| GAA | Guanidinoacetic acid |
| Met | Methionine |
| ADG | Average daily gain |
| FCE | Feed conversion efficiency |
| NDF | Neutral detergent fiber |
| TVFAs | Total volatile fatty acids |
| DM | Dry matter |
| CP | Crude protein |
| TMR | Total mixed ration |
| IBW | Initial body weight |
| FBW | Final body weight |
| DMI | Dry matter intake |
| NH3-N | Ammonia-nitrogen |
| VFAs | Volatile fatty acids |
| Calcium | Ca |
| Phosphorus | P |
| ME | Metabolizable energy |
| NEm | Net energy for maintenance |
| NEg | Net energy for gain |
| TP | Total protein |
| GLB | Globulin |
| ALB | Albumin |
| GLU | Glucose |
| UREA | Urea nitrogen |
| TGs | Triglycerides |
| TC | Cholesterol |
| LDL-C | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| HDL-C | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| HSL | Hormone-sensitive lipase |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| CK | Creatine kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| GAMT | Guanidinoacetic acid-N-methyltransferase |
| AGAT | Arginine–glycine amidinotransferase |
| T-AOC | Total antioxidant capacity |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GSH-Px | Glutathione peroxidase |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| OPLS-DA | Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |