Bundesforschungsanstalt fur Landwirtschaft |
| |
| Fam.nov |
new family |
| |
| FAO |
Food & Agricultural Organisation
(UN) |
| |
| FAPAS |
Food Analysis Performance Assessment
Scheme |
| |
| FAQ |
frequently asked questions |
| |
| FARAD |
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
|
| |
| FARM |
Farm Animal Reform Movement |
| |
| FAS |
Federation of American Scientists |
| |
| FASEB |
Federation of American Societies
for Experimental Biology |
| |
| FASM |
Fellow of the Australian Society of
Microbiology |
| |
| FAT |
fluorescent antibody test |
| |
| FAV |
i fowl adenoviruses |
|
ii Federation of German-French Veterinarians
France-Allemagne Veterinaire |
| |
| FAVA |
Federation of Asian Veterinarians |
| |
| FAVN |
fluoresecent antibody neutralisation
test |
| |
| FAVP |
Finnish Association of Veterinary Practitioners |
| |
| FAWAC |
Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council |
| |
| FAWC |
Farm Animal Welfare Council |
| |
| FB |
foreign body |
| |
| FBAS |
Farm Business Advice Service |
| |
| FBR |
Foundation for Biomedical Research |
| |
| FBS |
foetal bovine serum |
| |
| FBZ |
food-borne zoonosis |
| |
| FC |
frontal cortex |
| |
| 5FC |
5-flucytosine |
| |
| FCA |
Freund’s complete adjuvant |
| |
| FCGS |
feline chronic gingivostomatitis |
| |
| FCI |
International Canine Federation
Federation Cynologique International |
| |
| FCIArb |
Fellow of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators |
| |
| FCM |
fat-corrected milk |
| |
| FcoV |
feline coronavirus |
| |
| FCR |
food conversation ratio |
| |
| FCS |
foetal calf serum |
| |
| FCV |
feline calicivirus |
| |
| FD |
i fatal dose |
|
ii focal distance |
| |
| FDA |
Food & Drug Administration (US) |
| |
| FDCA |
Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act
(US) |
| |
| FDI |
Fort Dodge Index (of practice efficacy)
|
| |
| FDLI |
Food & Drug Law Institute |
| |
| FDP |
fibrin degradation product |
| |
| FE |
fractional excretion |
| |
| Fe |
chemical symbol iron (L.ferrum) |
| |
| FEA |
feline endocrine alopecia (now idiopathic
FSA) |
| |
| FEAVA |
Far East & Asia Veterinary Association
|
| |
| FECAVA |
Federation of European Companion Animal
Veterinary Associations |
| |
| FECR |
faecal egg count reduction |
| |
| FECV |
FECV feline |
| |
| FEDER |
European Funds for Regional Development |
| |
| FEDESA |
European Federation of Animal Health
(Fed. Eur de la Santé Animale) |
| |
| FEDIAF |
European Pet Food Manufacturers’
Federation
Fed. Eur. de l’Industrie des Aliments Pour Animaux Familiers |
| |
| FEEVA |
Federation of European Equine Veterinary
Associations |
| |
| FEF |
forced expiratory flow rate |
| |
| FEFANA |
European Federation of Animal Feed Additive
Manufacturers
Fed. Eur. de Fabricants d’Adjuvants Pour la Nutrition
Animale |
| |
| FEI |
International Equestrian Federation
Fed. Equestre Internat. |
| |
| FELLC |
feline lymphosarcoma-leukaemia complex |
| |
| FeLV |
feline leukaemia virus |
| |
| FeMeSprum |
Mediterranean Federation Health &
Production of Ruminants |
| |
| FEP |
fluoroethylenepolypropylene |
| |
| FEPA |
Food & Environment Protection Act |
| |
| FESFV |
feline syncitia forming virus (retrovirus) |
| |
| FESV |
feline sarcoma virus |
| |
| FEV |
forced expiratory volume |
| |
| FEVIR |
Federation of Veterinarians
in Industry & Research |
| |
| FFA |
i free fatty acid |
|
ii Future Farmers of America |
| |
| FFD |
film focus distance |
| |
| FFFF |
Danish Association of Feed Additive
Producers
Foreningen af Fabrikanter af Farmaceutisk-kemiske Tilsaetningstoffer
til Foderstofindustrien |
| |
| FFP |
feline facial phevemone |
| |
| FFPE |
Formalin fixed, paraffin embedded |
| |
| FFR |
force-frequency regulation |
| |
| FGA |
Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts
& Science |
| |
| FGF |
fresh gas flow |
| |
| FH |
Friesian/Holstein |
| |
| FHC |
familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| |
| FHD |
feline heartworm disease |
| |
| FHL |
i feline hepatic lipidosis |
|
ii Food Hygiene Laboratory (PHLS) |
| |
| FIA |
i feline infections anaemia (Haemobartonellosis) |
|
ii flow injection analysis |
| |
| FIC |
feline iodiopathic cystitis |
| |
| FIDIN |
Dutch Association of Manufactures &
Importers of Animal Health Products
Vereniging van Fabrikanten en Importeurs van Diergeneesmiddelen
in Nederland |
| |
| fig. |
figure |
| |
| FIGLU |
formiminoglutamic acid |
| |
| FIN |
Fishmeal Information Network |
| |
| FinLAS |
Finnish Laboratory Animal Scientists
|
| |
| FIP |
i International Pharmaceutical Federation
Fed. Internat. Pharmaceutique |
|
ii feline infections peritonitis |
| |
| FIPV |
feline infectious peritonitis virus |
| |
| FIT |
German Association of Industrial Veterinarians
(Fachgemeinshaft der Industriearzte) |
