| ADF | Acid detergent fibre |
| ADG | Average daily gain |
| ADL | Acid detergent lignin |
| BCFA | Branched-chain fatty acids |
| BH | Ruminal biohydrogenation |
| BHI | Ruminal biohydrogenation intermediates |
| DM | Dry matter |
| DMA | Dimethyl acetals |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FRAP | Ferric reducing antioxidant power |
| LC-SFA | Linear chain saturated fatty acids |
| LL | Longissimus lomborum |
| LT | Longissimus thoracis |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| NDF | Neutral detergent fibre |
| OBCFA | Odd- and branched-chain fatty acids |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acids |
| TAE | Tannic acid equivalents |
| TEAC | Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |