| AA | Amino acid |
| AAFCO | Association of American Feed Control Officials |
| Abs | Absorption |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| BRD | Bovine respiratory disease |
| CAT | Cationic amino acid transporter |
| DM | Dry matter |
| DMT | Divalent metal transporter |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| FP | Ferroportin |
| GLM | General linear model |
| HMTBa | 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanoate |
| ITM | Inorganic trace mineral(s) |
| MCT1 | Monocarboxylate transporter |
| MnSOD | Manganese superoxide dismutase activity |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| MT | Metallothionein |
| OTM | Organic trace mineral(s) |
| Qf | Formation quotient |
| RBV | Relative bioavailability value |
| SBM | Soybean meal |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SPC | Soy protein concentrate |
| TBCC | dicopper chloride trihydroxide (or tribasic copper chloride) |
| TBZC | Zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate (or tetrabasic zinc chloride) |