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AAPS
|
Arable Area Payments Scheme
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ACAF
|
Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs
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| ADNS |
Agricultural Disease notification System |
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ADS
|
Agriculture Development Scheme
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AEBC
|
Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission
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| AHDO |
Animal Health Divisional Office |
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AHO
|
Animal Heath Office
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| AHW |
Animal Health and Welfare |
| AHWP |
Animal Health and Welfare Planning Division |
| AHWS |
Animal Health and Welfare Strategy |
| AI |
artificial insemination |
| AMES |
Animal Health and Welfare Management & Environment
System |
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ARAD
|
[Welsh Assembly Government] Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department
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AUK
|
Agriculture in the United Kingdom [publication]
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AWB
|
Agricultural Wages Board
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| BACI |
Business Area Change Initiative |
| BARB |
Born after the reinforced feed ban |
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BBSRC
|
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - has replaced
Agriculture and Food Research Council
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| BCG |
Bacille Calmette-Guerin |
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BCMS
|
British Cattle Movement Service (runs the Cattle Tracing System)
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| BSC |
Balanced Scorecard |
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BSE
|
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
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| BSI |
British Standards Institute |
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BSPS
|
Beef Special Premium Scheme
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| BT |
Bluetongue |
| BTV |
Bluetongue Virus |
| BVD |
bovine viral diarrhoea |
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CAC
|
Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)
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CAP
|
Common Agricultural Policy (EU)
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| CCS2005 |
Case Control Study 2005 |
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CEFAS
|
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Defra
Executive Agency)
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CEH
|
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
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CFP
|
Common Fisheries Policy (EU)
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CGMA
|
Covent Garden Market Authority
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CID
|
Cattle Identification Documents
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CITES
|
[Washington] Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
[in Flora and Fauna] (UN)
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CJD
|
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease see also vCJD
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| CoE |
Council of Europe |
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COGAP
|
Code of Good Agricultural Practice
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COMA
|
Committee on Medical Aspects [of Food and Nutrition Policy] (DH)
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COPCOS
|
Code of Practice for the Control of Salmonella
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COT
|
Committee on Toxicity [of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products
and the Environment] (DH)
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| CPH |
County Parish Holding number |
| CSA |
Chief Scientific Advisor |
| CSFS |
Compulsory Scrapie Flocks Scheme |
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CSL
|
Central Science Laboratory (Defra Executive Agency)
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CSS
|
Countryside Stewardship Scheme (ERDP scheme)
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CTS/CTS Online
|
Cattle Tracing System / Cattle Tracing System Online
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DANI
|
Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland - now DARDNI
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DARD[NI]
|
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development [Northern Ireland]
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DBES
|
Date Based Export Scheme
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DFR
|
Directorate of Fisheries Research - now CEFAS
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DFT
|
Department for Transport
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| DG |
Directorate General |
| DGMT |
Directorate General Management Team |
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DICE
|
Defra Import/Export Consultation Exchange
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DH
|
Department of Health
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DTLR
|
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions - now
DFT and ODPM
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| DVM |
Divisional Veterinary Manager |
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EA
|
Environment Agency
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EAGGF
|
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EC)
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EC
|
European Communities
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ECN
|
Environmental Change Network
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ECS
|
Energy Crops Scheme (ERDP scheme)
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| ECUG |
Export Certification User Group |
| EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
| EID |
Electronic Identification Device |
| EIG |
England Implementation Group |
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EHO
|
Environmental Health Office/r
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ELS
|
Entry Level Stewardship [Environmental Stewardship Scheme]
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EN
|
English Nature
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ERDP
|
England Rural Development Programme
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ESA
|
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ERDP scheme)
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EU
|
European Union
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FABBL
|
Farm Assured British Beef and Lamb
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FAC
|
Food Advisory Committee
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FADN
|
Farm Accountancy Data Network (EC)
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FAO
|
Food and Agriculture Organization [of the United Nations]
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FAPAS
|
Food Analysis Performance Assessment Scheme
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FAWC
|
Farm Animal Welfare Council
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FBS
|
Farm Business Survey
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FEOGA
|
Fonds Europeen d'Orientation et de Garantie Agricole (see
EAGGF for English translation)
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FEPA
|
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985
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FES
|
Family Expenditure Survey
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FFB
|
Food From Britain
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| FHP |
Farm Health Planning |
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FIFG
|
Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (EU)
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FIUK
|
Farm Incomes in the United Kingdom [statistical publication]
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FMD
|
Foot and Mouth Disease
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| FMQ |
Farm Management Questionnaire |
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FRCA
|
Farming and Rural Conservation Agency - former MAFF Executive
Agency
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FSA 1990
|
Food Safety Act 1990
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FSA
|
Food Standards Agency
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FSE
|
Farm Scale Evaluations
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FWAG
|
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group
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FWPS
|
Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (ERDP scheme)
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GATT
|
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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| GB |
Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) |
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GM
|
Genetically Modified
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GO
|
Government Office
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HACCP
|
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
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HDC
|
Horticulture Development Council
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HFAS
|
Hill Farm Allowance Scheme (ERDP scheme)
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HGCA
|
Home Grown Cereals Authority
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HLCA
|
Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances
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HLS
|
Higher Level Stewardship [Environmental Stewardship Scheme]
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| HMRC |
