| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| ER-α | estrogen receptor alpha |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| GnRH | gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
| AEW | average egg weight |
| ADFI | average daily feed intake |
| ALR | average laying rate |
| H1 | 0.5g/kg |
| H2 | 1.0g/kg |
| H3 | 2.0g/kg |
| P4 | progesterone |
| FCR | feed conversion ratio |
| T-AOC | total antioxidant capacity |
| GSH | glutathione |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| TG | triglyceride |
| T-CHO | total cholesterol |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| PROG | progesterone |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| E2 | estrogen |
| MLT | melatonin |
| TLR2 | toll-like receptor 2 |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| MYD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 |
| GPX4 | glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| SOD-1 | superoxide dismutase 1 |
| CAT | catalase |
| HSP60 | heat shock protein 60 |
| BAX | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| P53 | tumor protein p53 |
| BCL-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-2 | interleukin-2 |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| PPAR-α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| SREBP1 | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 |
| MTTP | microsomal triglyceride transfer protein |
| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| APOB | apolipoprotein B |
| FAS | fatty acid synthase |
| SCD1 | stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| ApoVLDLII | apolipoprotein very low-density lipoprotein II |
| VLDLR | very low-density lipoprotein receptor |
| VTG II | vitellogenin II |
| HSD17B1 | hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 1 |
| HSD3B1 | hydroxy-delta-5-steroid dehydrogenase, 3 beta- and steroid delta-isomerase 1 |
| CYP19A1 | cytochrome P450 family 19 subfamily A member 1 |
| CYP17A1 | cytochrome P450 family 17 subfamily A member 1 |
| LHR | luteinizing hormone receptor |
| FSHR | follicle-stimulating hormone receptor |
| ESR1 | estrogen receptor 1 |
| STAR | steroidogenic acute regulatory protein |
| SF1 | steroidogenic factor 1 |
| FOXL2 | forkhead box L2 |
| RUNX2 | runt-related transcription factor 2 |