| S |
i half (L.semis) |
| |
ii siemans (electrical
conductance) |
| |
iii sight |
| |
iv mark (L.signa) |
| |
v left (L.sinister) |
| |
vi stallion |
| |
vii chemical symbol sulphur
|
| |
viii svedberg (sedimentation) |
| |
| S½ |
salmon smolt less than
1 year old & which goes to sea in autumn |
| |
| S1 |
salmon smolt approx 1 year
old & which goes to sea in spring |
| |
| S1½ |
salmon smolt approx 18
months old & which goes to sea in autumn |
| |
| S2 |
salmon smolt approx 2 years
old & which goes to sea in spring |
| |
| s |
second (time) |
| |
| SA, S-A |
sinoatrial |
| |
| SA |
i small animal |
| |
ii Soil Association |
| |
iii University of South
Africa |
| |
| SAA |
Swiss Association for Veterinary
Assistants
Sektion Assistenztierärzte und Assistenztierärztinnen
der GST |
| |
| SAC |
Scottish Agricultural College |
| |
| SACDSU |
Scottish Agricultural College
Disease Surveillance Unit |
| |
| SACVSD |
Scottish Agricultural College
– Veterinary Science Division |
| |
| SAD |
i seasonal affective discorder |
| |
ii Street-Alabama-Dufferin
strain (rabies vaccine) |
| |
| SAE |
stamped addressed envelope |
| |
| SAF |
i scrapie associated fibril |
| |
ii Small Abattoir Federation
|
| |
| SAGE |
Statistical Analysis for
Genetic Epidemiology (US) |
| |
| SAHAT |
Spanish Association of
Homotoxicology & Antihomotoxic Therapy |
| |
| SAID |
simian acquired immune
deficiency syndrome |
| |
| SALT |
skin-associated lymphoid
tissue |
| |
| SAM |
S-adenosylmethionine |
| |
| SAMS |
sow abortion & mortality
syndrome |
| |
| SAMW |
Scottish Association of
Meat Wholesalers |
| |
| SaO2 |
oxygen saturation |
| |
| SAP |
i serum alkaline phosphatase |
| |
ii systolic arterial pressure |
| |
| SAPAM |
Small Animal Practitioners
Association of Malaysia |
| |
| SAPO |
Specified Animal Pathogens
Order |
| |
| SAR |
i slowly adapting (stretch)
receptors |
| |
ii sodium absorption ratio |
| |
iii suspected adverse reaction |
| |
| SARSS |
Suspected Adverse Reaction
Surveillance Scheme (VMD) |
| |
| SAS |
i salmonella antigen screening
|
| |
ii subvalvular aortic stenosis |
| |
| SASAS |
South African Society of
Animal Science |
| |
| SASBLIA |
South African Stud Book
& Livestock Improvement Association |
| |
| S&T |
Salmon & Trout Association
|
| |
| SAT |
i serum agglutination test
|
| |
ii slide agglutination
test |
| |
| sat |
saturated |
| |
| SAVA |
South African Veterinary
Association |
| |
| SAVAB-FL |
Small Animal Veterinary
Association of Belgium-Flanders |
| |
| SAVAB-Fr |
Small Animal Veterinary
Association of Belgium-Francophone section |
| |
| Sb |
chemical symbol antimony
|
| |
| SB |
Bachelor of Science (US)
(L.Scientiae Baccalaureus) |
| |
| SBA |
serum bile acid |
| |
| SBE |
sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis
|
| |
| SBFB |
Belgian French-Speaking
Association for Buiatrics
Société Belge Francophone de Buiatrie |
| |
| SBM |
Specified Bovine Material |
| |
| SBO |
Specified Bovine Offal
|
| |
| SBP |
systolic blood pressure |
| |
| SBS |
sick building syndrome |
| |
| SBT |
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
|
| |
| SC |
small colony |
| |
| Sc |
chemical symbol scandium |
| |
| sc |
subcutaneously |
| |
| s.c. |
subcutaneous (medical records) |
| |
| SCA |
i sickle-cell anaemia |
| |
ii specific combining ability |
| |
| SCAHAW |
Scientific Committee for
Animal Health & Animal Welfare (UK) |
| |
| SCAIMVS |
South Central Australia
Institute of Medical & Veterinary Science |
| |
| SCAN |
Scientific Committee on
Animal Nutrition (UK) |
| |
| Scand-LAS |
The Scandinavian Federation
for Laboratory Animal Science |
| |
| SCAR |
Standing Committee on Agricultural
Research (UK) |
| |
| SCAS |
Society for Companion Animal
Studies (UK) |
| |
| SCATAN |
Swedish Veterinary Nurses
Association |
| |
| SCAWS |
Scottish Centre for Animal
Welfare Sciences |
| |
| SCC |
i somatic cell count |
| |
ii squamous cell carcinoma |
| |
| SCCS |
self-contained-cleaning-system
(ref abattoir) |
| |
| ScD |
Doctor of Science |
| |
| SCFA |
short chain fatty acid
|
| |
| SCID |
severely-combined immunodeficient |
| |
| SCIENCE |
Stimulate the International
Cooperation & Interchange needed by European Research
Scientists |
| |
| SCIVAC |
Italian Cultural Society
of Veterinarians for Companion Animals
Societá Culturale Italiana Veterinari per Animali da
Compagnia |
| |
| SCMC |
sodium carboxymethylcellulose |
| |
| SCOTVEC |
Scottish Vocational Education
Council |
| |
| SCP |
i single cell protein |
| |
ii suckler cow premium |
| |
| SCPK |
serum creatine kinase |
| |
| Scr. |
scruple (apothecaries weight) |
| |
| ScRNA |
small cytoplasmic RNA |
| |
| SCT |
Sertoli cell tumour |
| |
| SCTHSA |
Safe Commercial Transportation
of Horses to Slaughter Act (USA) |
| |
| SCUD |
septicaemic cutaneous ulcerative
disease |
| |
| SCVA |
Southern Counties Veterinary
Association (BVA) |
| |
| SCVMPH |
Scientific Committee on
Veterinary Measures Relating to Public Health (of the EC) |
| |
| SD |
i skin dose |
| |
ii sorbital dehydrogenase |
| |
iii standard deviation |
| |
iv streptodornase |
| |
| s.d. |
i mean |
| |
ii standard deviation |
| |
| SDA |
i Scottish Dairy Association |
| |
ii Scottish Diploma in
Agriculture |
| |
iii sialodacryoadenitis
|
| |
| SDB |
Society for Developmental
Biology |
| |
| SDF |
i Danish Small Animal Veterinary
Association
Smádyrspraktiserende Dyrlaegers Forening |
| |
ii synchronous diaphragmatic
flutter (“thumps”) |
| |
| SDFT |
superficial digital flexor
tendon |
| |
| SDH |
sorbital dehydrogenase |
| |
| SDP |
Standard Disinfection Procedures |
| |
| SDRV |
Streptococcus & Diphtheria
Reference Unit (UK) |
| |
| SDS |
i simple descriptive scale |
| |
ii sodium dodecylsulphate
|
| |
iii sudden death syndrome |
| |
| SDS-PAGE |
sodium dodecylsulphate-polyacrylamide
gel electrophoresis |
| |
| SDT |
Society of Dairy Technology
(UK) |
| |
| SE |
i Scottish Executive |
| |
ii spongiform encephalopathy |
| |
iii standard error |
| |
iv staphylococcal enterotoxins
(SEA,SEB………SEE) |
| |
v starch equivalent |
| |
| Se |
chemical symbol selenium
|
| |
| se |
i standard error |
| |
ii mean (value) |
| |
| SEA |
i sheltie eye anomoly |
| |
ii Single European Act |
| |
| SEB |
Society for Experimental
Biology |
| |
| SEAC |
Spongiform Encephalopathy
Advisory Committee (UK) |
| |
| SEAP |
Scottish Environment Pollution
Agency |
| |
| SECAL |
Spanish Society of Laboratory
Animal Science
Sociedad Española para las Ciencias de los Animales
de Laboratorio |
| |
| SECIVE |
Spanish Society of Veterinary
Surgery
Sociedad Española de Cirugia Veterinaria |
| |
| SEEA |
Spanish Society of Animal
Experimentation
Sociedad Española de Experimentación Animal |
| |
| SEF |
spectral edge frequency |
| |
| SEH |
Sefton Equine Hospital
(RVC) |
| |
| SEHY |
Finnish Association for
Veterinary Homeopathy
Suomen Eläinlääkäreiden Homeopatiayhdistys |
| |
| SeKC |
seal kidney cells |
| |
| SELL |
Finnish Veterinary Association
Suomen Eläinlääkäriliitto r.y. /Finlands
Veterinärförbund r.f. |
| |
| SEM |
i scanning electron microscope
(or microscopy) |
| |
ii seminoma |
| |
iii standard error of the
mean |
| |
| SEMVA |
South East Midlands Veterinary
Association (BVA) |
| |
| SEMY |
Association of Finnish
Veterinary Microbiologists
Suomen Eläinlääkärimikrobiologien yhdistys
/ Finlands Veterinärmikrobiologernas Fórening |
| |
| SEO |
Seoul hantavirus |
| |
| SEP |
Finnish Association of
Veterinary Practitioners
Suomen Eläinlääkäripraktikot r.y |
| |
| SEPA |
Scottish Enviroment Protection
Agency |
| |
| SEPLIS |
is replaced by CEPLIS |
| |
| seq. |
the following (L.sequentes) |
| |
| seq.luce |
the following day (L.sequenti
luce) |
| |
| SER |
smooth endoplastic reticulum |
| |
| Ser |
serine |
| |
| SERAD |
Scottish Executive Rural
Affairs Department |
| |
| SERPS |
State Earnings-Related
Pension Scheme (UK) |
| |
| SETAC |
Society of Environmental
Toxicology & Chemistry |
| |
| SETT |
Society for the Eradication
of Tuberculosis Transmission |
| |
| SEVS |
South Eastern Veterinary
Society (BVA) |
| |
| SF |
i spayed female |
| |
ii synovial fluid |
| |
| SFACET |
Scottish Farm & Countryside
Educational Trust |
| |
| SFB |
French Buiatric Society
Societe Francaise de Buiatrie |
| |
| SFBR |
Southwest Foundation for
Biomedical Research |
| |
| SFC |
Society for Cryobiology |
| |
| SFEC |
Specialisation & Further
Education Committee (RCVS) |
| |
| SFEROV |
French Society for Studies
& Research in Veterinary Ophthalmology
Societe Francaise d’Etudes et de Recherche en Ophtalmologie
Vétérinaire |
| |
| SFHA |
Shetland Flock Health Association
|
| |
| SFTA |
Societe Francaise de Toxicologie
Analytique |
| |
| SFOV |
French Society of Veterinary
Ophthalmology
Société Francaise d’Ophtalmologie Vétérinaire |
| |
| SFPA |
Scottish Fisheries Protection
Agency |
| |
| SG/s.g. |
specific gravity |
| |
| SGAG |
sulphated glycosaminoglycans |
| |
| SGAM |
Steering Group on Analytical
Methods |
| |
| SGCI |
Swiss Society of the Pharmaceutical
Industry
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Chemische Industrie |
| |
| SGM |
Society for General Microbiology
|
| |
| SGOT |
serum glutamic-oxaloacetic
transaminase |
| |
| SGPT |
serum glutamic-pyruvic
transaminase |
| |
| SGPV |
sheep & goat pox virus |
| |
| SGRP |
Special Grants Research
Program (MAFF) |
| |
| SGS |
subacute grass sickness |
| |
| SGV |
Society of Greyhound Veterinarians
(BVA) |
| |
| SH |
sulphydryl |
| |
| SHBG |
sex hormone-binding globulin |
| |
| SHD |
short haired domestic (non-pedigree
cat) |
| |
| SHEFC |
Scottish Higher Education
Funding Council |
| |
| SHF |
Stockholm Herpetological
Association |
| |
| SHK |
salmon head kidney (cell
line) |
| |
| SHMW PTNW |
Section History of Veterinary
Medicine of the Polish Society of Veterinary Sciences
Sekcja Historii Medycyny Weterynaryjnej Polskiego Towarzystwa
Nauk Weterynaryjnych |
| |
| SHS |
swollen head syndrome |
| |
| SHV 1 |
Suid herpesvirus 1 |
| |
| SI |
i safety index |
| |
ii small intestine |
| |
iii Statutory Instrument |
| |
iv Systeme Internationale
d’Unites (see SI units) |
| |
| Si |
chemical symbol silicon |
| |
| SI units |
Systeme Internationales
d’Unites (French) but is SI in all languages; is a measurement
system for all scientific & technical uses (Metric units) |
| |
| SIADH |
