Table 6 Effect of herbal mixture on the bursa and spleen histomorphometry of pigeon squabs.

Bursa histomorphometry

 Area of follicle

/um²

175801.50^b

320382.85^a

225700.27^b

19131.39

0.005

 Area of follicle

medulla/um²

85138.37^b

176288.24^a

99456.23^b

11648.09

0.003

 Area of follicle

cortex/um²

91881.52

144094.61

112259.95

15868.77

0.142

 Number of

follicles/500um

25.50^a

15.83^c

19.83^b

0.49

< 0.001

Number of

S100 + cells

13.67^b

25.67^a

18.67^b

1.72

0.008

Spleen histomorphometry

 Area of white

pulp/um²

12688.60^c

17312.45^b

38652.48^a

1105.32

< 0.001

 Number of

S100 + cells

8.50^b

7.00^b

16.33^a

0.69

< 0.001