Abbreviations
Acronyms
ACVM
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997
AEE
Assessment of environmental effects
AHB
Animal Health Board
The members of the AHB are:
- Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Meat & Fibre Producers);
- Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Dairy Farmers NZ);
- New Zealand Deer Farmers Association; Meat New Zealand;
- New Zealand Dairy Board;
- New Zealand Game Industry Board;
- Local Government New Zealand
BEI
Biological Exposure Index
BSE
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
DOC
Department of Conservation
HSNO
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
MAF
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
NOEL
No Observable Effect Level
NZFSA
New Zealand Food Safety Authority (a semi-autonomous body attached to MAF)
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OSH
Occupational Safety and Health Service
PCE
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
PMAV
Provisional maximum acceptable value (New Zealand Drinking Water Standards)
Tb
Tuberculosis (refers here to bovine Tb)
US EPA Environmental Protection Agency, United States
VPC
Vertebrate Pest Control
WHO
World Health Organisation
SPCA
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Units
gm
gram
ha
hectare
kg
kilogram
mg
milligram (0.001 grams)
mg/kg
milligram per kilogram
(a unit of concentration)
mg/kgbw
milligram per kilogram of body weight
(a unit used to express dose)
mg/kg-day
milligram per kilogram of body weight per day for repeated daily doses
mg/L
milligram per litre
(a unit of concentration)
1 mg/L = 1 part per million (ppm)
ppb
parts per billion
(one billion = one thousand million)
ug/L
microgram per litre
(a unit of concentration)
1 ug/L = 1 part per billion (ppb)
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