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs |
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HRI
|
Horticulture Research International
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IACS
|
Integrated Administration and Control System
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IAH
|
Institute for Animal Health
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| IBR |
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis |
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ICM
|
Integrated Crop Management
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| ID |
Identification |
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IFR
|
Institute for Food Research
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IGER
|
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research
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| IOS |
International Organisation for Standardisation |
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ITE
|
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
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| IWA |
Interim Working Agreement |
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IWC
|
International Whaling Commission
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JRA
|
Joint Regulatory Authority (UK cross-departmental authority covering
GMO releases)
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LEAF
|
Linking Environment and Farming
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LERAPs
|
Local Environment Risk Assessments for Pesticides
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LFA
|
Less Favoured Area
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| LGC |
Laboratory of the Government Chemist |
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LSK
|
Learning Skills and Knowledge [programme]
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MAGP
|
Multi-Annual Guidance Programme
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| MB |
[Defra] Management Board |
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MDS
|
Marketing Development Scheme
|
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MHS
|
Meat Hygiene Service (Agency of Food Standards Agency)
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MRL
|
Maximum Residue Level
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MRM
|
Mechanically Recovered Meat
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| MRSA |
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
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NAWAD
|
National Assembly for Wales Agriculture Department - now ARAD
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NBU
|
National Bee Unit
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NDPB
|
Non Departmental Public Body
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NERC
|
Natural Environment Research Council
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| NFA |
National Feed Audit |
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NFS
|
National Food Survey
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NFU
|
National Farmers Union
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NNR
|
National Nature Reserve
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NOTIS
|
Naturally Occurring Toxicants Information System
|
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NRPB
|
National Radiological Protection Board
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NSA
|
Nitrate Sensitive Area
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NTF
|
Nutrition Task Force
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NVZ
|
Nitrate Vulnerable Zone
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ODPM
|
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
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OFS
|
Organic Farming Scheme (ERDP scheme)
|
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OIE
|
Office International des Epizooties
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OP
|
Organophosphorus pesticide
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| OTF |
Officially bTB-free |
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OTMS
|
Over Thirty Month Scheme
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| OVS |
Official Veterinary Surgeons |
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PCA
|
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration [Ombudsman]
|
| PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
| PCRP |
Policy Centre Review Programme |
| PDNS |
porcine dermatitis nephropathy syndrome |
| PDV |
phocine distemper virus |
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PES
|
Public Expenditure Survey
|
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PETS
|
Pet Travel Scheme [pet passports]
|
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PHSI
|
Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate
|
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PIDC
|
Potato Industry Development Council
|
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PMB
|
Potato Marketing Board (now British Potato Council)
|
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PMG
|
Processing and Marketing Grant (ERDP scheme)
|
| PMSO |
Programme Management Support Office |
| PMWS |
post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome |
| PRRS |
porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome |
| PTFS |
parish testing frequencies |
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PSD
|
Pesticides Safety Directorate (Defra Executive Agency)
|
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PVRO
|
Plant Variety Rights Office
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| RBCT |
Randomised Badger Culling Trial |
| RBST |
Rare Breeds Survival Trust |
| RCVS |
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
| RDR |
Rural Development Regulations |
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RDS
|
Rural Development Service (Defra)
|
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RES
|
Rural Enterprise Scheme (ERDP scheme)
|
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RNI
|
Reference Nutrient Intake
|
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RPA
|
Rural Payments Agency (Defra Executive Agency)
|
| RT-PCR |
reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
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SAC
|
Scottish Agricultural College
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SAPS
|
Sheep Annual Premium Scheme
|
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SBM
|
Specified Bovine Material
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SBO
|
Specified Bovine Offal
|
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SCF
|
Scientific Committee for Food [EC]
|
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SCIMAC
|
Supply Chain Initiative on Modified Agricultural Crops
|
| SCOFCAH |
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
(EU) |
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SCPS
|
Suckler Cow Premium Scheme
|
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SEAC
|
Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee
|
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SEERAD
|
Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
|
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SFI
|
Sea Fisheries Inspectorate
|
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SFIA
|
Sea Fish Industry Authority
|
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SGCAFS
|
Steering Group on the Chemical Aspects of Food Surveillance
|
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SGM
|
Standard Gross Margin
|
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SME
|
Small and medium sized enterprises
|
| SMLDP |
Senior Managers Leadership Development Programme |
|
SOAEFD
|
Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department
- now SEERAD
|
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SPS
|
Single Payment Scheme
|
| SR04 |
Spending Review 2004 |
|
SRM
|
Specified Risk Material
|
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SSC
|
Scientific Steering Committee
|
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SSSI
|
Site of Special Scientific Interest
|
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SVS
|
State Veterinary Service
|
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| TB |
Tuberculosis |
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TRACES
|
[EU] Trade Control and Expert System
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TSE
|
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
|
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TSO
|
Trading Standards Office/r
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| UK |
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland) |
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UKBAP
|
United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan
|
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UKROFS
|
United Kingdom Register of Organic Food Standards
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vCJD
|
variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
|
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VLA
|
Veterinary Laboratories Agency (Defra Executive Agency)
|
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VMD
|
Veterinary Medicines Directorate (Defra Executive Agency)
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| VO |
Veterinary Officers |
|
VPC
|
Veterinary Products Committee
|
| VSFS |
Voluntary Scrapie Flocks Scheme |
| VTRI |
Veterinary Training and Research Initiative |
|
VTS
|
Vocational Training Scheme (ERDP scheme)
|
| |
| WASK |
Welfare at slaughter or killing |
| WEGS |
Welsh Ewe Genotyping Scheme |
|
WGS
|
Wooodland Grant Scheme (Forestry Commission scheme)
|
| WNV |
West Nile virus |
|
WHO
|
World Health Organization [of the United Nations]
|
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WPPR
|
Working Party on Pesticide Residues
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WTO
|
World Trade Organization
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