Acronyms Veterinary and Animal
Science Organizations
AAALAC - Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
International
AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science
AABP - American Association of Bovine Practitioners
AAEM - American Academy of Emergency Medicine
AAEP - American Association of Equine Practitioners
AAFP - American Association of Feline Practitioners
AAFHV - American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians
AAHA - American Animal Hospital Association
AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
AAPHV - American Association of Public Health Veterinarians
AASRP - American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
AASP - American Association of Swine Practitioners
AAV - Association of Avian Veterinarians
AAVA - American Association of Veterinary Anatomists
AAVC - American Association of Veterinary Clinicians
AAVCB - Australian Association of Veterinary Conservation Biologists
AAVI - American Academy of Veterinary Informatics
AAVMC - American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
AAWV - American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
AAZV - American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
ABKA - American Boarding Kennels Association
ABLE - Association for Biology Laboratory Education
ABS - Animal Behavior Society
ABVT - American Board of Veterinary Toxicology
ACAHF - Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation
ACLAM - American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
ACT - American College of Theriogenologists
ACVA - American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists
ACVM - American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
ACVO - American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
ACVPM - American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
ACVR - American College of Veterinary Radiology
ACVS - American College of Veterinary Surgeons
ADSA - American Dairy Science Association
AEB - American Egg Board
AFA - American Ferret Association
AFB - American Farm Bureau Federation
AFIA - American Feed Industry Association
AFS - American Fisheries Society
AFRRI - Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
AHA - American Humane Association
AHDA - Animal Health Distributors Association
AHEAD (Animal Health/Emerging Animal Diseases)
AHI - Animal Health Institute
AHIS - Animal Health Information Specialists
AIF - Animal Industry Foundation
AIFRB - American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists
AKC - American Kennel Club
AMI - American Meat Institute
AMP - Americans for Medical Progress
AMS - Australian Mammal Society
AMVQ - Academie de Medecine Veterinaire du Quebec
ANZCCART - Australian & New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals
in Research & Teaching
APBC - Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
APE - Asociación Primatológica Española
APV - Association of Primate Veterinarians
APHA - American Public Health Association
APHIN - Animal Productivity and Health Information Network
APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Insepection Service
APPMA - American Pet Products Manufacturers Association
APS - American Physiological Society
APVMA - American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association
AQHA - American Quarter Horse Association
ARAV - Association of Reptilian & Amphibian Veterinarians
ARAZPA - Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria
ARENA - Applied Research Ethics National Association
ASAB - Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
ASAE - American Society of Agricultural Engineers
ASAS - American Society of Animal Science
ASAVA - Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association
ASI - American Sheep Industry Association
ASLAP - American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
ASLME - American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
ASM - American Society of Mammalogists
ASNS - American Society for Nutritional Sciences
ASVO - American Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology
ATA - Air Transport Association
AVA - Association of Veterinary Anesthetists
AVA - Australian Veterinary Association
AVACI - Academy of Veterinary Allergy & Clinical Immunology
AVAR - Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights
AVCA - American Veterinary Chiropractic Association
AVCPT - Association for Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
AVDA - American Veterinary Distributors Association
AVDC - American Veterinary Dental College
AVI - Association for Veterinary Informatics
AVMA - American Veterinary Medical Association
AVMF - American Veterinary Medical Foundation
AWA - Animal Welfare Act
AWI - Animal Welfare Institute
AWIC - Animal Welfare Information Center USDA-NAL
AZA - American Zoo and Aquarium Association
BCVA - Belgian Veterinary Computer Association
BCVMA - British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association
BLAVA - British Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association
BSAVA - British Small Animal Veterinary Association
CAAB - Canadian Association of Animal Breeders
CAAT - Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
CALAS - Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
CAST - Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
CAUZ - Consortium of Aquariums Universities & Zoos
CBSG - Conservation Breeding Specialist Group
CCAC - Canadian Council on Animal Care
CERF - Canine Eye Registration Foundation
CFA - Cat Fancier's Association
CFIA - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CIIT - Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
CISAB - Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior
CKC - Continental Kennel Club
CLIVE - Computer-aided Learning In Veterinary Education
Club Zoologico (Universiti Putra Malaysia Veterinary Students)
CNITV - Centre National d'Informations Toxicologiques Veterinaires
CONVINCE - Consortium of North American Veterinary Interactive New Concept
Education
CPC - Canadian Pork Council
CRMV-RJ - Conselho Regional de Medicina Veterinária do Rio de Janeiro
CRMV-SP - Conselho Regional de Medicina Veterinária de São Paulo (Brazil)
CRWAD - Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases
CSBA - Canadian Swine Breeders Association
CURE - Connecticut United for Research Excellence
CVM - Christian Veterinary Mission
CVMA - Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
CVO - College of Veterinarians of Ontario
DCVMA - District of Columbia Veterinary Medical Association
DLO-NL - Netherlands Organization for Agricultural Research
DPZ - Deutsches Primatenzentrum GmbH Göttingen (German Primate Center)
ECVAM - European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
ECVIM-CA - European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals
EMA - Elephant Manager's Association
ESA - Entomological Society of America
ESFM - European Society of Feline Medicine
EVLG - European Veterinary Libraries Group
FASEB - Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
FBR - Foundation for Biomedical Research
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
FDLI - Food & Drug Law Institute
FinLAS - Finnish Laboratory Animal Scientists
