| ANOVA | One-way analysis of variance |
| Bhyo | Brachyspira hyodysenteriae |
| CMI | Cell-mediated immune response |
| CON A | Concanavalin A |
| CT | Threshold cycles |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ELISPOT | Enzyme-linked immuno spot |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IEL | Intraepithelial lymphocytes |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IPMA | Immunoperoxidase monolayer assay |
| LI | Lawsonia intracellularis |
| LN | Lymph nodes |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PE | Proliferative enteropathy |
| PP | Peyer’s patch |
| SD | Swine dysentery |
| StD | Standard deviation |
| VDL-UMN | Veterinary Diagnostic Lab of the University of Minnesota |