Growth and liver histology of Channa punctatus exposed to a common biofertilizer

Abstract

Mustard oil cake (MOC) is widely used as biofertilizer in the field of agriculture and aquaculture. Channa punctatus was exposed to 0.42 g.L⁻¹ sublethal concentration for 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days. Due to such exposure, body growth and histological changes in liver were observed. It was revealed that weight, length and breadth of fish were gradually increased with the days of exposure in compare to control fish, whereas, liver showed an increase in sinusoidal space and lipidosis during early days, followed by a recovery from the stress of MOC on the 28th day.

Keywords:

• Channa punctatus
• MOC
• sublethal concentration
• growth
• histological changes

Acknowledgements

Authors are thankful to Principal, Bidhannagar College, Kolkata and Head, Post Graduate Department of Zoology, of the same college, for providing laboratory facilities. Authors are also thankful Dr Ketaki Dutta, Associate Professor of English, West Bengal Education Service, critic and novelist for correcting the grammatical errors in the manuscript.