. 2024 Dec 30;20:586. doi: 10.1186/s12917-024-04450-9

Table 1.

Morphometric changes of oocysts for Eimeria labbeana-like parasite in the infected and treated pigeon groups

Experimental groups	Unsporulated oocysts	Sporulated oocysts
Infected	Length	17.77 ± 1.08 (16.29–20.28)	19.73 ± 0.49 (19.27–20.22)
Width	15.90 ± 0.83 (14.04–17.51)	17.83 ± 0.59 (17.23–18.45)
Infected + 250 mg/kg MyE	Length	16.37 ± 0.41 ^ab (15.22–16.86)	18.67 ± 0.42 ^ab (18.21–19.32)
Width	14.71 ± 0.43 ^ab (14.38–15.98)	17.43 ± 0.31 ^ab (16.35–17.99)
Infected + 500 mg/kg MyE	Length	15.96 ± 0.83 ^ab (14.10-15.77)	17.67 ± 0.39 ^ab (17.11–18.42)
Width	13.98 ± 0.52 ^ab (13.27–14.75)	16.35 ± 0.48 ^ab (15.84–16.97)
Infected + 1 g/L.H₂O AMP	Length	14.40 ± 1.01 ^a (13.23–15.02)	16.26 ± 0.38 ^a (15.79–16.26)
Width	12.02 ± 1.58 ^a (10.35–13.37)	15.15 ± 0.35 ^a (14.76–15.48)

Experimental groups

Unsporulated oocysts

Sporulated oocysts

Infected

Length

17.77 ± 1.08

(16.29–20.28)

19.73 ± 0.49

(19.27–20.22)

Width

15.90 ± 0.83

(14.04–17.51)

17.83 ± 0.59

(17.23–18.45)

Infected + 250 mg/kg MyE

Length

16.37 ± 0.41 ^ab

(15.22–16.86)

18.67 ± 0.42 ^ab

(18.21–19.32)

Width

14.71 ± 0.43 ^ab

(14.38–15.98)

17.43 ± 0.31 ^ab

(16.35–17.99)

Infected + 500 mg/kg MyE

Length

15.96 ± 0.83 ^ab

(14.10-15.77)

17.67 ± 0.39 ^ab

(17.11–18.42)

Width

13.98 ± 0.52 ^ab

(13.27–14.75)

16.35 ± 0.48 ^ab

(15.84–16.97)

Infected + 1 g/L.H₂O AMP

Length

14.40 ± 1.01 ^a

(13.23–15.02)

16.26 ± 0.38 ^a

(15.79–16.26)

Width

12.02 ± 1.58 ^a

(10.35–13.37)

15.15 ± 0.35 ^a

(14.76–15.48)

All values are in micrometers (µm) and presented as mean ± SD with range in parentheses. ^a represents the significant change concerning the infected group at p < 0.05, and ^b represents the significant change concerning the infected + 1 g/L.H₂O AMP group at p < 0.05