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