Clinico-Haemato-Biochemical Changes Due To The Induced  Acute Toxicity Of Chlorpyrifos In Rabbits (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)

O K Baba; M M  Darzi; M S Mir; S A Kamil; M Shafi; T Maqbool

doi:10.48165/

Authors

O K Baba Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng - 190 006, Jammu & Kashmir (India)
M M Darzi Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng - 190 006, Jammu & Kashmir (India)
M S Mir Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng - 190 006, Jammu & Kashmir (India)
S A Kamil Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng - 190 006, Jammu & Kashmir (India)
M Shafi Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng - 190 006, Jammu & Kashmir (India)
T Maqbool Division of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng - 190 006, Jammu & Kashmir (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Chlorpyrifos, pathology, rabbit, toxicity

Abstract

Thepresentstudy was aimed to assess the acute toxic effects of chlorpyrifos using rabbits as mammalian model. Chlorpyrifos @ 1000 mg kg-1body weight as single oral dose (Lara-909 containing 50% chlorpyrifos) caused marked clinical changes with 50% mortality over 24 hr. Death was associated with muscular spasms and unconsciousness. Haematology showed a significant increase in mean lymphocyte and basophil counts. The blood glucose, total protein, albumin, globulin, alanine transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were not altered significantly. It was concluded that acute chlorpyrifos toxicity was characterized by marked clinical changes and mortality without any marked alterationsinthehaemato-biochemical indices.

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