AB	antibody
AC	(relative) accuracy
AFNOR	Association Française de Normalisation
AG	antigen
AgBP	antigen-binding protein
AOAC-RI	Association of Official Agricultural Chemists Research Institute
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
BBA	bead-based assay
BSE	bovine spongiform encephalopathy
CE	Conformité Européenne (standard mark)
CFU	colony-forming units
CPA	cross-priming amplification
CPS	capsular polysaccharides
CSF	classic swine fever
CT	cycle threshold (as in qPCR)
DALY	disability-adjusted life year
DES	diethylstilbestrol
DIVA	differentiating vaccinated from infected animals
EF	extracellular factor (of Streptococcus suis)
EFSA	European Food Safety Authority
EIA	enzyme immunoassay
ELFA	enzyme-linked immunofluorescent assay
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ESI	electrospray ionization
FCI	food-chain information
FSO	food-safety objective
GC	gas-chromatography
GAP	good agricultural practice
GHP	good hygiene practice
GMP	good manufacturing practice
GVP	good veterinary practice
HACCP	hazard analysis critical control points
HAV	hepatitis A virus
HEV	hepatitis E virus
HRP	horseradish peroxidase
IA	immunoaffinity
ICT	immunochromatographic test
IG	immunoglobulin
IgA	immunoglobulin class A
IgG	immunoglobulin class G
IgM	immunoglobulin class M
IMS	immunomagnetic separation
iPCR	immuno-PCR
iqPCR	real-time immunoquantative PCR
IR	infra-red
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
LAMP	loop-mediated isothermal amplification
LFIA	lateral flow immunoassay
LIMS	laboratory information management system
LFD	lateral flow device
LoaC	lab-on-a-chip
LoaD	lab-on-a-disc
LOD	limit-of-detection
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
MAB	monoclonal antibody
MALDI-TOF	matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionization time-of-flight
MIP	molecular imprinted polymer
MO	micro-organism
MS	mass spectrometry
NASB	nucleic acid sequence-based
NASBA	nucleic acid sequence-based amplification
NGO	non-governmental organization
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
NPV	negative predictive value
OD	optical density
OH	one health
OIE	Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health)
PAB	polyclonal antibody
PFGE	pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
PoC	point-of-care
ppb	parts per billion
PRRS	porcine reproduction and respiratory syndrome
PRV	pseudorabies virus
qPCR	quantitative (real-time) polymerase chain reaction
RCA	rolling circle amplification
RPA	recombinase polymerase amplification
RT	reverse transcription
RT-PCR	reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
SDA	strand displacement amplification
SE	(relative) sensitivity
SERS	surface-enhanced Raman-spectroscopy
SP	(relative) specificity
SPR	surface plasmon resonance
STEC	Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
TTR	time-to-result
VBNC	viable but non-culturable
UKAS	United Kingdom Accreditation Service
VOC	volatile organic compound
WHO	World Health Organization
xPOCT	multiplexed point-of-care testing