AAALAC

Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International

AALAS

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

AC

Animal Care, APHIS, USDA

ACLAM

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine

ACUP

Animal Care and Use Protocol

AGIRCOLA

USDA's National Agricultural Library's AGRICultural OnLine Access

APHIS

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA

ARENA

Applied Research Ethics National Association
(Dissolved into PRIM&R in 2006 and no longer exists.)

ASLAP

American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners

ASP

American Society of Primatology

AV

Attending Veterinarian

AVMA

American Veterinary Medical Association

AWA

Animal Welfare Act

AWIC

Animal Welfare Information Center

AWRs

Animal Welfare Regulations

BMBL

Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories

BSL

Biosafety Level

CAAT

Center for the Alternatives for Animal Testing

CALAM

Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine

CALAS

Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science

CCAC

Canadian Council on Animal Care

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna

DDHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DOE

Department of Energy

DOI

Department of Interior

DVM

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

FASEB

Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology

FBR

Foundation for Biomedical Research

FDA

US Food and Drug Administration

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

GLP

Good Laboratory Practices Act

HAZMAT

Hazardous Material

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

HVAC

Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning

IACUC

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

IATA

International Air Transport Association

ICLAS

International Council for Laboratory Animal Science

iiFAR

Incurably Ill for Animal Research

ILAR

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

IO

Institutional Official

IOM

Institute of Medicine

IRAC

Interagency Research Animal Committee

LAMA

Laboratory Animal Management Association

LD50

Lethal Dose 50%

NABR

National Association for Biomedical Research

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NAL

National Agricultural Library, USDA

NAM

Non-Affiliated Member

NAS

National Academy of Sciences

NBAC

National Bioethics Advisory Commission

NCI

National Cancer Institute

NCRR

National Center for Research Resources

NCTR

National Center for Toxicology Research

NIEHS

National Institute of Environmental Health Safety

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIOSH

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

NRC

National Research Council

NSC

National Security Council

NSF

National Science Foundation

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development

OHSP

Occupational Health and Safety Program

OLAW

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OPRR

Office of Protection from Research Risks, NIH

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSTP

Office of Science and Technology Policy

OTA

Office of Technology Assessment

PHS

US Public Health Service

PI

Principal Investigator

PRIM&R

Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research

SCAW

Scientists Center for Animal Welfare

UFAW

Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

USA PATRIOT Act

United and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act

USAMRIID

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USFWS

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

USUHS

Uniform Services University of Health Sciences

VA

Veterans Administration

VAMC

Veterans Administration Medical Center

VMD

Veterinary Medical Doctor

WHO

World Health Organization

WVA

World Veterinary Association