APHIS

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service

BSE

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

BVD

Bovine Viral Diarrhoea

CICV

Veterinary Science Investigation Center

CNS

Central Nervous System

CONINAGRO

Intercooperative Agricultural Corporate Confederation Ltd.

CONICET

National Council of Scientific and Technological Research

COPAL

Food Product Industries

CRA

Argentine Rural Confederation

CWD

Chronic Wasting Disease

DICOM

Control and Methods Directorate

DILAB

Laboratory and Technical Control Directorate

DNFA

Agrifood Inspection National Directorate

DNSA (since 1997)

Animal Health National Directorate

EC

European Community

EU

European Union

FAA

Argentine Agrarian Federation

FCV-UBA

Faculty of Veterinary Science - University of Buenos Aires

FCV-UNLP

Faculty of Veterinary Science - University of La Plata

FMD

Foot and Mouth Disease

FSE

Feline Spongiform Encephalopathy

GELAB

Management of Animal Health Laboratory

GELSA

Management of Struggle against Animal Diseases

GIPA

Food Product Inspection Management

IASCAV (to 1996)

Argentine Institute for Plant Health and Quality

IBR

Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis

IICA

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

INTA

National Institute for Agricultural Technology

IPA

Slaughter-house Inspection Service

JNC

National Meat Board

LRS

Lymphoreticular System

MAFF

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, United Kingdom

MBM

Meat-and-Bone-Meal

OIE

Office International des Epizooties

SAGPyA

Secretariat (Department) of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food

SAGYP

Secretariat (Department) of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

SELSA (to 1996)

Animal Health Campaigns Service

SENASA (to 1996)

National Service for Livestock Health

SENASA (since 1997)

National Agrifood Health and Quality Service

SRA

Argentine Rural Society

TME

Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy

TSE

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy

UK

United Kingdom

USA

United States of America

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

v-CJD

New variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

WAVLD

World Association for Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

WHO

World Health Organization