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Behavioral and Histopathological Changes of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Exposed to Paraquat
Hassan M1,2*, Shah Norhan NA1, Mohd Daud H3, Chong JL4,5, Abd Halim Shah MM6 and Karim NU1,2
1School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
2Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
3Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
4Kenyir Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
5School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
6School of Fundamental Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
- *Corresponding Author:
- Marina Hassan
School of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Sciences, University Malaysia
Terengganu, 21030, Kuala
Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Tel: +609 668 3050
Fax: +609 668 4949
E-mail: marina@umt.edu.my
Received Date: October 06, 2014 Accepted Date: April 28, 2015 Published Date: May 08, 2015
Citation: Hassan M, Shah Norhan NA, Shah Norhan H, Karim NU (2015) Behavioral and Histopathological Changes of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Exposed to Paraquat. J Fisheries Livest Prod 3:131. doi: 10.4172/2332-2608.1000131
Copyright: © 2015 Hassan M, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) was exposed to 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 mg/L of paraquat for 96 hours under laboratory conditions. The behavioral and histopathological changes of C. carp in response to paraquat exposure. The 96H lethal concentration (LC50) value are 26.07 mg/L. Treated fish exhibited agitated, respiratory distress and abnormal nervous behavior. Hyperplasia, oedema, pyknosis and necrosis in gills, liver and kidney were observed in the histopathological studies.
