Abbreviations
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
