Table 4. Micro morphometric data for the testes of local Iraqi pigeons during post-puberty.

Parameters	Left side (Mean ± SE)	Right side (Mean ± SE)
Seminiferous tubule	223.64 ±1. 62*	206.33 ± 1.74
Spermatogonia	4.93 ± 0.75*	4.61 ± 0.24
Spermatogonia nuclei	3.72 ± 0.2	3.22 ± 0.13
Primary spermatocyte	5.59 ± 0.3*	4.84 ± 0.27
Primary spermatocyte nuclei	4.78 ± 0.22*	4.18 ± 0.24
Spermatids	3.98 ± 0.37*	3.35 ± 0.16
Spermatids nuclei	3.75 ± 0.24*	3.12 ± 0.24
Sertoli cells	6.94 ± 0.2	6.21 ± 0.15
Interstitial cells	4.82 ± 0.33	4.72 ± 0.13
Interstitial nuclei	3.74 ± 0.12	3.34 ± 0.22
Capsule thickness	51.05 ± 0.62*	49.33 ± 0.27

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