Acronyms E-H Flashcards
E2
Estradiol
EBV
Estimated Breeding Value
EE
Ether Extract
EFA
Egg Farmers of Alberta
EFC
Egg Farmers of Canada
EFP
Environment Farm Program/Plan
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
ELISA
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
END
Exotic Newcastle Disease
EODES
Erratic Oviposition and Defective Egg Syndrome
ET
Embryo Transfer
EU
European Union
FA
Fatty Acid
FAD
Foreign Animal Diseases
FADEN
Foreign Animal Disease Eradication Network
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FCC
Farm Credit Canada
FCR
Food Conversion Rate
FE
Feed Efficiency
FMD
Foot and Mouth Disease
FPA
Federal/Provincial Agreement
FPCC
Farm Products Council of Canada
FSH
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
G
Guanine, one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids
G x E
Genotype by environment interaction
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trades
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GE
Gross Energy
GH
Growth Hormone
GHG
Greenhouse Gases
GIT
Gastro-intestinal Tract
GMP
Good Manufacturing Practices
GnIH
Gonadotropin Inhibiting Hormone
GnRH
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
h^2
Heritability
HACCP
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
HCG
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HDL
High Density Lipoproteins
HDP
Hen Day Egg Production
HHP
Hen Housed Egg Production
HP
Heat Production
HPA Axis
Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis (stress)
HPG Axis
Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Axis (reproduction)
HPS Axis
Hypothalamic Pituitary Somatotropic Axis (growth)
HQP
Highly Qualified Personnel
HSUS
Humane Society of the United States
HV
Hybrid Vigor