| EFC | elastin fragment concentration; endogenous fecal calcium; ephemeral fever of cattle |
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| NRRL | Northern Regional Research Laboratory |
| NT | Northern Territory |
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| NFM | Northern fowl mites |
| grub | 1. To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge. "They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin." (Hare) 2. To supply with food. 1. <zoology> The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; called also grubworm. 2. A short, thick man; a dwarf. 3. Victuals; food. Grub ax or axe, a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots, etc. Grub breaker. Same as Grub hook (below). Grub hoe, a heavy hoe for grubbing. Grub hook, a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps, breaking roots, etc. Grub saw, a handsaw used for sawing marble. Grub Street, a street in London (now called Milton Street), described by Dr. Johnson as "much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet." As an adjective, suitable to, or resembling the production of, Grub Street. "I 'd sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays." (Gap) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| africa, northern | The geographical area of africa comprising algeria, egypt, libya, morocco, and tunisia. It includes also the vast deserts and oases of the sahara. It is often referred to as north africa, french-speaking africa, or the magreb. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blot, northern | A technique in molecular biology, used mainly to separate and identify pieces of RNA. Called a Northern blot only because it is similar to a Southern blot (which is named after its inventor, the British biologist M.E. Southern). (12 Dec 1998) |
| blotting, northern | Detection of RNA that has been electrophoretically separated and immobilised by blotting on nitrocellulose or other type of paper or nylon membrane. (12 Dec 1998) |
| northern | 1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west. 2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind. Northern diver. <zoology> See Loon. Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora. <botany> Northern spy, an excellent American apple, of a yellowish colour, marked with red. Origin: AS. Northerne. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Northern blot | <molecular biology, procedure> An electroblotting method in which RNA is transferred to a filter and detected by hybridisation to (32)P labelled RNA or DNA. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Northern blot analysis | A procedure similar to the Southern blot analysis, used mostly to separate and identify RNA fragments; typically via transferring RNA fragments from an agarose gel to a nitrocellulose filter followed by detection with a suitable probe. Origin: coined to distinguish it from eponymic Southern blot a. (05 Mar 2000) |
| northern territory | A territory in north central Australia, east of the state of queensland. Its capital is darwin. Originally a part of new south wales, it was annexed to south Australia in 1863, entered the commonwealth as part of it in 190l, transferred to the commonwealth in 1911, divided in 1927, but was reestablished in 1931. It was granted self government within the commonwealth of Australia in 1978. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ant-cattle | <zoology> Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete. See Aphips. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| malignant catarrh of cattle | A highly fatal, sporadic disease of cattle caused by alcelaphine herpesvirus 1 (a member of the Herpesviridae family) and characterised by inflammation, ulceration, and exudation of the oral and upper respiratory mucous membranes, and sometimes eye lesions and nervous system disturbances. Synonym: malignant catarrh of cattle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papular stomatitis virus of cattle | A poxvirus of the genus Parapoxvirus, reported from North America, Africa and Europe, causing bovine papular stomatitis. Synonym: papular stomatitis virus of cattle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cattle | Domesticated bovine animals usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cattle diseases | Diseases of domestic cattle of the genus bos. It includes diseases of cows, yaks, and zebus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cattle plague | A viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals caused by morbillivirus. It may be acute, subacute, or chronic with the major lesions characterised by inflammation and ulceration of the entire digestive tract. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cattle plague virus | A species of morbillivirus causing cattle plague, a disease with high mortality. Sheep, goats, pigs, and other animals of the order artiodactyla can also be infected. (12 Dec 1998) |
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