| AI | Artificial insemination |
| BCS | Body condition score |
| BLUP | Best linear unbiased prediction |
| BMPR1B | Bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 1B |
| BMP15 | Bone morphogenetic protein 15 |
| CC BY | Creative commons attribution |
| CIDR | Controlled internal drug release |
| DOI | Digital object identifier |
| E2 | Estradiol |
| Ecg | Equine chorionic gonadotropin |
| ERα | Estrogen receptor alpha |
| Erβ | Estrogen receptor beta |
| FABM | Feed agribusiness management |
| FecB | Booroola fecundity mutation |
| FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone |
| FSHR | Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor |
| FTAI | Fixed-time artificial insemination |
| GDF9 | Growth differentiation factor 9 |
| GnRH | Gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
| GPS | Global positioning system |
| HPG axis | Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis |
| HPO axis | Hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian axis |
| h2 | Heritability |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IU | International units |
| kg./E | Kilograms of lamb weaned per ewe per year |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| lncRNA | Long non-coding RNA |
| PGF2α | Prostaglandin F2 alpha |
| PI3K-Akt | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase-protein kinase B |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| STAR | Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| WGS | Whole-genome sequencing |