Acronyms A-D Flashcards
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Adenine, one of four constituent bases of nucleic acids
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AA
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Amino acids
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AAF
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Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
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AAFC
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Ab
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Antibodies
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ABP
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Alberta Beef Producers
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ACFA
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Alberta Cattle feeders Association
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ACP
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Alberta Chicken Producers
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ACPPTC
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Alberta Chicken Producers Poultry Technology Centre
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ACTH
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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ACUC-L
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Animal Care and Use Committee - Livestock
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ADF
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Acid Detergent Fibre
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ADG
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Average Daily Grain
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ADH
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Anti-diuretic Hormone
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ADP
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Adenosine Diphosphate
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AFAC
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Alberta Farm Animal Care
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AFNS
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Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
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AFSC
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Alberta Financial Services Corporation
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Ag
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Antigen
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AHEP
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Alberta Hatching Egg Producers
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AI
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Artificial Insemination
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AI
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Artificial Intelligence
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AI
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Avian Influenza
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AIA
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Alberta Institute of Agrologists
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AL
Ad libitum
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ALES
Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
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ALF
Animal Liberation Front
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AM
Alberta Milk
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AME
Apparent metabolizable energy
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ANAC
Animal Nutrition Association of Canada
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ANS
Autonomic Nervous System
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AOPA
Agriculture Operations Practices Act
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APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
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APMA
Agricultural Products Marketing Act
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ASAS
American Society of Animal Science
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ASWC
Alberta Sheep and Wool Commission
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ATP
Adenosine Triphosphate
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ATP
Alberta Turkey Producers
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BCA
Breed Class Average
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BCS
Body Condition Score
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BF
Butterfat
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BMP
Beneficial marketing practices
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BMP
Best management practices
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BMR
Basal Metabolic Rate
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BSc
Bachelor of Science
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BSE
Bovine Spongiform Encephelopathy
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BST
Bovine Somatotropin
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BV
Breeding Value
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BVD
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
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BW
Body Weight
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C
Cytosine, one of four constituent bases of nucleic acids
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CA
Corpus albicans
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CAP
Classroom Agriculture Program
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CBBC
Canadian Beef Breeds Council
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CCA
Canadian Cattlemen Association
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CCAC
Canadian Council on Animal Care
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CCIA
Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
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CCP
Critical Control Point
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CCWG
Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers
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CDC
Canadian Dairy Commission
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CDIC
Canadian Dairy Information Centre
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CETA
Canada European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
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CF
Crude Fibre
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CFC
Chicken Farmers of Canada
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CFIA
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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CFO
Confined Food Operations
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CH4
Methane
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CHEP
Canadian Hatching Egg Producers
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CHO
Carbohydrate
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CJD
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
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CL
Corpus luteum
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CLT
Canadian Livestock Transportation (Certificate Program)
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CNS
Central Nervous System
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CO
Carbon monoxide
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CO2
Carbon dioxide
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COFFS
Canadian On Farm Food Safety Program
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COOL
Country of Origin Labelling
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COP
Cost of Production
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CP
Crude Protein
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CPEPC
Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council
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CPTPP
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
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CSAS
Canadian Society of Animal Science
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CSBA
Canadian Sheep Breeders Association
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CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
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CSIP
Canadian Sheep Identification Program
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CWD
Chronic Wasting Disease
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DDGS
Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles
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DE
Digestible Energy
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DFC
Dairy Farmers of Canada
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DFD
Dry, firm and dark (condition of meat)
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DHI
Dairy Herd Improvement
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DM
Dry Matter
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DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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DOA
Dead on Arrival
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DRTC
Dairy Research and Technology Centre
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DY
Double Yolked Egg
