| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| ARRIVE | Animal Research Reporting of In vivo Experiments |
| AWERB | Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body |
| BAC | Bacterial artificial chromosome |
| ChAdOx | Chimpanzee adenovirus Oxford |
| CsCl | Caesium chloride |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| GALT | Gut-associated lymphoid tissue |
| H5HA | H5 haemagglutinin |
| H5N1 | Haemagglutinin 5 neuraminidase 1 |
| HAU | Haemagglutination units |
| HI | Haemagglutination inhibition assay |
| HPAI | High pathogenic avian influenza |
| ICP | Infected cell population |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IN | Intranasal |
| IU | Infection units |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| MALT | Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue |
| mg/mL | Milligrams per millilitre |
| µL | Microlitres |
| OD | Optical density |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffer saline |
| RDE | Receptor-destroying enzyme |
| RVC | Royal Veterinary College |
| RVF | Rift Valley Fever |
| SPF | Specific pathogen free |
| USDA | US Department of Agriculture |
| VP | Viral particles |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |