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Name Description Related terms
jetting fluid

An insecticide intended to be applied to sheep by a pressure device so as to saturate the fleece on specific areas of the animal.
JMPR
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)

An international scientific committee that is administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). JECFA evaluates the safety of food additives, including contaminants, naturally occurring toxicants and residues of veterinary drugs in food.
jointing stage

In cereals (and grasses), the growth stage when the internodes of the stems are elongating.
jurisdiction

From s. 3 of the Agvet Code(Opens in a new tab/window):

Means:

  1. a state, or
  2. the participating territories.
jurisdictional co-ordinator
juvenile hormone

A chemical produced by the corpora allata. This hormone is one of the three major insect development hormones, and is responsible for determining the type of moult that will occur when one is directed by ecdysone.