Table 3. Micro morphometric data for the testes of local Iraqi pigeons during pre-puberty.

Parameters	Left side (Mean ± SE)	Right side (Mean ± SE)
Seminiferous tubule	220.58 ± 1.54*	211.83 ± 1.74
Spermatogonia	3.85 ± 0.24*	3.64 ± 0.16
Spermatogonia nuclei	3.56 ± 0.23	3.48 ± 0.13
Sertoli cells	6.02 ± 0.12	6.23 ± 0.12
Interstitial cells	3.57 ± 0.63	3.26 ± 0.28
Interstitial nuclei	2.36 ± 0.36	2.11 ± 0.11
Capsule thickness	10.47 ± 1.12*	8.85± 0.74

(٭) denote significant differences at level p ≤ 0.05 between the right and left.