Vol. 9, Special Issue 1 (2024)

Author(s): Aswathy Presannan Usha, Suresh Narayanan Nair, Nisha Ayinikkattil Ravindran, Sanis Juliet, Anitha Pallikattil, Asha Rajagopal, Sajitha Indira Sukumaran, Dhanush Krishna Balakrishnan Nair and Suja Celin Sebastian

Abstract: The experiment was undertaken to study the effect of indoxacarb, an oxadiazine insecticide, on various biochemical parameters in White Leghorn layer birds for a period of 21 days following incorporation in feed at five different concentrations for five days. The study follows OECD guideline no. 205, White Leghorn layer birds (n=60) weighing between 1.2 to 1.6 kg were utilized for the study. Ten birds were kept as control group and approximately 1.0 ml blood was collected in EDTA tubes on days 0, 7, 14 and 21 of the experiment. Biochemical parameters such as Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), creatinine and Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) were estimated. The mean values of ALP, AST, ALT and BUN were found significantly higher in indoxacarb treated groups as compared to the control group.