GPVEC - Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (University of Nebraska)
GUVZS - Glasgow University of Veterinary Zoological Society
HESCA - Health Sciences Communications Association
HSUS - The Humane Society of the United States
IAAS - International Association of Agricultural Students
IACP - International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
IAEP - International Association of Equine Practitioners
IAH - Institute for Animal Health (UK)
IAT - Institute of Animal Technology
ICAAE - International Center for Aquaculture and Aquatic Environments
ICCVAM - InterAgency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative
Methods
IEXAS - Institute of Experimental Animal Sciences (Osaka University)
ILAR - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
IMRSA - International Medical Regulatory and Shipping Association
IOB - Institute of Biology
IPS - International Primatological Society
ISAZ - International Society for Anthrozoology
ISVMA -Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association
IVMA - Indiana Veterinary Medical Association
IVS - Irish Veterinary Association
IVSA - International Veterinary Students Association
JALAM - Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine
JSLAE - Japanese Society for Laboratory Animal and Environment
JSVS - Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
KNMvD - Royal Netherlands Veterinary Association
KVMA - Kansas Veterinary Medical Association
KVMA - Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association
LASA - Laboratory Animal Science Association
MASAAV - Mid-Atlantic States Association of Avian Veterinarians
MAVMA - Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association
MEVMA - Maine Veterinary Medical Association
MEBA - Michigan Elk Breeders Association
MISMR - Michigan Society for Medical Research
MPPS - Mammary Gland Physiology and Pathology Society
MSMR - Massachusetts Society for Medical Research
MVMA - Maryland Veterinary Medical Association
NAAB - National Association of Animal Breeders
NABR - National Association for Biomedical Research
NABT - National Association of Biology Teachers
NAERIC - North American Equine Ranching Information Council
NAHIS - National Animal Health Information System (Australia)
NAIA - National Animal Interest Alliance
NAL - National Agricultural Library
NAPCC - National Animal Poison Control Center
NAPPS - National Association of Professional Pet Sitters
NASDA - National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
NAVCA - North American Veterinary College Administrators
NCA - Netherlands Centre Alternatives to Animal Use
NCAB/AALAS - National Capital Area Branch/
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
NCBA - National Cattlemen's Beef Association
NCRR - National Center for Research Resources
NCSU Pre-Vet Club (North Carolina State University)
NFO - National Farmers Organization
NFU - National Farmers Union
NIAH - National Institute of Animal Health (Japan)
NIH - National Institutes of Health
NMC - National Mastitis Council
NMVMA - New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association
NOAH - AVMA Network of Animal Health
NPPC - National Pork Producers Council
OAVT - Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians
OFA - Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
OIE - Office International des Epizooties
OSERA - Ohio Scientific Education & Research Association
P & G - Procter & Gamble
PAF - Pinellas Animal Foundation
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization
PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PCCA - Professional Compounding Centers of America, Inc.
PDSA - People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (UK)
PIC - Primate Information Center
PIJAC - Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
PRIM&R - Public Responsibility In Medicine and Research
PSA - Poultry Science Association
PSGB - Primate Society of Great Britain
PSU Pre-Veterinary Club (Pennsylvania State University)
PVMA - Pre-Veterinary Medical Association (Auburn University)
RCVS - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (UK)
SASAS - South African Society of Animal Science
SAVA Wildlife Group (South African Veterinary Association)
SAVMA - Student American Veterinary Medical Association
Scand-LAS - The Scandinavian Federation for Laboratory Animal Science
SCAW - Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
SDB - Society for Developmental Biology
SFBR - Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
SFN - Society for Neuroscience
SFT - Society for Theriogenology
SICB - Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
SJVF - Statens Jordbrugs- og Veterinærvidenskabelige Forskningsråd
(Danish Agricultural and Veterinary Research Council)
SMM - Society of Marine Mammalogists
SOT - Society of Toxicology
SOVERGS - Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
SPVS - Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons
SSR - Society for the Study of Reproduction
STVM - Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine
SVA - Statens Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt
(Swedish National Veterinary Institute)
TBAALAS - Texas Branch American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
THS - Tucson Herpetological Society
TRPRC - Tulane Regional Primate Research Center
TMMSN - Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network
TVMA - Texas Veterinary Medical Association
UCONN PreVet Club (University of Connecticut)
UF Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club (University of Florida)
UFAW - Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
UKERF - University of Kentucky Equine Research Foundation
UMC - Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club (University of Missouri)
UNL - Pre-Veterinary Club (University of Nebraska Lincoln)
UR - Pre-Veterinary Society (University of Rochester)
USAHA - United States Animal Health Association
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
USP - U.S. Pharmacopeia
UT - Pre-Veterinary Association (University of Texas at Austin)
UW Pre-Veterinary Association (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
UWRF - PreVet Club (University of Wisconsin-River Falls)
UWS - Urban Wildlife Society
VDK - Vlaamse Diergeneeskundige Kring
(University of Ghent, Belgium Veterinary Student Association)
VIN - Veterinary Information Network
VMCAS - Veterinary Medical College Application Service
VMD - Veterinary Medicines Directorate (UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
VMF - Veterinærmedicinsk Forening (Danish Veterinary Student Association)
VMLS - Veterinary Medical Libraries Section - Medical Library Association
VSF - Veterinaires Sans Frontieres
VSF - Veterinarios Sin Fronteras
WAB - World Association for Buiatrics
WAS - World Aquaculture Society
WAVE - World Association of Veterinary Educators
WCVSA - Western Canadian Veterinary Students' Association
WHO - World Health Organization
WOS - Washington Ornithological Society
WPVMS - West Point Veterinary Medical Society
WRPRC - Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center - Primate Info Net
WSAVA - World Small Animal Veterinary Association
WSVMA - Washington State Veterinary Medical Association
WVA - World Veterinary Association