Our researcher discovered the danger of drugs in broiler chickens
The article “Impact of lufenuron on hematology, serum biochemistry, antioxidant enzymes, and histopathology in broiler chickens”, co-authored by Ayaz Mammadov, Head of the Department of Natural Sciences of Western Caspian University, Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, was published in the journal “PLOS ONE” with a Q1 rating indexed in the Scopus database.
A new study conducted by our researcher has shown that the drug lufenuron has the ability to disrupt liver, kidney and heart functions in broiler chickens.
Environmental pollution with synthetic chemicals – pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers – has a negative impact on living things. This study investigated the possible toxic effects of lufenuron, a substance used against parasites in domestic animals, on broiler chickens.
In the study, broiler chickens exposed to various doses of lufenuron, and changes occurred in blood, kidney, liver and heart tissues for 39 days. The results show that at high doses, lufenuron causes a decrease in the number of red blood cells, an increase in white blood cells, as well as disturbances in liver, kidney and heart functions. These results indicate that lufenuron carries a dose-dependent toxic risk for broiler chickens.
As a result, histological analyses also confirmed that this substance, which used against parasites, causes structural changes in internal organs, oxidative stress and organ damage at high doses.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0319157
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