EFFECTS OF SNIPER 1000EC ON BODY WEIGHT, LIVER AND KIDNEY HISTOLOGYOF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS
1 Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal Universit y, Gashua, Yobe State
2 Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
3 Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: a.midiog@yahoo.com
2 Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
3 Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: a.midiog@yahoo.com
Abstract
Juveniles of Oreochromis niloticus (mean body weight 7.05± 1.02cm) were subjected to
sniper 1000EC at 5 sublethal treatment levels of 0.00, 0.12, 0.15, 0.19 and 0.25mg/L. There
was no significant difference between water quality parameters of the exposed and control
groups. A 21 day exposure to sublethal concentrations of the toxicant led to a significant
decrease (p
Keywords
Sniper 1000EC
Oreochromis niloticus
weight
liver
kidney and histology
How to Cite
M, I. A., O, E. G. N., T, O. I., & A, I. (2016). EFFECTS OF SNIPER 1000EC ON BODY WEIGHT, LIVER AND KIDNEY HISTOLOGYOF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS. Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies, 2(2), 214-223.
I. A. M, E. G. N. O, O. I. T, and I. A, "EFFECTS OF SNIPER 1000EC ON BODY WEIGHT, LIVER AND KIDNEY HISTOLOGYOF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS," Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 214-223, November 2016.
