| AIC | Akaike information criterion |
| BCFA | Branched-chain fatty acid |
| BHBA | Beta-hydroxybutyrate |
| BIC | Bayesian information criterion |
| CCC | Concordance correlation coefficient |
| CH3 | Methyl |
| CH4 | Methane |
| CH2COOH | Acetate |
| CLA | Conjugated linoleic acid |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CoM | Coenzyme M |
| CoB | Coenzyme B |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| Fdox | Ferredoxin-oxidized |
| Fdred | Ferredoxin-reduced |
| GF | GreenFeed |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GWP | Global warming potential |
| H2 | (Di) hydrogen |
| H2O | Water |
| H4MPT | Tetrahydromethanopterin |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| LCFA | Long-chain fatty acid |
| MFR | Methanofuran |
| MG | Mammary gland |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acid |
| N2O | Nitrous oxide |
| OBCFA | Odd- and branched-chain fatty acid |
| OCFA | Odd-chain fatty acid |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| RC | Respiration chamber |
| RFID | Radio-frequency identification |
| RMSE | Root mean squared error |
| RMSPE | Root mean squared prediction error |
| SF6 | Sulfur hexafluoride |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acid |
| SMCFA | Short- and medium-chain fatty acid |
| UFA | Unsaturated fatty acid |
| VFA | Volatile fatty acid |