Acronyms P-Z Flashcards
Postdoctoral Fellow
PEDv
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PF
Precision Feeding
PG
Prostaglandin
PhD
Doctoral
PID
Premises Identification
PIP
Poultry Innovation Partnership
PLF
Precision Livestock Farming
PMSG
Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin
PMU
Pregnant Mare Urine
PRC
Poultry Research Centre
PRL
Prolactin Hormone
PRRSv
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus
PSA
Poultry Science Association
PSE
Pale, soft and exudative (condition of meat)
PSS
Porcine Stress Syndrome
PST
Porcine Somatotropin
PTH
Parathyroid Hormone
PUFA
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
QAP
Quality Assurance Program
QC
Quality Control
R&D
Research and Development
R2E
Ready to Eat
RBC
Red Blood Cells
RFI
Residual Feed Intake
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
RH
Relative Humidity
RIA
Radioimmunoassay
RNA
Ribonucleic Acid
ROI
Return on Investment
RP
Rectal Prolapse
RP
Retractor Penis Muscle
RTE
Ready to Eat
SD
Standard Deviation
SDS
Sudden Death Syndrome (flip syndrome)
SEW
Segregated Early Weaning
SM5
The five supply managed commodities in Canada (milk, chickens, eggs, turkey, broiler hatching eggs)
SNP
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
SPCA
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
SQ
Subcutaneous
SRM
Specified Risk Management
SRTC
Swine Research and Technology Centre
SST
Sperm Storage Tubules
STH
Somatotropin Hormone
SubQ
Subcutaneous
SWF
Small White Follicles
SYF
Small Yellow Follicles
T
Thymine
T3
Triiodothyronine
T4
Thyroxine
TA
Teaching Assistant
TB
Tuberculosis
TCA
Tricarboxylic Acid
TDN
Total Digestible Nutrients
TFC
Turkey Farmers of Canada
TH
Thyroid Hormone
TME
True Metabolizable Energy
TMR
Total Mixed Ration
TP
True Protein
TRQ
Tariff Rate Quotas
TSE
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
TSH
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
U
Uracil
UA
University of Alberta
UCVM
University of Calgary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program
UFA
United Farmers of Alberta
UGG
United Grain Growers
UN
United Nations
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
USMCA
US Mexico and Canada Trade Agreement
USRA
Undergraduate Student Research Award
UTM
Under Thirty Months
UV
Ultra Violet
UVJ
Utero-vaginal junction
V
Variance
VBP
Verified Beef Production
VFA
Volatile Fatty Acids
VIDO
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization
VLDL
Very Low Density Lipoprotein
VSF
Vétérinaires sans Frontières
WBC
White Blood Cells
WCVM
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
WHE
Western Hog Exchange
WHO
World Health Organization
WTO
World Trade Organization