| ADFI | average daily feed intake |
| AEW | average egg weight |
| ANOVA | a one-way analysis of variance |
| ALP | alkaline phosphatase |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| BAX | BCL2 Associated X Protein |
| Caspase 7 | Cysteine aspartic acid specific protease 7 |
| CAT | catalase |
| DGL | D-glucuronolactone |
| Fas | factor-related apoptosis |
| FCR | feed conversion ratio |
| GGT | glutamyl transferase |
| GSH-Px | glutathione peroxidase |
| HE | hematoxylin–eosin |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1beta |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | interleukin-8 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SEM | standard error of mean |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| T-AOC | total antioxidant capacity |
| TBIL | total bilirubin |
| TC | total cholesterol |
| TG | triglyceride |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| β-actin | beta-actin |