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Conversion Factors for Acceptable Units
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Abbreviations
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Use abbreviations as shown in the ASA
Publications Handbook and Style Manual. Additional abbreviations include:
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acid detergent fiber
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ADF
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page(s)
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p.
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acid equivalent
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acid equiv.
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parts per billion
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ppb
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Annals
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Ann.
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parts per million
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ppm
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Association
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Assoc.
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parts per million by volume
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ppmv
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Bulletin
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Bull.
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parts per million by weight
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ppmw
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caloric(s) (large, kilocalorie)
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kcal
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percent (with number only)
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%
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Circular
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Circ.
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probability
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P
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counts per minute
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cpm
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Proceedings
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Proc.
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curie
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Ci
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revolutions per minute
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rpm
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day
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d
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species (only after a generic name)
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sp. (sing.), spp. (pl.)
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degree (use degree symbol)
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°
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specific gravity
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sp. gr.
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Extension
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Ext.
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subcutaneous
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sc
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Fahrenheit
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°F
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Supplement
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Suppl.
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international units
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IU
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Technical
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Tech.
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intramuscular
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i.m.
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total digestible nutrients
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TDN
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intraperitoneal
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i.p.
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ultraviolet
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UV
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intravenous
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i.v.
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volative fatty acid(s)
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VFA
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liter
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L
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volume
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Vol.
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miscellaneous
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misc.
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volume per volume
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v/v
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molar
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M
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weight(s)
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wt
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normal (concentration)
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N
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weight per volume
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w/v
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neutral detergent fiber
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NDF
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weight per weight
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w/w
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