AA
|
amino acid
|
ad lib
|
ad libitum, as much as desired
|
AGID
|
agar gel immunodiffusion
|
AI
|
artificial insemination
|
ALP
|
alkaline phosphatase
|
ASF
|
African swine fever
|
AST
|
aspartate aminotransferase
|
BHC
|
benzene hexachloride
|
BSE
|
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
|
CFT
|
complement fixation test
|
CK
|
creatine kinase
|
CNS
|
central nervous system
|
CSF
|
cerebrospinal fluid or classical swine fever
|
DEFRA
|
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
|
DON
|
deoxynivalenol
|
DVM
|
Divisional Veterinary Manager
|
EDTA
|
ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid
|
ELISA
|
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
|
FAT
|
fluorescent antibody test
|
FEC
|
faecal egg count
|
FMD
|
foot and mouth disease
|
GA
|
general anaesthetic
|
GGT
|
γ-glutamyltransferase
|
GI
|
gastrointestinal
|
GLDH
|
glutamate dehydrogenase
|
GnRF/GnRH
|
gonadotrophin-releasing hormone
|
Hb
|
haemoglobin
|
IBR
|
inclusion body rhinitis
|
im
|
intramuscularly
|
ip
|
intraperitoneally
|
iv
|
intravenously
|
MCF
|
malignant catarrhal fever
|
MMA
|
mastitis, metritis, agalactia syndrome
|
NSAID
|
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
|
OBF
|
Officially Brucellosis Free
|
OIE
|
Office International des Epizooties
|
Ov-HV2
|
ovine herpes type 2 virus
|
PCMV
|
porcine cytomegalovirus infection
|
PCR
|
polymerase chain reaction
|
PCV
|
packed cell volume
|
PCV-2
|
porcine circovirus type 2
|
PDNS
|
porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome
|
PE
|
proliferative enteropathy
|
PEARS
|
porcine epidemic abortion and respiratory syndrome
|
PED
|
porcine epidemic diarrhoea
|
PGF2α
|
prostaglandin F2α
|
PHE
|
proliferative haemorrhagic enteropathy
|
PIA
|
porcine intestinal adenomatosis complex
|
PME
|
post-mortem examination
|
PMSG
|
pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin
|
PMWS
|
post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome
|
po
|
per os, orally
|
PPV
|
porcine parvovirus
|
PRRS
|
porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
|
PSS
|
porcine stress syndrome
|
RAPD PCR
|
random amplification of polymorphic DNA–PCR
|
RBC
|
red blood cell
|
RBPT
|