Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Description	Abbreviation	Description
AAFB	Acid Alcohol Fast Bacilli	LC	Large Colony Variant
Ab	Antibody	LDH	Lactate Dehydrogenase
ABPR	Animal By-Products Regulation	MAT	Microscopic Agglutination Test
Ag	Antigen	MCH	Mean Cell Haemoglobin
AGIDT	Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Test	MCHC	Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration
ALT	Alanine Aminotransferase	MIC	Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
Alk P	Alkaline Phosphatase	MRT	Milk Ring Test
AST	Aspartate Aminotransferase	MSRV	Modified Semi-solid Rappaport Vassiliadis Medium
AT	Agglutination Test	NDV	Newcastle Disease Virus
BHB	Beta-hydroxybutyrate	NEFA	Non-esterified Fatty Acids
BVD	Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus	NPLA	Neutralising Peroxide Linked Assay
cELISA	Competitive ELISA	PI3	Parainfluenza 3 Virus
CEL	Chicken Embryo Liver	PAGE	Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
CEMO	Contagious Equine Metritis Organism	PBS	Phosphate Buffered Saline
CFT	Complement Fixation Test	PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
CIE	Counter Immuno Electrophoresis	PCV	Packed Cell Volume
CK	Creatine Kinase	PME	Post Mortem Examination
CNF	Cytotoxic Necrotising Factor	PMV	Paramyxovirus
CSPO	Control of Salmonella in Poultry Order	PoA	Price on Application
CTM	Chlamydophila Transport Medium	PRNT	Plaque Reduction Neutralisation Test
DAT	Direct Agglutination Test	PRRS	Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome
DEL	Duck Embryo Liver	RBC	Red Blood Cells
DGGE	Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis	RBT	Rose Bengal Test
ELISA	Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay	RIA	Radio Immuno Assay
EM	Electron Microscopy	RL	Regional Laboratory
FAT	Fluorescent Antibody Test	RSA	Rapid Slide Agglutination
FAVN	Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralisation	RSV	Respiratory Syncytial Virus
FPT	Four Plate Test	RT-PCR	Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
GGT	Gamma Glutamyl Transferase	SAF	Scrapie Associated Fibrils
GLDH	Glutamate Dehydrogenase	SAT	Serum Agglutination Test
GSH-Px	Glutathione Peroxidase	SC	Small Colony Variant
HAT	Haemagglutination Test	SDH	Sorbitol Dehydrogenase
HAIT	Haemagglutination Inhibition Test	SNT	Serum Neutralisation Test
Hb	Haemoglobin	SPF	Specific Pathogen Free
IBV	Infectious Bronchitis Virus	VMAT	Vaginal Mucus Agglutination Test
ID	Identification	VTEC	Vero Toxic Escherichia coli
iELISA	Indirect ELISA	VTM	Virus Transport Medium
IFAT	Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test	VI	Virus isolation
IPMA	Immunoperoxidase Monolayer Assay	WBC	White Blood Cells
IPX	Immunoperoxidase Assay	Screening Test	This has a relatively high sensitivity but may have a relatively low specificity. A positive result may need confirming by other methods.
LAT	Latex Agglutination Test

Veterinary Investigation Centres Abbreviations

Abbreviation	VIC	Abbreviation	VIC
BU	Bury St Edmunds	SH	Shrewsbury
CA	Carmarthen	ST	Starcross
Las	Lasswade	TH	Thirsk
NC	Newcastle	Wey	Weybridge
PE	Penrith	ALL VICs	All Veterinary Investigation Centres

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