AALAS = American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
AHT = Animal Health Technician
AMS = Animal Management System (software)
APWOC = Animal Policy & Welfare Oversight Committee
AUP = Animal Use Protocol
BSC = Biosafety Cabinet
CALAS = Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
CAT scan = Computer Tomography Scan
CCAC = Canadian Council on Animal Care
CFIA = Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CIHR = Canadian Institutes of Health Research
DOW A FACC = Downtown Campus A FACC
DOW B FACC = Downtown Campus B FACC
EE = Environmental Enrichment
EEG = Electroencephalogram
EKG = Electrocardiogram
FACC = Facility Animal Care Committee
IM = Intramuscular injection
IP = Intraperitoneal injection
IV = Intravenous injection
kg = kilogram
mg = milligram
ml = milliliter
MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NHP = Non-Human Primate
NIH = National Institutes of Health
NSERC = National Sciences and Engineering Research Council
PCR = Polymerase Chain Reaction
PET scan = Positron Emission Tomography scan
PHAC = Public Health Agency of Canada
PI - Principal Investigator or Principal Instructor
PO = Oral administration
PPE = Personal Protective Equipment
PPD test = Purified Protein Derivative test (for tuberculosis (TB))
PRT = Positive Reinforcement Training
PT = Proposal Tracking
SC = Subcutaneous injection
SOP = Standard Operating Procedure
μL = Microliter (is equal to a millionth of a liter)