Glossary
- ACA
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Accredited Certification Agency
- AGA
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American Grassfed Association
- alternative
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when a non-mainstream approach is used in place of conventional medicine
- AMDUCA
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Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994
- APHIS
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- ATTRA
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Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
- AVMA
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American Veterinary Medicine Association
- C&D
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Cleaning and disinfection
- CAVM
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Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine
- CFSPH
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Center for Food Security and Public Health
- complementary
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when a non-mainstream approach is used together with conventional medicine
- CRP
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Conservation Reserve Program
- DMI
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Dry Matter Intake
- EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency
- EU
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European Union
- FAD
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Foreign Animal Disease
- FAMACHA
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a system for estimating the level of barber's pole worm among small ruminants
- FAQ
-
frequently asked questions
- FDA
-
Food and Drug Administration
- flight zone
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The area surrounding an animal that if encroached upon by a potential predator or threat, including humans, will cause alarm and escape behavior.
- G.I.
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Gastrointestinal
- GAP
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Global Animal Partnership
- GMO
-
Genetically Modified Organism
- integrative
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when conventional and complementary approaches are used together to care for the whole individual in a coordinated way
- IOIA
-
International Organic Inspectors Association
- Materials List
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A list included in the Organic System Plan of each substance that might be used as a production input (e.g., fertilizers, health care products, feed).
- MLV
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modified-live virus
- NCAT
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National Center for Appropriate Technology
- NCCIH
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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
- NIH
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National Institute of Health
- NOP
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United State Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program
- NOSB
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National Organic Standards Board
- nosode
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A preparation of substances secreted in the course of a disease, used in the treatment of that disease.
- O/A
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Organic and/or alternative
- OFPA
-
Organic Foods Production Act
- OMRI
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Organic Materials Review Institute
- Organic Livestock
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Certified by the USDA to carry the organic label
- OSP
-
Organic System Plan
- Permaculture
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A system that develops agricultural systems modeled from natural ecosystems (per USDA).
- plain community
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Amish and conservative Mennonites
- PMO
-
Pasteurized Milk Order
- Regenerative agriculture
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An alternative decision-making framework that offers a set of principles and practices to grow food in harmony with nature and heal the land from degradation (per NRDC).
- Split operation
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An operation that produces or handles both organic and nonorganic agricultural products (per USDA).
- Sustainable agriculture
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An integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will, over the long-term satisfy human needs, enhance environmental quality, make the most efficient use of nonrenewable resources, sustain the economic viability of farm operations, and enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole (abbreviated per USDA).
- USDA
-
United States Department of Agriculture
- VCPR
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Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship
