aa
equal parts
AC
Agriculture Canada
AI
artificial insemination
BHC
benzene hexachloride
b.i.d
twice a day
�C
degree Celsius
ca., circa
about, approximately
cal., c.
small calorie
Cal., C.
large calorie (kilocalorie)
CNS
central nervous system
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
c-section
Cesarean section
cu
cubic
dr.
dram(s)
EEG
electroencephalogram
e.g.
for example
EKG, ECG
electrocardiogram
equiv.
equivalent
�F
degree Fahrenheit
fl.
foot, feet
gal
gallon(s)
i.e.
that is; in other words
I.M.
intramuscular(ly)
in.
inch(es)
I.P.
intraperitoneal(ly)
I.U.
international unit(s)
I.V
intravenous
lb
pound
Lg.An
large animals
mA
milliampere
mAs
milliampere-second
ME
metabolize energy
M.L.D
minimum lethal dose
LD50
amount lethal for 50% of test group
min
minutes
N.B
note well
NF
National Formulary
NRC
National Research Council
oz
ounce
p.
page
pp.
pages
ppb
parts per billion
ppm
parts per million
pt
pint
q.i.d
four times a day
q.s.ad
quantity sufficient to make
qt
quarts
q.v
which see
R
roentgen (X-ray)
rpm
revolutions per minute
sec
seconds
Sm.An
small animals
sp.
species
stat.
immediately
subcut.
subcutaneously
tbsp.
tablespoon
TDN
total digestible nutrients
t.i.d
three times a day
tsp.
teaspoon
u.
unit(s)
U.S.D.A
United States Department of Agriculture
U.S.P
Unites States Pharmacopeia
viz.
namely
wk
weeks
wt
weight
yr
year
�
degree
�m
micron (1/1000 millimeter)