| ad lib | As much as desired |
| AGID | Agar gel immunodiffusion |
| AI | Artificial insemination |
| ASF | African swine fever |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| BCS | Body condition score |
| BHC | Benzene hexachloride |
| bid | Twice daily |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| C | Celsius |
| CAE | Caprine arthritis and encephalitis |
| cal | Calorie |
| CCN | Cerebrocortical-necrosis |
| CFT | Complement fixation test |
| CK | Creatine kinase |
| CLA | Caseous lymphadenitis |
| cm | Centimetre |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| C-NS | Coagulase-negative staphylococci |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid (also used for ‘classical swine fever’) |
| CT | Controlled test |
| cu. | Cubic |
| Cu | Copper |
| DEET | Diethyl-meta-toluamide |
| DIC | Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| DM | Dry matter |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EAE | Enzootic abortion of ewes |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| e.g. | For example |
| EHA | Egg hatch assay |
| EHV | Equine herpes virus |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EPG | Eggs per gram |
| EU | European Union |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| FAT | Fluorescent antibody test |
| FCE | Feed conversion efficiency |
| FCR | Feed conversion ratio |
| FEC | Faecal egg count |
| FECRT | Faecal egg count reduction test |
| FMD | Foot-and-mouth disease |
| FPT | Failure of passive transfer |
| ft | Feet (measurement) |
| g | Gram |
| G | Gauge |
| GA | General anaesthetic |
| GGT | Gamma glutamyltransferase |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GLDH | Glutamate dehydrogenase |
| GnRH | Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone |
| GVS | Goat Veterinary Society in the UK |
| h | Hour |
| Hb | Haemoglobin |
| IgE | Immunoglobulin E |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| i.e. | That is |
| im | Intramuscularly |
| in. | Inch |
| ip | Intraperitoneally |
| IU | International units |
| iv | Intravenously |
| kg | Kilogram |
| l | Litre |
| LAT | Latex agglutination test |
| LDT | Larval development test |
| LN | Lymph node |
| m | Metre |
| MCF | Malignant catarrhal fever |
| mcg | Microgram |
| MCH | Mean corpuscular haemoglobin |
| MCHC | Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration |
| MCV | Mean corpuscular volume |
| ME | Metabolizable energy |
| mg | Milligram |
| MIU | Million international units |
| min | Minute |
| ml | Millilitre |
| MOET | Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer |
| MRCT | Malignant round cell tumours |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MV | Maedi-Visna (virus) |
| NSAID | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| OIE | World Organisation for Animal Health (formerly Office International des Epizooties) |
| PAGE | Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PCV | Packed cell volume |
| pH | Negative logarithm of hydrogen ion activity |
| PI | Persistently infected |
| PLR | Papillary light reflex |
| PM | Post-mortem |
| PRA | Progressive retinal atrophy |
| PrP | Prion protein |
| PUBH | Polymerized ultrapurified bovine haemoglobin |
| pme | Post-mortem examination |
| PMN | Polymorphic nuclear cell |
| PMSG | Pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin |
| PO | Per os, orally |
| pp. | Pages |
| ppm | Part(s) per million |
| PPR | Peste des petits ruminants |
| PUPD | Polyuria-polydipsia |
| qid | Four times daily |
| RBC | Red blood cell |
| RFI | Residual feed intake |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RPM | Revolutions per minute |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
| s | Second |
| SAC | South American camelid |
| SCV | Small cell variant |
| SG | Specific gravity |
| sid | Once a day |
| SNT | Serum neutralization test |
| sub cut | Subcutaneously |
| TAT | Tetanus antitoxin |
| TDN | Total digestible nutrients |
| tid | Three times daily |
| TMS | Trimethoprim-sulfadoxine |
| TPR | Temperature, pulse and respiration |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| USA | United States of America |
| VDS | Veterinary Defence Society |
| VLA | Veterinary Laboratory Agency |
| VNT | Virus neutralization test |
| vol. | Volume |
| WBC | White blood cell |
| WCC | White cell count |
| wt | Weight |
| ZN | Ziehl-Neelsen |
