The effects of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) roots on the reproductive aspects in male Japanese Quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Table 5 Effect of dietary supplementation of Ginger roots to Japanese male quails on the testicular histomorphometric parameters at 10 weeks of age

Group Parameter	Control	Ginger (10 g/Kg feed)	Ginger (15 g/Kg feed)	Pooled SEM	P value
Diameter of seminiferous tubule	232.56 ± 2.89^b	219.14 ± 3.17^c	254.40 ± 5.02^a	3.67	0.000
Height of the germinal epithelium	53.28 ± 0.98^b	57.46 ± 1.55^b	62.78 ± 2.20^a	1.75	0.003
Number of Leydig cells	8.83 ± 0.68	8.83 ± 0.60	9.50 ± 0.56	0.56	0.132

Results are expressed as the mean ± SE of 5 Japanese male quails per group
^a,b,c Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05 (One-way ANOVA followed by Duncan’s multiple range test)

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