| |
| FITC |
fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| |
| FIV |
feline immunodeficiency virus |
| |
| F-J hybrid |
Friesian cow Jersey bull hybrid ie Jersian |
| |
| FKDVG |
Small Animal Association of the German
Medical Association
Fachgruppe Kleintierkrankheiten der DGV |
| |
| FL |
forelimb |
| |
| FLASH |
Fast Low Angle Shot Imaging |
| |
| fl.dr. |
fluid dram |
| |
| FLHS |
fatty liver & haemorrhagic syndrome |
| |
| FLK |
foetal lamb kidney |
| |
| FLKS |
fatty liver & kidney syndrome |
| |
| FLUTD |
feline lower urinary tract
disease |
| |
| Fm |
chemical symbol fermium |
| |
| FMCP |
fragmentation of the medial coranoid
process |
| |
| FMD |
i feline miliary dermatitis |
|
ii foot and mouth disease |
| |
| FMDV |
foot and mouth disease virus |
| |
| FMN |
flavin mononucleotide (oxidized form) |
| |
| FMNHZ |
flavin mononucleotide (reduced form) |
| |
| FNA |
fine needle aspiration |
| |
| FNAB |
fine needle aspiration biopsy |
| |
| FNOVI |
Federation of Orders of Italian Veterinary
Surgeons
Fed. Nazionale Degli Ordini Dei Veterinari Italiani |
| |
| FOCMA |
feline oncornavirus-associated cell
membrane antigen |
| |
| FOE |
Friends of the Earth |
| |
| FORL |
feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion
|
| |
| FORTRAN |
a scientific computer language |
| |
| FOS |
fructo-oligosaccharide |
| |
| FP |
fowl pox |
| |
| Fp |
flavoprotein |
| |
| f.p. |
freezing point |
| |
| FPH |
Fellow in Poultry Husbandry |
| |
| FPL |
feline panleukopenia |
| |
| FPS |
Finished Product Specifications |
| |
| FPV |
feline panleukopenia virus |
| |
| Fr |
chemical symbol francium |
| |
| FRAgS |
Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Societies. |
| |
| FRAME |
Fund for the Replacement of Animals
in Medical Societies |
| |
| FRASE |
Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society
of England |
| |
| FRC |
functional residual capacity |
| |
| FRCA |
Farming & Rural Conservation Agency
|
| |
| FRC Path |
Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists |
| |
| FRCS |
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
|
| |
| FRCVS |
Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons |
| |
| FRF |
follicle-stimulating hormone releasing
factor |
| |
| FRS |
i Fellow of the Royal Society |
|
ii Fisheries Research Services |
| |
| FRSE |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
|
| |
| FRV |
feline respiratory virus |
| |
| FS |
fibrosarcoma |
| |
| FSA |
i feline symmetrical alopecia |
|
ii Food Standards Agency |
| |
| FSC/SSC |
forward scatter/side scatter |
| |
| FSE |
i feline spongiform encephalopathy |
|
ii focal symmetrical encephalomalacia |
| |
| FSH |
follicle-stimulating hormone |
| |
| FSH/LH-RH |
follicle-stimulating hormone releasing
hormone and luteinising hormone releasing hormone |
| |
| FSH-RH |
follicle-stimulating hormone releasing
hormone |
| |
| FSIS |
Food Safety & Inspection Service
(USDA) |
| |
| FSP |
fibrin/fibrinogen split products |
| |
| FSPB |
Food Safety Promotion Board (all-Ireland) |
| |
| FSSG |
Food Safety & Science group |
| |
| f.sp. |
special form (L. forma specialis) |
| |
| FSV |
feline sarcoma virus |
| |
| FT3 |
free triiodothyronine |
| |
| FT4 |
free thyroxine |
| |
| FTC |
failure to conceive |
| |
| FTE |
full-time equivalent |
| |
| FTJE |
full-time job equivalence |
| |
| FTLV |
feline T-lymphocyte virus |
| |
| FTS |
i facteur thymique serique |
|
ii Farriers Training Service |
| |
| FTV |
free thoracic vertebrae |
| |
| FU |
feed unit/folder unit |
| |
| 5-FU |
5-fluorouracil |
| |
| FUDR |
floxuridine |
| |
| FUO |
fever of unknown origin |
| |
| FUS |
feline urological syndrome |
| |
| FUW |
Farmers Union of Wales |
| |
| FVA |
Finnish Veterinary Association |
| |
| FVC |
forced vital capacity |
| |
| F-Vlll-C |
factor Vlll-coagulant |
| |
| FVE |
Federation of Veterinarians in Europe |
| |
| FVET |
Division of Veterinarians Employed by
Industry & Private Enterprises (Sweden)
Foreningen Veterinarer i Enskild Tjanst |
| |
| FVMA |
Florida Veterinary Medical Association |
| |
| FVO |
Food & Veterinary Office |
| |
| FVP |
Finnish Association of Veterinary Practitioners
Finlands Veterinarpraktiker r.f. |
| |
| FVR |
feline viral rhinotracheitis |
| |
| FVS |
Fish Veterinary Society (UK) |
| |
| FVRCP |
feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus,
panleucopenia (vaccine) |
| |
| FVU |
feline virus unit |
| |
| FVVI |
Division of Veterinarians working at
Scientific Institutions (Sweden)
Foreningen for Veterinarer vid Vetenskapliga Institutioner |
| |
| FW |
i Farmers Weekly |
|
ii fresh water |
|
iii fresh weight |
| |
| FWCF |
Fellow of the Worshipful Company of
Farriers |
| |
| FWEC |
faecal worm egg count |
| |
| FYM |
farmyard manure |
