| Item | Unit |
| GF | Concentrate |
| GFF | Concentrate + hay |
| TMR | Concentrate + alfalfa grass + oat grass: water |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| lncRNA | Long non-coding RNA |
| circRNA | Circular RNA |
| ncRNA | Non-coding RNA |
| mRNAs | Differentially expressed mRNA |
| miRNAs | Differentially expressed miRNA |
| lncRNAs | Differentially expressed lncRNA |
| circRNAs | Differentially expressed circRNA |
| ncRNAs | Differentially expressed non-coding RNA |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms |
| InDel | Insertion–deletion |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| CeRNAs | Competing endogenous RNAs |
| PPI | Protein–protein interaction |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real-time PCR |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| DMI | Dry matter intake |
| ADF | Acid detergent fiber |
| VFA | Volatile fatty acid |
| PH | Potential of hydrogen |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| AMS | α-amylase |
| CP | Ceruloplasmin |
| LZM | Lysozyme |
| SARA | Subacute ruminal acidosis |
| MRE | miRNA response element |
| mean ± SD | mean ± standard deviation |