| A/G | Albumin-to-globulin ratio |
| AA | Amino acid |
| ALB | Albumin |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| BCAA | Branched-chain amino acids |
| BCS | Body condition score |
| BDO | Before dry-off |
| CFU | Colony-forming units |
| CON | Control group |
| DFM | Direct-fed microbial |
| DIM | Days in milk |
| EAA | Essential amino acids |
| GLOB | Globulin |
| HCT | Hematocrit |
| HGB | Hemoglobin |
| IDO | Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| LMM | Linear mixed-effects model |
| MCH | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin |
| MCHC | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
| MCV | Mean corpuscular volume |
| NEAA | Non-essential amino acids |
| NEB | Negative energy balance |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PLS-DA | Partial least squares-discriminant analysis |
| PLT | Platelet count |
| PRO | Probiotic-supplemented group |
| RBC | Red blood cell count |
| ROC | Receiver operating characteristic |
| SCC | Somatic cell count |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TAA | Total amino acids |
| TMR | Total mixed ration |
| TP | Total protein |
| VIP | Variable importance in projection |
| WBC | White blood cell count |