Abstract

Comparing the Effects of Low and High Doses of Fosetyl Aluminum on Haematology and Serum Biochemistry in Japanese Quails (Coturnix japonica)

Authors: Adeeba Naseer, Sumaira Raziq, Noman Waheed, Nusheen Ahmad and Nisha Fatima

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.71081/cvj/2025.032

Abstract
Fosetyl- aluminium is an organophosphate which is extensively used to execute pest as well as act as a fungicides in agricultural fields to amplify the manufacture rate of crops along with fruits and vegetables and indirectly it have better manipulate on the non-target species particularly birds. Fosetyl-Aluminum is a systemic fungicide recommended for preventive applications on vegetables. It is practically not toxic to birds, aquatic organism and bees. It is proved through experimental study that submission of pesticides cause deleterious effects on organism’s health throughout the world. In this experiment apparently healthy adult Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) (n=30) were divided into three groups G0, G1 and G2; each group has 15 birds. For this study, quail of control group (G0) freed from dose while fosetyl aluminium is orally administrated to residual experimental group (G1) and (G2) at the rate of 1(ml/kg b.w) and 2(ml/kg b.w) for 10, 20 and 30 days of the experiment. Main intention of this experiment is to examine the toxic effect of concentration of fosetyl aluminium on haematology and serum biochemical changes of the quail (coturnix japonica). The blood and morbid tissues were collected at day 10, 20 and 30 of the experiment. The blood analysis indicated that Fosetyl- aluminium had a substantial impact on WBC, RBC, LYM, HCT, MCV, MCH, PLT, MPV, HGB, and MCHC counts in experimental groups. Moreover, serum urea, creatinine, bilirubin, ALT (SGPT) and ALP were also significantly affected. The present study revealed for the first time that fosetyl aluminium causes significant effects in birds in proportion to dose and duration.

Keywords: Coturnix japonica, Fosetyl- aluminium, Haematological, Serum biochemical, parameters