| Abbreviation | Full term |
| AA | Acetic acid |
| ADF | Acid detergent fiber |
| ADFI | Average daily feed intake |
| ADG | Average daily gain |
| Apaf-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor-1 |
| BA | Butyric acid |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CK | Control group |
| CP | Crude protein |
| caspase | cysteine-aspartic proteases |
| dATP | deoxyadenosine triphosphate |
| DM | Dry matter |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FBW | Final body weight |
| GBLS50% | 50% grapevine branch–leaf silage group |
| GBLS100% | 100% grapevine branch–leaf silage group |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| GLU | Glucose |
| GSE | Grape seed extract |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| IBW | Initial body weight |
| IgA | Immunoglobulin A |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IgM | Immunoglobulin M |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IBA | Isobutyric acid |
| IVA | Isovaleric acid |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| LC–MS | Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| LPE | lysophosphatidylethanolamine |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| NDF | Neutral detergent fiber |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| OPLS-DA | Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis |
| OTU | Operational taxonomic unit |
| PA | Propionic acid |
| PCoA | Principal coordinate analysis |
| RNR | Ribonucleotide reductase |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TC | Total cholesterol |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TP | Total protein |
| TVFA | Total volatile fatty acids |
| VA | Valeric acid |
| VFA | Volatile fatty acid(s) |
| VIP | Variable importance in projection |