Effect of Partial Feed Deprivation on Serum Liver Enzymes’ Activities and Hepatic Histoarchitecture in Clarias gariepinus (African Catfish)

Bashir Sa’idu Aliyu, Sohnap James Sambo and Ochuko Orakpoghenor
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Bashir Sa’idu Aliyu: Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Sohnap James Sambo: Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Ochuko Orakpoghenor: Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Academic Journal of Life Sciences, 2021, vol. 7, issue 1, 22-27

Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum liver enzymes’ activities and hepatic histoarchitecture in partially feed-deprived Clarias gariepinus (African Catfish). A total of forty-eight (48) active, live and apparently normal catfish randomly placed into two groups were used for this study. Fish in control group (labeled B) were fed with 4% of their body weight twice daily while fish in the feed-deprived group (labeled A) were fed with 25% of that quantity fed to the control group. Blood and liver samples were obtained at intervals of 7 days for 28 days for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and for histopathology respectively. Results revealed significantly higher (P

Keywords: Liver enzymes; Histoarchitecture; Clarias gariepinus; Starvation; Lipid vacuolation. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.32861/ajls.71.22.27

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