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List of abbreviations


ADF

acid detergent fibre

ATP

Adenosin-Three Phosphate

AAFCO

American Association of Feed Control Officials

AOAC

Association of Official Agricultural Chemists

BSE

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

CE

capillary electrophoresis

CF

crude fibre

CP

crude protein

CT

condensed tannins

CRM

certified reference materials

DAS

diacetoxyscirpenol

DDE

dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene

DDT

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

DM

dry matter

DOM

digestibility of organic matter

DON

deoxynivalenol

E-As

enzyme-linked antibodies

EE

ether extract

ELISA

enzyme linked immunosorbent assay

EU

European Union

FAPAS

Food Analysis Performance Assessment Scheme

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GE

gross energy

GMO

genetically modified organisms

HPLC

high performance chromatography

HT

hydrolysable tannins

LAB

lactic acid bacteria

MALDI-TOF MS

matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

ME

metabolizable energy

MIC

minimum inhibition concentration

mMBM

mammalian meat and bone meal

MRSA

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

MS

mass spectrometry

NDF

neutral detergent fibre

NFE

nitrogen free extractive

NIR

near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

NIV

nivalenol

NOAH

National Office of Animal Health

OM

organic matter

OP

organophosphorus pesticides

OTA

Ochratoxin A

PCBs

polychlorinated biphenyls

PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction

PDA

potato dextrose agar

PEG

polyethylene glycol

PTS

proficiency testing schemes

SAC

Scottish Agricultural College

SCFA

short cahin fatty acid

SMCO

S-methyl cysteine sulphoxide

VAM

Valid Analytical Measurement

VFA

volatile fatty acids

TLC

thin layer chromatography

TSE

transmissable spongiform encephalopathyes

vCDJ

variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

VTEC

Vero-Toxigenic Escherichia coli

ZEN

zearalenone

WHO

World Health Organization


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