| ADG | Average Daily Gain |
| A:P ratio | Acetate-to-Propionate Ratio |
| BW | Body Weight |
| CDDGSs | Corn Dried Distillers’ Grains with Solubles |
| CH4 | Methane |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| CP | Crude Protein |
| CRD | Completely Randomized Design |
| CSM | Cottonseed Meal |
| DDGSs | Dried Distillers’ Grains with Solubles |
| DE | Digestible Energy |
| DM | Dry Matter |
| DMI | Dry Matter Intake |
| ECM | Energy-Corrected Milk |
| GE | Gross Energy |
| GEI | Gross Energy Intake |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GSM | Grape Seed Meal |
| H2 | Hydrogen |
| ME | Metabolizable Energy |
| N | Nitrogen |
| NDF | Neutral Detergent Fiber |
| NE | Net Energy |
| NH3 | Ammonia |
| OM | Organic Matter |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| RF diet | Reduced-Forage Diet |
| RS diet | Reduced-Starch Diet |
| Rusitec | Rumen Simulation Technique |
| SF6 | Sulfur Hexafluoride |
| SUN | Serum Urea Nitrogen |
| TMR | Total Mixed Ration |
| VFA | Volatile Fatty Acids |
| WDDGS | Wheat Dried Distillers’ Grains with Solubles |
| Ym | Methane Conversion Factor |