Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access

Influence of Treated Dairy Effluent on Haematological Changes in Freshwater Catfish Clarias batrachus


Affiliations
1 Department of Zoology, Sri Vasavi College, Erode-638 316, Tamilnadu, India
 

The effect of treated dairy effluent was assessed by performing chronic exposure test on the fish Clarias batrachus. The fish was exposed to four concentrations of treated dairy effluent, 25%, 50%, 75%and 100% for a period of 30 days. Haematological observations were made after this period with respect to the indices viz., total erythrocytes (RBC), haematocrit or packet cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), haemoglobin (Hb), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), platelet (Plt) and mean platelet volume (MPV).
User
Notifications
Font Size


Abstract Views: 134

PDF Views: 0




  • Influence of Treated Dairy Effluent on Haematological Changes in Freshwater Catfish Clarias batrachus

Abstract Views: 134  |  PDF Views: 0

Authors

R. Shasikumar
Department of Zoology, Sri Vasavi College, Erode-638 316, Tamilnadu, India
K. Nagarajan
Department of Zoology, Sri Vasavi College, Erode-638 316, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract


The effect of treated dairy effluent was assessed by performing chronic exposure test on the fish Clarias batrachus. The fish was exposed to four concentrations of treated dairy effluent, 25%, 50%, 75%and 100% for a period of 30 days. Haematological observations were made after this period with respect to the indices viz., total erythrocytes (RBC), haematocrit or packet cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), haemoglobin (Hb), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), platelet (Plt) and mean platelet volume (MPV).