Glossary

ACA

Accredited Certification Agency

AGA

American Grassfed Association

alternative

when a non-mainstream approach is used in place of conventional medicine

AMDUCA

Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994

APHIS

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

ATTRA

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas

AVMA

American Veterinary Medicine Association

CAVM

Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine

CE

continuing education

CFSPH

Center for Food Security and Public Health

complementary

when a non-mainstream approach is used together with conventional medicine

CRP

Conservation Reserve Program

DMI

Dry Matter Intake

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EU

European Union

FAD

Foreign Animal Disease

FAMACHA

a system for estimating the level of barber's pole worm among small ruminants

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

G.I.

Gastrointestinal

GAP

Global Animal Partnership

GMO

Genetically Modified Organism

GMOs
integrative

when conventional and complementary approaches are used together to care for the whole individual in a coordinated way

IOIA

International Organic Inspectors Association

Materials List

A list included in the Organic System Plan of each substance that might be used as a production input (e.g., fertilizers, health care products, feed).

NCAT

National Center for Appropriate Technology

NCCIH

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

NIH

National Institute of Health

NOP

United State Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program

NOSB

National Organic Standards Board

O/A

Organic and/or Alternative

OFPA

Organic Foods Production Act

OMRI

Organic Materials Review Institute

Organic Livestock

Certified by the USDA to carry the organic label

OSP

Organic System Plan

Permaculture

A system that develops agricultural systems modeled from natural ecosystems (per USDA).

plain community

Amish and conservative Mennonites

PMO

Pasteurized Milk Order

Regenerative agriculture

An alternative decision-making framework that offers a set of principles and practices to grow food in harmony with nature and heal the land from degradation (per NRDC).

Split operation

An operation that produces or handles both organic and nonorganic agricultural products (per USDA).

split operations

An operation that produces or handles both organic and nonorganic agricultural products (per USDA).

Sustainable agriculture

An integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will, over the long-term satisfy human needs, enhance environmental quality, make the most efficient use of nonrenewable resources, sustain the economic viability of farm operations, and enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole (abbreviated per USDA).

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

VCPR

Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship