| ADG | Average daily gain |
| AGP | Antimicrobial growth promoters |
| AMP | Antimicrobial peptides |
| AMR | Antimicrobial resistance |
| DF | Dietary fibre |
| DHA | Docosahexanoic acid |
| ETEC | Enterotoxigenic E. coli |
| EPA | Eicopentanoic acid |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FE | Feed efficiency |
| FOS | Fructo-oligosaccharides |
| FUC | Fucoidan |
| GALT | Gut-associated lymphoid tissues |
| GI-tract | Gastrointestinal tract |
| LAB | Lactic acid bacteria |
| LAM | Laminarin |
| LCFA | Long-chain fatty acid |
| LT | Heat-labile toxin |
| MCFA | Medium-chain fatty acid |
| MOS | Mannan-oligosaccharides |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| PWD | Post-weaning diarrhoea |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acid |
| sIgA | Secretory IgA |
| VLCFA | Very-long-chain fatty acid |
| ZnO | Zinc oxide |