Morphometric Identification, Gross and Histopathological Lesions of Eimeria Species in Japanese Quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) in Zaria, Nigeria

Table 1

Morphological characteristics and speciation of Eimeria in Japanese quail.

Species	Oocyst size ()			Shape index	Morphology	Polar granule	Oocyst wall	Confirmed species
	Length; (Mean StE.)	Width; (Mean StE.)	Range
(a) Eimeria spp.	22.20 0.58	16.38 0.42	(18.20–25.48); (14.56–18.20)	1.36	Subspherical	Present	Double	Eimeria bateri
(b) Eimeria spp.	22.36 1.67	15.08 0.95	(14.56–25.48); (10.92–18.20)	1.48	Ovoid	Absent	Double	Unknown
(c) Eimeria spp.	16.64 1.08	16.12 0.74	(14.56–21.84); (14.56–18.20)	1.03	Ellipsoidal	Absent	Double	Unknown
(d) Eimeria spp.	20.57 0.40	14.74 0.56	(18.20–21.84); (10.92–21.84)	1.40	Subspherical	Absent	Double	Unknown