| AHDO |
Animal Health Divisional Office (of DEFRA) |
| ATAC |
Approved Training and Assessment Centre (for Veterinary Nurses, obsolete) |
| ATC |
Animal Test Certificate (re drug licensing) |
| ATC |
Approved Training Centre (for Veterinary Nurses - obsolete) |
| ATC |
Animal Treatment Centre (term used by some charities) |
| AVM-GSL |
Authorised Veterinary Medicine - General Sales List (legal category of drugs, post-October 2005) |
| BOC |
BSE Offspring Cull |
| BP |
British Pharmacopeia |
| BSE |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| BVetMed |
Batchelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (veterinary degree awarded by London veterinary school) |
| BVMS |
Batchelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (veterinary degree awarded by Glasgow veterinary school) |
| BVM&S |
Batchelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (veterinary degree awarded by Edinburgh veterinary school) |
| BVSc |
Batchelor of Veterinary Science (veterinary degree awarded by Bristol and Liverpool veterinary schools) |
| CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy (of the European Union) |
| CD |
Controlled Drug |
| CEEC |
Central and Eastern European Countries (in the context of States peripheral to the European Union) |
| COSHH |
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations |
| CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
| CTS |
Cattle Tracing System |
| CVPM |
Certificate in Veterinary Practice Management |
| CVO |
Chief Veterinary Officer (usually of DEFRA) |
| DBES |
Date Based Export Scheme (re BSE controls) |
| DBR |
Diploma in Bovine Reproduction |
| DECAR |
Diploma of the European College of Animal Reproduction |
| DIBT |
Diploma of the Institute of Biology in Toxicology |
| DipACVIM |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine |
| DipACVP |
Diploma of the American College of Veterinary Pathology |
| DipACVR |
Diploma of the European College of veterinary Radiology |
| DipACVS |
Diploma of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons |
| DipECAMS |
Diploma of the European College of Avian Medicine and Surgery |
| DipECVA |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia |
| DipECVD |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Dermatology |
| DipECVDI |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging |
| DipECVIM |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine |
| DipECVN |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Neurology |
| DipECVO |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmology |
| DipECVP |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Pathologists |
| DipECVPH |
Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Public Health |
| DipECVS |
Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons |
| DipEVDC |
Diploma of the European Veterinary Dental College |
| DipToxRCPath |
Diploma in Toxicology of the Royal College of Pathologists |
| DG |
Directorate General (of the European Commission) |
| DVM |
Divisional Veterinary Manager (of DEFRA) |
| DVM |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (veterinary degree awarded by most American and European veterinary schools) |
| DVO |
Divisional Veterinary Officer (of DEFRA, obsolete, now DVM) |
| EEA |
European Economic Area |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
| EMR |
Extra-Mural Rotations (students "seeing practice") |
| EMS |
Extra-Mural Studies (students "seeing practice") |
| FACVSc |
Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists |
| GSL |
General Sales List (legal category of drugs, pre-October 2005) |
| HACCP |
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points |
| HAS |
Hygiene Assessment System (for UK slaughterhouses) |
| HIVSS |
Highlands and Islands Veterinary Services Scheme |
| HLCA |
Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance |
| JSAP |
Journal of Small Animal Practice |
| LFA |
Less Favoured Area |
| LVI |
Local Veterinary Inspector |
| MEP |
Member of the European Parliament |
| MFS |
Medicated Feeding Stuff (prescription for) |
| MHI |
Meat Hygiene Inspector |
| MP |
Member of Parliament |
| MRCPath |
Member of the Royal College of Pathologists |
| MRL |
Maximum Residue Limit (of drugs in food animals) |
| MSP |
Member of the Scottish Parliament |
| MUMS |
Minor uses, minor species (re medicines legislation) |
| MWA |
Member of the Welsh Assembly |
| NFA-VPM |
Non Food Animal - Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Merchant (legal category of drugs, post-October 2005) |
| NSP |
National Scrapie Plan |
| NVQ |
National Vocational Qualification |
| OJ |
Official Journal (of the European Communities) |
| OV |
Official Veterinarian |
| OVS |
Official Veterinary Surgeon |
| P |
Pharmacy (legal category of drug, pre-October 2005) |
| PML |
Pharmacy Merchants List (legal category of drugs, pre-October 2005) |
| POM |
Prescription Only Medicine (legal category of drugs, pre-October 2005) |
| POM-V |
Prescription Only Medicine - Veterinarian (legal category of drugs, post-October 2005) |
| POM-VPM |
Prescription Only Medicine - Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Merchant (legal category of drugs, post-October 2005) |
| POVS |
Principal Official Veterinary Surgeon |
| RFID |
Radio Frequency Identification Device (microchip) |
| RPVD |
Regional Postgraduate Veterinary Dean (now defunct) |
| SME |
Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (ie. a small business) |
| SNOAPAD |
Standard Nomenclature of Animal Parasites and Diseases |
| SNVQ |
Scottish National Vocational Qualification |
| SRM |
Specified Risk Materials (ref BSE control) |
| SVQ |
Scottish Vocational Qualification |
| TP |
Training Practice (for Veterinary Nurses) |
| TSE |
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| TSO |
Trading Standards Officer |
| TVI |
Temporary Veterinary Inspector (of DEFRA) |
| UPE |
Undergraduate Practical Experience (students seeing practice) |
| VIC (or VI Centre) |
Veterinary Investigation Centre (VLA laboratory) |
| VIO |
Veterinary Investigation Officer (employed in a VI Centre) |
| VMHA |
Veterinary Meat Hygiene Adviser |
| VMP |
Veterinary Medicinal Product |
| VN |
Veterinary Nurse |
| VNAC |
Veterinary Nursing Approved Centre |
| VWD |
Veterinary Written Direction (obsolete) |
