Substances that augment, stimulate, activate, potentiate, or modulate the immune response at either the cellular or humoral level. Some are endogenous (e.g., histamine, interferon, transfer factor, tuftsin, interleukin-1). Their mode of action is either non-specific, resulting in increased immune responsiveness to a wide variety of antigens, or antigen-specific, i.e., affecting a restricted type of immune response to a narrow group of antigens. (MeSH, 2024. Adjuvants, Immunologic https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68000276)
Agents that aid or increase the action of the principle drug (drug synergosm) or that affect the absorption, mechanism of action, metabolism, or excretion of the primary drug (pharmokinetics) in such a way as to enhance its effects. (MeSH. 2025. Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D000277)
Substances consisting of different components, e.g. aluminum salts, emuslions or combinations of immunopotentiators, that helps increase the magnitude of an adaptive immune response to a vaccine. (Adapted from MeSH. 2025. Adjuvants, Vaccine. https://meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D000089582)
The chemical units that link together to form proteins and are of fundamental importance to life. (RAMIRAN Glossary of terms on livestock and manure management 2011)
A technique in growing plants wherein the plants derive their nutrients and water from a mist of air and aqueous solution that come in contact with the roots. (IRRI, 2002. Acronyms and Glossary of Rice Related Terminology http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/images/docs/acronyms-and-glossary-of-rice-related-terminology.pdf)
African horse sickness (AHS) is an infectious but non-contagious arthropod-borne viral disease affecting all species of equidae caused by an orbivirus of the family Reoviridae and characterised by alterations in the respiratory and circulatory functions. AHS is transmitted by at least two species of Culicoides. (https://www.woah.org/en/disease/african-horse-sickness/)
A clear, yellowish liquid that envelopes the fetus inside the sac of amnion. In the first trimester, it is likely a transudate of maternal or fetal plasma. (MeSH, 2024. Amniotic Fluid https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68000653)
Loose housing are animal houses where the animals are allowed to move freely and have free access over the whole area of the building or pen (a small enclosure for livestock). (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Cattle_housing_-_loose_housing)
Hypercholesterolemia, also called high cholesterol, is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. (Wikipedia, 2024. Hypercholesterolemia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercholesterolemia)
Hypertriglyceridemia is the presence of high amounts of triglycerides in the blood. (Wikipedia, 2024. Hypertriglyceridemia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertriglyceridemia)