syndrome of inappropriate
secretion of antidiuretic hormone |
| |
| SIAP |
steroid induced alkaline
phosphate |
| |
| SIB |
Italian Buiatrics Society
Società Italiana Buiatria |
| |
| SIBO |
small intestinal bacterial
overgrowth |
| |
| SICB |
Society for Integrative
& Comparative Biology |
| |
| SID |
i single intradermal test
for tuberculosis |
| |
ii strong ion difference
|
| |
| sid |
once daily (L.semel in
die)
|
| |
| SIDEV |
Italian Society of Veterinary
Dermatology
Società Italiana of Dermatologia Veterinaria |
| |
| SIDI |
Italian Association of
Equine Practitioners
Società Italiana di Ippologia |
| |
| SIET |
Italian Embryo Transfer
Society
Società Italiana Embryo Transfer |
| |
| SIFT |
Service Increment for Teaching |
| |
| Sig., sig |
mark (signature)(L.signa) |
| |
| SIM |
sulphide production, indole
production & motility (medium) |
| |
| SIMESC |
Italian Society of Canine
Sports Medicine
Società Italiana di Medicina Sportiva del Cane |
| |
| SIMV |
synchronised intermittent
mandatory ventilation |
| |
| SIMV&R |
French Union of the Veterinary
Medicines Industry
Syndicat de L’Industrie du Médicament Vétérinaire
et du Réactif |
| |
| SINA |
Iberian Society of Animal
Nutrition
Socieded iberica de Nutrición Animal |
| |
| SINVet |
Italian Society of Veterinary
Neurology
Societa Italiana di Neurologia Veterinaria |
| |
| SIPA |
Italian Society of Avian
Pathologists
Societa Italiana di Patologia Aviare |
| |
| SIPAOC |
Italian Society of Sheep
and Goat Pathology and Breeding
Società Italiana di Patologia ed Allevamento degli
Ovini e dei Caprini |
| |
| SIPAS |
Italian Society of Pig
Pathology and Husbandry
Società Italiana di Patologia ed Allevamento dei Suini
|
| |
| SIPI |
Italian Society of Fish
Pathology
Società Italiana di Patologia Ittica |
| |
| SIPPS |
self-invested personal
pension |
| |
| SIR |
systemic inflammatory response |
| |
| SIRM |
sterile insect release
method |
| |
| SIRS |
systemic inflammatory response
syndrome |
| |
| SIS |
small intestinal submucosa |
| |
| SISPV |
Italian Society of Veterinary
Public Health
Società Italiana di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria
|
| |
| SISVET |
Italian Society of Veterinary
Science
Società Italiana delle Scienze Veterinarie |
| |
| SITOV |
Italian Society of Veterinary
Traumatology and Orthopaeics
Società Italiana Traumatologia e Ortopedia Veterinaria |
| |
| SIV |
i simian immunodeficiency
virus |
| |
ii swine influenza virus |
| |
| SIVeLP |
Italian Union of Self-employed
Veterinarians
Sindacato Italiano Veterinari Liberi Professionisti |
| |
| SIVeMP |
Italian Union of Public
Health Veterinarians
Sindacato Italiano Veterinari Medicina Pubblica |
| |
| SIVTro |
Italian Society of Tropical
Animal Health and Production for International Cooperation
Società Italiana di Veterinaria e Zootecnia Tropicale
per la Cooperazione Internazionale |
| |
| SJVF |
Danish Agriculture &
Veterinary Research Council
Statens Jordbrugs – og Veterinarvidenskabelige Forskilingsgrad |
| |
| SK |
streptokinase |
| |
| SKMZA |
Greek Small Animal Veterinary
Association – ATTICA |
| |
| SkAVMLZ |
Slovak Small Animal Veterinary
Association
Slovenská Asociácia Veterinárnych Lekárov
Malych Zvierat |
| |
| s.I. |
in a broad sense (L.sensu
lato) |
| |
| SLE |
systemic lupus erythmatosus |
| |
| SLO |
Student Liaison Officer |
| |
| SLS |
streptococcal lymphadenitis
of swine |
| |
| SLT |
shiga – like toxins |
| |
| SM |
Master of Science (US)
(L.Scientiae Magister) |
| |
| Sm |
chemical symbol samarium |
| |
| SMAF |
specific macrophage arming
factor |
| |
| SMB |
World Association for Buiatrics
Société Mondial de Buatrie |
| |
| SMCA |
monochloracetate |
| |
| SMBG |
self monitoring of blood
glucose |
| |
| SMCO |
S-methylcysteine sulfoxide |
| |
| SMD |
i Scottish Metropolitan
Division (BVA) |
| |
ii senile molecular degeneration
|
| |
| SME |
Small & Medium-sized
Enterprises |
| |
| SMEDI group |
porcine enteroviruses (subgroups-AB&C)
causing stillbirth mummification & high piglet mortality
|
| |
| SMI |
sphincter mechanism incompetence |
| |
| SMM |
Society of Marine Mammologists |
| |
| SMP |
Statutory Maternity Pay |
| |
| SMR |
i standard metabolic rate |
| |
ii standardised morbidity
ratio |
| |
| SMS |
stiff men syndrome |
| |
| SMSV |
San Miguel sealion virus |
| |
| SMZ |
sulphamezathine |
| |
| SN |
i serum neutralisation |
| |
ii Sin Nombre hantavirus |
| |
| S/N |
signal to noise (ratio) |
| |
| Sn |
i chemical symbol tin (L.stannum) |
| |
ii sensitivity |
| |
| s-n |
semi-nested |
| |
| SND |
standardised normal deviation |
| |
| SNF |
solids-not-fat (ref milk) |
| |
| SNGTV |
French Society of Large
Animal Veterinarians
Société Nationale des Groupements Techniques
Vétérinaires |
| |
| SNMV |
National Syndicate of Veterinary
Surgeons (Portugal)
Sindicate Nacional dos Médicos Veterinários |
| |
| SNNI |
striped snakehead cell
line 1 (salmon) |
| |
| SNOMED |
Standard Nomenclature of
Medical Diseases and Operations |
| |
| SNOVET |
Standard Nomenclature of
Veterinary Diseases & Operations (see SNVDO) |
| |
| SnRNA |
small nuclear ribonucleic
acid |
| |
| SnRNP |
small nuclear ribonucleic
protein |
| |
| SNT |
serum neutralising test |
| |
| SNVB |
French Union of Biology
Veterinarians
Syndicat National des Vétérinaires Biologistes
|
| |
| SNVDO |
Standard Nomenclature of
Veterinary Diseases & Operations (see SNOVET) |
| |
| SNVEL |
French Union of Self-Employed
Veterinarians
Syndicat National Des Vétérinaires d’Exercice
Libéral |
| |
| SNVF |
National French Veterinary
Syndicat
Syndicat National des Vétérinaires Français |
| |
| SNVIMA |
Ministry of Agriculture
State Veterinary Officers Trade Union (France)
Syndicat National des Vétérinaires Inspecteurs
du Ministère de L’Agriculture |
| |
| S/NVQ |
Scottish & National
Vocational Qualification |
| |
| SO |
i Scientific Officer |
| |
ii synovial osteochondromatosis
or osteochondrometaplasia |
| |
| SOAEFD |
Scottish Office Agriculture,
Environment & Fisheries Department |
| |
| SOAFD |
Scottish Office Agriculture
& Fisheries Department |
| |
| SOAP |
subjective data, objective
data, assessment plan (ref medical records) |
| |
| SODOH |
Scottish Office Department
of Health |
| |
| SOIPA |
Italian Society of Parasitology
Società Italiana di Parassitologia |
| |
| SOLAS |
Society for Laboratory
Animal Science (Germany) |
| |
| SOP |
i Society of Protozoologists |
| |
ii standard operating procedure |
| |
| s.o.s. |
if necessary (L.si opus
sit) re prescriptions |
| |
| SOT |
Society of Toxicology |
| |
| SOVERGS |
Sociedade de Medicina Veterinaria
do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) |
| |
| SOVI |
Italian Society of Veterinary
Ophthalmology
Società di Oftalmologia Veterinaria Italiana |
| |
| SP |
special precautions |
| |
| sp |
specificity |
| |
| sp/spp |
species (singular/plural) |
| |
| sp.gr. |
specific gravity |
| |
| SPA |
i sheep pulmonary adenomatosis
(Jaagsiekte) |
| |
ii staphylococcal protein
A |
| |
| SPAC |
Standing Pharmaceutical
Advisory Committee (UK) |
| |
| SPANA |
Society for the Protection
of Animals Abroad (UK) |
| |
| SPAOPD |
summer pasture associated
obstructive pulmonary disease |
| |
| SPC |
Summary of Product Characteristics |
| |
| SPCA |
i serum prothrombin conversion
accelerator (clotting factor VII) |
| |
ii Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (USA & Canada) |
| |
| SPD |
salmon poisoning disease |
| |
| SPECT |
single photon emission
computed tomography |
| |
| SPF |
specific pathogen free |
| |
| SPGC |
Scottish Pharmaceutical
General Council |
| |
| SPIEM |
solid phase-immune EM |
| |
| sp.nov |
new species (singular)(L.species
nova) |
| |
| spp. |
species (plural, used only
after a generic name) |
| |
| SPR |
Subject Programme Review |
| |
| SPS |
sodium polyanethol sulphonate
|
| |
| SPSO |
Senior Principal Scientific
Officer |
| |
| SPV |
sheep pox virus |
| |
| SPVO |
Senior Principal Veterinary
Officer |
| |
| SPVS |
Society of Practising Veterinary
Surgeons (BVA) |
| |
| SQ |
subcutaneous |
| |
| SQA |
Scottish Qualifications
Authority (see also QCA) |
| |
| SQP |
Suitably Qualified Person
(Register-ref AMTRA) |
| |
| SQS |
Scottish Quality Salmon |
| |
| SR |
i sedimentation rate |
| |
ii Society of Radiographers |
| |
| Sr |
chemical symbol strontium |
| |
| SRC |
Science Research Council
(UK) |
| |
| SREV |
Romanian Society for Veterinary
Epidemiology
Societatea Româná de Epidemiologie Veterinará |
| |
| SRF |
Standard bred Retirement
Foundation (US-re horses) |
| |
| SRH |
somatotropin releasing
hormone |
| |
| SRM |
Specified Risk Material |
| |
| sRNA |
soluble RNA |
| |
| SRO |
Senior Research Officer |
| |
| SRP |
signal recognition particle |
| |
| SRPC |
Research Centre for Caprine
Diseases (France)
Station Régionale de Pathologie Caprine |
| |
| SRS,SRS-A |
slow reacting substance
(leukotriene) |
| |
| SRSV |
small round structured
viruses |
| |
| ss. |
one half (L.semis) |
| |
| s.s. |
in a narrow sense (L.sensu
stricto) |
| |
| SS agar |
Salmonella Shigella agar
|
| |
| SSA |
special somatic afferent
(ref neurons eye &ear) |
| |
| SSAB |
Society for the Study of
Animal Breeding (BVA) |
| |
| SSAR |
Society for the Study of
Amphibians & Reptiles |
| |
| SSAVA |
i Slovenian Small Animal
Veterinary Association |
| |
ii Swedish Small Animal
Veterinary Association
Smådjursektionen, Sveriges Veterinärmedicinka |
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| SSC |
side scatter |
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| SSFA |
Scottish Salmon Farmers
Association |
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| SSGA |
Scottish Salmon Growers
Association |
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| SSO |
i Senior Scientific Officer
|
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ii Senior Supervisory Officer |
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| SSP |
soluble sodium percentage |
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| SSPCA |
Scottish Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
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| SSPE |
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis |
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| SSR |
Society for the Study of
Reproduction |
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| SSSI |
Site of Special Scientific
Interest |
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| SSSTLA |
Society of Study of the
Science & Technology of Laboratory Animal |
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| SSVI |
i Senior Superintending
Veterinary Inspector |
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ii Slovak Veterinary Association |
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iii Slovenská Spolocnost
Veterinárnych Lekarov |
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| ST |
i slice thickness |
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ii heat-stable |
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| S-T segment |
that part of ECG from end
of QRS complex to start of T wave |
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| STA |
Special Treatment Authorisation
(from the VMD) |
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| STAR |
an accelerated lambing
system (Cornell) |
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| Stat. |
at once (L.statim) |
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| STC |
i soft tissue calcification |
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ii spontaneous turkey cardiomyopathy |
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iii Structured Tutoring
Course |
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| STD |
sexually transmitted disease |
| |
| STEC |
shiga toxin producing Escherichia
coli |
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| STH |
somatotrophic (growth)
hormone |
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| STIM |
scanning transmission ion
microscope |
| |
| STM |
scanning tunnelling microscope |
| |
| STP |
Society of Toxicologic
Pathologists |
| |
| STP/stp |
standard temperature &
pressure |
| |
| STPD |
standard temperature &
pressure, dry |
| |
| str. |
strain |
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| STRV |
Science & Technology
Research Unit (Univ of Sussex) |
| |
| STVAH |
Swiss Veterinary Association
for Acupuncture and Homeopathy
Schweizerische Tierärztliche Vereinigung für Akupunktur
und Homoopathie |
| |
| STVE |
Swiss Veterinary Association
for Ethology
Schweizerische Tierärztliche Vereinigung für Ethologie
|
| |
| STVF |
Swiss Meat Hygiene Association
Schweizerische Tierärztliche Vereinigung für Fleischhygiene |
| |
| STVM |
Society for Tropical Veterinary
Medicine |
| |
| STVT |
Swiss Veterinary Association
for Animal Wellfare
Schweizerische Tierärztliche Vereinigung für Tierschutz |
| |
| Stx |
shiga toxin |
| |
| SU |
serum urea |
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| subf. |
subform (L.sub forma) |
| |
| subff. |
subforms (L.sub forma) |
| |
| subsp. |
subspecies (singular)(only
allowed in trinomials) |
| |
| subsp.nov |
new subspecies (singular) |
| |
| subspp. |
subspecies (plural) |
| |
| subvar. |
subvariety (L.subvarietas) |
| |
| subvars. |
subvarieties (L.subvarietas) |
| |
| SUN |
serum urea nitrogen |
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| SV |
stroke volume |
| |
| Sv |
sievert (replaced rem) |
| |
| SV-5 virus |
simian virus type 5 |
| |
| SVA |
i Shropshire Veterinary
Association (BVA) |
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ii Slovak Veterinary Assiciation |
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iii Slovenian Veterinary
Association |
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iv Society of Veterinary
Assistants |
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v Spanish Veterinary Association
La Organization Colegial Veterinaria Espanola |
| |
vi National Veterinary
Institute (Sweden)
Statens Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt |
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vii Sussex Veterinary Association
(BVA) |
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| SVAA |
Swiss Association for Veterinary
Assistants
Section Vétérinaires assistants et assistants
de le SVS |
| |
| SVA CR |
State Veterinary Administration
(Czech Republic)
Státni Veterinárni Správe CR |
| |
| SVA SR |
State Veterinary Administration
of the Slovak Republic |
| |
| SVC |
i spring viraemia of carp |
| |
ii Standing Veterinary
Committee (EC) |
| |
| SVCR |
Society for Veterinary
Clinical Research |
| |
| SVD |
swine vesicular disease |
| |
| SVE |
special visceral efferent |
| |
| SVECCS |
Student Veterinary Emergency
& Critical Care Society |
| |
| SVEPM |
Society of Veterinary Epidemiology
and Preventive Medicine (UK) |
| |
| SVF |
i Norwegian Small Animals
Veterinary Association
Smádypraktiserende Veterinaerers Forening |
| |
ii Swedish Veterinary Association
Sveriges Veterinärförbund |
| |
| SVGVM |
Swiss Association of Veterinary
History
Schweizerische Vereinigung für Geschichte der Veterinärmedizin |
| |
| SVI |
Superintending Veterinary
Inspector |
| |
| SVIV |
Danish Veterinary Institute
for Virus Research
Statens Veterinaere Institute for Virusforskning |
| |
| SVK |
Society for Veterinary
Medical Ethics |
| |
| SVN |
Student Veterinary Nurse
(NOTE: not official or approved: see PVN) |
| |
| SVO |
Senior Veterinary Officer |
| |
| SVPC |
supraventricular premature
complex |
| |
| SVPM |
Swiss Equine Veterinary
Association
Schweizerische Vereiningung für Pferdemedizin |
| |
| SVQ |
Scottish Vocational Qualification
(also see NVQ) |
| |
| SVR |
Supplementary Veterinary
Register |
| |
| SVRO |
Senior Veterinary Research
Officer |
| |
| SVS |
i Sheep Veterinary Society
(BVA) |
| |
ii State Veterinary Service
(UK) |
| |
iii Swedish Society for
Veterinary Medicine
Sveriges Veterinärmedicinska Sällskap |
| |
iv Swiss Veterinary Society
Société des Vétérinaires Suisses |
| |
| SVS SR |
State Veterinary Administration
of the Slovak Republic
Státna Veterinárna Správa Slovenskej
Republiky |
| |
| SVT |
supraventricular tachycardia |
| |
| SVTP |
Swiss Association of Veterinary
Pathology
Schweizererische Vereinigung für Tierpathologie |
| |
| SVVLD |
Swiss Association of Diagnostic
Laboratory Veterinarians
Schweizererische Vereinigung der Veterinär-Labordiagnostiker
|
| |
| SVZ |
Slovenian Veterinary Association
Slovenska veterinatska zveza |
| |
| SVZB |
Swiss Society of Theriogenology
& Bovine Diseases
Schweitzerische Vereinigung fur Zuchthygiene und Buiatrik
Association Suisse pour l’Hygiène de la Reproduction
et de la Médecine Bovine |
| |
| SVZIE |
Student Veterinary Zoological
Information Exchange |
| |
| SWD |
South Wales Division (BVA) |
| |
| SWOT |
strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities & threats (analysis) |
| |
| Sx |
surgery (medical records) |
| |
| Syd |
University of Sydney |
| |
| SYVF |
Swedish Young Veterinarians
Association
Sveriges Yngre Veterinärers Förening |
| |
| SZVMZ |
Slovenian Small Animal
Veterinary Association
Slovensko Zaruzenje Veterinarjev za Male Zivali |
