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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    AABP

    American Association of Bovine Practitioners (https://www.aabp.org/)

    In English

    AAEP

    American Association of Equine Practitioners (https://aaep.org/)

    In English

    AAFP

    American Association of Feline Practitioners (https://catvets.com/)

    In English

    AAHA

    American Animal Hospital Association (https://www.aaha.org/)

    In English

    AAHC

    Australian Animal Health Council

    In English

    AAPHV

    American Association of Public Health Veterinarians

    In English

    AAT

    Animal-Assisted Therapy

    In English

    AAV

    Association of Avian Veterinarians (https://www.aav.org/)

    In English

    AAVA

    American Association of Veterinary Anatomists

    In English

    AAVC

    American Association of Veterinary Clinicians

    In English

    AAVCB

    Australian Association of Veterinary Conservation Biologists

    In English

    AAVDI

    Australasian Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

    In English

    AAVI

    American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (https://www.theaavi.org/)

    In English

    AAVI

    American Academy of Veterinary Informatics

    In English

    AAVLD

    American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

    In English

    AAVP

    American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists

    In English

    AAVPT

    American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

    In English

    AAVSB

    American Association of Veterinary State Boards

    In English

    ABCD

    Advisory Board on Cat Diseases

    In English

    ABVT

    American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (https://www.abvt.org/)

    In English

    ACAHF

    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation

    In English

    ACLAM

    American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine

    In English

    AHEAD

    Animal Health/Emerging Animal Diseases

    In English

    AHI

    Animal Health Institute (https://ahi.org/)

    In English

    AHIS

    Animal Health Information Specialists

    In English

    AMHA

    American Miniature Horse Association

    In English

    AMHR

    American Miniature Horse Registry

    In English

    AMVQ

    Académie de Médecine Vétérinaire du Québec (https://www.amvq.quebec/fr/)

    In French

    ANSVSA

    Autoritatea Naţională Sanitară Veterinară şi pentru Siguranţa Alimentelor (www.ansvsa.ro)

    In Romanian

    APCC
    Animal Poison Control Center

    The abbreviation APCC (Animal Poison Control Center) is included in the abbreviation NAPCC (National Animal Poison Control Center), and it includes the abbreviation CC (Control Center).

    In English

    AQHA

    American Quarter Horse Association (https://www.aqha.com/)

    In English

    ASAVA

    Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association

    In English

    ASPC

    American Shetland Pony Club

    In English

    AVA

    Australian Veterinary Association (https://www.ava.com.au/)

    In English

    AVAR

    Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights

    In English

    AVCPT

    Association for Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

    In English

    AVDC

    American Veterinary Dental College (https://avdc.org/)

    In English

    AVSF

    Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (https://www.avsf.org/fr/)

    In French

    AWA

    Animal Welfare Act

    In English

    AWIC
    Animal Welfare Information Center (https://www.nal.usda.gov/awic)

    The abbreviation AWIC (Animal Welfare Information Center) includes the abbreviation IC (Information Center).

    In English

    BCVA

    Belgian Veterinary Computer Association

    In English

    BCVMA

    British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association

    In English

    BEE
    Behien Entzefalopatia Espongiforme

    = BSE | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy | In English
    = ESB | Encéphalopathie Spongioforme Bovine | In French
    = BSE | Bova Spongoforma Encefalopatio | In Esperanto
    = EEB | Encefalopatia Espongiforme Bovina | In Portuguese
    = BSE | Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie | In German
    = BSE | Bovin Süngerimsi Ensefalopati | In Turkish
    = ESB | Encephalopathia Spongiforme Bovin | In Interlingua
    = BSE | Boviene Spongiforme Encefalopathie | In Dutch
    = GSE | Goveđa Spongiformna Encefalopatija | In Serbo-Croatian
    = ESB | Encefalopatia Spongiforme Bovina | In Italian
    = BSE | Bovinní Spongiformní Encefalopatie | In Czech
    = BSE | Bova Spongeca Encefalopatio | In Esperanto
    = EEB | Encefalopatía Espongiforme Bovina | In Spanish
    = ГЭКРС | Губчатая энцефалопатия крупного рогатого скота | In Russian
    = EEB | Encefalopatia Espongiforme Bovina | In Catalan
    = ESB | Enseffalopathi Sbyngffurf Buchol | In Welsh
    = ESB | Einceifileapaite Spúinseach Bhólachta | In Irish
    = EEB | Encefalopatía Esponxiforme Bovina | In Galician
    = ESB | Encefalopatia Spongiformă Bovină | In Romanian
    = ГЕВРХ | Губчастоподібна енцефалопатія великої рогатої худоби | In Ukrainian

