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Abamectin effects on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

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The effect of abamectin (ABM) on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was studied. The acute toxicity of ABM on rainbow trout was established, following the target 58-h water bath exposure of ABM concentrations from 0.6 to 4.5 μg/l, on the basis of which LD75 (4.0 μg/l) was calculated. The histological changes in organs showed a direct toxicity of ABM for rainbow trout since degenerative changes in brain and kidney and—to a minor extent—in liver were established. The values of the ABM residues in fish muscle tissue with skin were proportional to the exposed concentrations of ABM.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia and Krka d.d., Novo mesto, Slovenia (project CRP V4-0476-01). The authors also thank Mrs. Adica Süssinger for technical assistance.

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  1. Institute for Breeding and Health Care of Wild Animals, Fishes and Bees, University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Gerbičeva 60, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Vlasta Jenčič

  2. Institute for Pathology, Forensic and Administrative Veterinary Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Gerbičeva 60, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Manica Černe

  3. Institute of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Gerbičeva 60, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Nevenka Kožuh Eržen & Silvestra Kobal

  4. Institute of Food Hygiene and Bromatology, University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Gerbičeva 60, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Vesna Cerkvenik-Flajs

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Jenčič, V., Černe, M., Eržen, N.K. et al. Abamectin effects on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Ecotoxicology 15, 249–257 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-006-0056-6

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