AAS

Atomic absorption spectrophotometer

ID

Intra-dermal (injection)

ABC

Avidin-biotin complex (test)

IFAT

Indirect fluorescent antibody test

ABPC

Ampicilin

IHA

Indirect hemagglutination

AGID

Agar gel immunodiffusion

IP

Intra-peritoneal (injection)

BEK

Bovine embryonic kidney (cells)

IPMA

Immunoperoxidase monolayer assay

BFK

Bovine fetal kidney (cells)

IV

Intravenous (injection)

BSA

Bovine serum albumin

L3

Third larvae

CAC

Chorioallantoic chamber

LA

Latex agglutination (test)

CAM

Chorioallantoic membrane

LP-ELISA

Liquid phase blocking ELISA

CATT

Card agglutination test

LT

Heat labile toxin (E.coli)

CEL

Chicken embryonic liver (cells)

MDEF

Muscovy duck embryonic fibroblast (cells)

CF

Complement fixation (test)

2-ME

2-mercaptoethanol

CFU

Colony forming unit

NPLA

Neutralization peroxidase-linked assay

CHO

Chinese hamster ovary (cells)

NS-ELISA

Nonstructure - ELISA (test)

CK

Chicken kidney (cells)

PBS

Phosphate buffered saline

CNS

Central nervous system

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction

CPE

Cytopathic effect

PCV

Packed cell volume

CPK

Cloned pig kidney (cells)

PK-15

Porcine kidney-15 (cell line)

DEF

Duck embryonic fibroblast (cells)

PM

Post mortem

DEL

Duck embryonic liver (cells)

RBC

Red blood cells

DK

Duck kidney (cells)

RPHA

Reverse passive hemagglutination (test)

EDTA

Ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid

RT-PCR

Reverse Transcription-PCR

EIA

Enzymeimmunoassay

SK-6

Swine kidney-6 (cell line)

ELISA

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EDTSM

Streptomycin

ESK

Embryonic swine kidney (cells)

SN

Serum neutralization (test)

ETEC

Enterotoxigenic E. coli

ST

Swine testicle (cell; Swine fever)

FA

Fluorescent antibody (test)

ST

Heat stable toxin (E. coli)

GEF

Goose embryonic fibroblast (cells)

TC

Tetracycline

HA

Hemagglutination

VIA-AGID

Virus infection associated-agar gel

Hb

Hemoglobin

immunodiffusion

H & E

Hematoxylin and Eosin (stain)

VN

Virus neutralization

HI

Hemagglutination inhibition

WBC

White blood cells

HmLu

Hamster lung (cells)

ZN

Ziehl-Neelsen (stain)