    In Basque

    BLAVA

    British Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association

    In English

    BSAVA

    British Small Animal Veterinary Association (https://www.bsava.com)

    In English

    BSE
    Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

    = BEE, ESB, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In English

    BSE
    Bova Spongoforma Encefalopatio

    = BEE, ESB, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Esperanto

    BSE
    Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie

    = BEE, ESB, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In German

    BSE
    Bovin Süngerimsi Ensefalopati

    = BEE, ESB, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Turkish

    BSE
    Boviene Spongiforme Encefalopathie

    = BEE, ESB, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Dutch

    BSE
    Bovinní Spongiformní Encefalopatie

    = BEE, ESB, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Czech

    BSE
    Bova Spongeca Encefalopatio

    = BEE, ESB, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Esperanto

    CAPA

    Canadian American Pudelpointer Association

    In English

    CEAV

    Certificat d’Études Approfondies Vétérinaires

    In French

    CERF

    Canine Eye Registration Foundation

    In English

    CEZ

    Centre d'Enseignement Zootechnique

    In French

    CFA

    Cat Fanciers' Association (https://cfa.org/)

    In English

    CHUV
    Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire

    The abbreviation CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire) includes the abbreviation CHU (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire).

    In French

    CLIVE

    Computer-aided Learning In Veterinary Education

    In English

    CMVR

    Colegiul Medicilor Veterinari din România

    In Romanian

    CNITV

    Centre National d’Informations Toxicologiques Vétérinaires

    In French

    CONVINCE

    Consortium of North American Veterinary Interactive New Concept Education

    In English

    CRMV-RJ

    Conselho Regional de Medicina Veterinária do Rio de Janeiro

    In Portuguese

    CRZV

    Centre de Recherches Zootechniques et Vétérinaires

    In French

    CUPS

    Chronic Ulcerative Paradental Stomatitis

    In English

    CVM

    Christian Veterinary Mission (https://cvm.org/)

    In English

    CVO

    College of Veterinarians of Ontario (https://cvo.org/)

    In English

    DAVDC

    Diplomate of American Veterinary Dental College

    In English

    DVM

    Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

    In English

    EEB
    Encefalopatia Espongiforme Bovina

    = BEE, BSE, ESB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Portuguese

    EEB
    Encefalopatía Espongiforme Bovina

    = BEE, BSE, ESB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Spanish

    EEB
    Encefalopatia Espongiforme Bovina

    = BEE, BSE, ESB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Catalan

    EEB
    Encefalopatía Esponxiforme Bovina

    = BEE, BSE, ESB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Galician

    EHD

    Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease

    In English

    EIAV

    Equine Infectious Anemia Virus

    In English

    EPF

    The Equine Preservation Foundation

    In English

    ESB
    Encéphalopathie Spongioforme Bovine

    = BEE, BSE, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In French

    ESB
    Encephalopathia Spongiforme Bovin

    = BEE, BSE, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Interlingua

    ESB
    Encefalopatia Spongiforme Bovina

    = BEE, BSE, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Italian

    ESB
    Enseffalopathi Sbyngffurf Buchol

    = BEE, BSE, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Welsh

    ESB
    Einceifileapaite Spúinseach Bhólachta

    = BEE, BSE, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Irish

    ESB
    Encefalopatia Spongiformă Bovină

    = BEE, BSE, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

    In Romanian

    ESFM

    European Society of Feline Medicine

    In English

    EVLG

    European Veterinary Libraries Group

    In English

    EWBI

    The Equine Well-Being Institute

    In English

    FAIDS
    Feline Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

    The abbreviation FAIDS (Feline Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) includes the abbreviation AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

    In English

    FAVD

    Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry

    In English

    FCO

    Fièvre Catarrhale Ovine

    In French

    FIV

    Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

    In English

    FMD

    Foot-and-Mouth Disease

    In English

    FSAH

    Four Seasons Animal Hospital

    In English

    FVO

    Farine de Viande et d’Os

    In French

      FVR

      Fièvre de la Vallée du Rift

      In French

      FinLAS

      Finnish Laboratory Animal Scientists

      In English

      GAH

      Global Animal Health

      In English

      GER

      Générateurs Électro-Radiologiques (https://www.ger-int.com/)

      In French

      GISAID

      Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data

      In English

      GSE
      Goveđa Spongiformna Encefalopatija

      = BEE, BSE, ESB, EEB, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

      In Serbo-Croatian

      GST
      Gesellschaft Schweizerischer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte (https://www.gstsvs.ch/)

      = SVS | Société des Vétérinaires Suisses | In French

      In German

      GUVZS

      Glasgow University Veterinary Zoological Society

      In English

      IAEP

      International Association of Equine Practitioners

      In English

      IAH

      Institute for Animal Health

      In English

      IMHR

      International Miniature Horse Registry

      In English

      IPC

      Institut de Pathologie du Cheval

      In French

      ISFM

      International Society of Feline Medicine

      In English

      ISVMA

      Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association (https://www.isvma.org/)

      In English

      IVMA

      Indiana Veterinary Medical Association (https://invma.org/)

      In English

      IVS

      Irish Veterinary Association

      In English

      JSVS

      Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

      In English

      KCVMA

      Kansas City Veterinary Medical Association

      In English

      KNMVD

      Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Diergeneeskunde (https://www.knmvd.nl)

      In Dutch

      KSD

      Koninklijke Staldepartement

      In Dutch

      KVMA

      Kansas Veterinary Medical Association (https://ksvma.org/)

      In English

      LOOF

      Livre Officiel des Origines Félines

      In French

      MASAAV

      Mid-Atlantic States Association of Avian Veterinarians

      In English

      MAVMA

      Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association (https://www.massvet.org/)

      In English

      MDVMA

      Maryland Veterinary Medical Association

      In English

      MEVMA

      Maine Veterinary Medical Association (https://www.mainevetmed.org/)

      In English

      NAERIC

      North American Equine Ranching Information Council

      In English

      NAHIS

      National Animal Health Information System

      In English

      NAPCC
      National Animal Poison Control Center

      The abbreviation NAPCC (National Animal Poison Control Center) includes abbreviations APCC (Animal Poison Control Center) and CC (Control Center).

      In English

      NAVCA

      North American Veterinary College Administrators

      In English

      NMVMA

      New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association (https://www.nmvma.org/)

      In English

      OAVT

      Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (https://oavt.org/)

      In English

      OIE

      Office International des Épizooties (https://www.oie.int/fr/)

      In French

      PNH

      Primate Non Humain

      In French

      PVMA

      Pre-Veterinary Medical Association

      In English

      SASAS

      South African Society of Animal Science (https://www.sasas.co.za/)

      In English

      SAVA

      South African Veterinary Association (www.sava.co.za)

      In English

      SCC

      Saskatoon Colostrum Company

      In English

      SMVU

      Sociedad de Medicina Veterinaria del Uruguay (https://www.smvu.com.uy/)

      In Spanish

      SUL

      Secretariado Uruguayo de la Lana (https://www.sul.org.uy/)

      In Spanish

      SVS
      Société des Vétérinaires Suisses (https://www.gstsvs.ch/)

      = GST, SVS (see above)

      In French

      TBAALAS

      Texas Branch - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (https://www.tbaalas.net/)

      In English

      TGD

      Tiergesundheitsdienst

      In German

      TVMA

      Texas Veterinary Medical Association (https://www.tvma.org/)

      In English

      UKERF

      University of Kentucky Equine Research Foundation

      In English

      USAHA

      United States Animal Health Association (https://www.usaha.org/)

      In English

      VIRMP

      Veterinary Internship Residency Matching Program

      In English

      VMCAS

      Veterinary Medical College Application Service

      In English

      VMD

      Veterinary Medicines Directorate (https://www.vmd.gov.uk/)

      In English

      VMLS

      Veterinary Medical Libraries Section

      In English

      VRSB

      Virus Respiratoire Syncytial Bovin

      In French

      VSF
      Vétérinaires Sans Frontières

      = VSF | Veterinarios Sin Fronteras | In Spanish
      = VSF | Veterinari Senza Frontiere | In Italian

      In French

      VSF
      Veterinarios Sin Fronteras

      = VSF (see above)

      In Spanish

      VSF
      Veterinari Senza Frontiere

      = VSF (see above)

      In Italian

      VUW

      Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien (https://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/)

      In German

      WSVMA

      Washington State Veterinary Medical Association (https://wsvma.org/)

      In English

      WVA

      World Veterinary Association (https://www.worldvet.org/)

      In English

      ГЕВРХ
      Губчастоподібна енцефалопатія великої рогатої худоби

      = BEE, BSE, ESB, EEB, GSE, ГЭКРС, ГЕВРХ (see above)

      In Ukrainian

      ГЭКРС
      Губчатая энцефалопатия крупного рогатого скота

      = BEE, BSE, ESB, EEB, GSE, ГЕВРХ (see above)

      In Russian