ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Comparative Effects of Selected Agrochemicals
on Biochemical Profile and Histopathology
of Grass-Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
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Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
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Department of Zoology, University of Swabi, Pakistan
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Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Sub Campus Battagram, Pakistan
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Department of Chemistry, Government Post Graduate College Haripur, Pakistan
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School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus Lahore, Pakistan
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Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Submission date: 2021-02-13
Final revision date: 2021-05-09
Acceptance date: 2021-09-10
Online publication date: 2022-01-25
Publication date: 2022-03-22
Corresponding author
Naveed Akhtar
Zoology, Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Sub Campus Battagram, Pakistan, Pakistan
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(2):1679-1691
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The current study was designed to evaluate the comparative effects of three selected chemicals
such as emamectin (insecticide), acetochlor (herbicide) and topsin-M (fungicide) on haematology,
biochemical profile and histopathology of grass carp (Ctenopharyngdon idella). A total of forty C. Idella
was collected from fish farm Hattian Kamra and transported to the Chemistry lab of Government Post
Graduate College Haripur in plastic bags containing dissolve oxygen. After acclimatization for a week
they were randomly segregated in four groups (E0, E1, E2 and E3) and treated with 5ppb emamectin,
acetochlor and topsin-M respectively. After 96hrs of chemical treatment, blood and tissue samples were
collected from both control and treated groups for investigation of biochemical and histopathological
alterations. Obtained results exhibited significant alteration in haematological parameters i.e. total white
blood cells count, MCV, MCH and number of platelets significantly (p<0.05) increased while Red blood
cells count, hemoglobin, PCV and MCHC significantly (p<0.05) decreased in the experimental groups
E1, E2 and E3 as compared to control group. Significant (p<0.05) changes were observed in biochemical
parameters i.e. increase in serum glucose, bilirubin, albumins, blood urea, uric acid, cholesterol, serum
calcium, phosphorous, sodium, potassium, serum lipase, CKP, LDH and CK MB, while significant
decrease in creatinine, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, serum iron, serum amylase, SGPT, alkalinity
and Phosphate was observed. The observed Histopathological changes in gills include epithelial lifting, destruction of cartilage core, curling, atrophy, loss and fusion of secondary gill lamellae.
In liver tissue, the observed variations were necrosis, pyknosis, lymphocytes infiltration, dissolution
of plasma membrane, blood congestion and vacuolation. In tissues of intestine, the alterations found
were goblet cell formation, rupturing of villi, necrosis and pyknosis. In heart tissues, histopathological
changes included blood congestion, necrosis, pyknosis and vacuolation. It could be concluded that
these selected chemicals have a strong tendency to bring variations in haematology, biochemical profile
and histopathology of Ctenopharyngdon idella.