| ACACA | acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha |
| ACTB | actin beta |
| AD | ad libitum feeding |
| ADFI | average daily feed intake |
| ADG | average daily gain |
| ANOVA | One-way analysis of variance |
| ASV | amplicon sequence variants |
| CP | crude protein |
| CPT1B | carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1B |
| EE | ether extract |
| FA | fatty acid |
| FASN | fatty acid synthase |
| F/G | ratio of feed intake to body gain |
| IMF | intramuscular fat |
| LDM | longissimus dorsi muscle |
| LPL | lipoprotein lipase |
| MUFA | monounsaturated fatty acids |
| MYH1 | myosin heavy chain 1 |
| MYH2 | myosin heavy chain 2 |
| MYH4 | myosin heavy chain 4 |
| MYH7 | myosin heavy chain 7 |
| PNPLA2 | patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 2 |
| PPARG | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative PCR |
| SEM | standard errors of the mean |
| SREBF1 | sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 |