Teratogenicity study of three pesticides in bird embryos

Authors

  • Mihály Keserű University of Veszprém, Georgikon Faculty of Agriculture, H-8360 Keszthely, Deák F. str. 16.
  • Viktória Komlósi Chemical Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1025 Budapest, Pusztaszeri str. 59–67.
  • János Mink Chemical Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1025 Budapest, Pusztaszeri str. 59–67.
  • Tibor Fáncsi Szent István University, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, H-1400 Budapest, P. O. B. 2.
  • Rita Szabó University of Veszprém, Georgikon Faculty of Agriculture, H-8360 Keszthely, Deák F. str. 16.
  • Éva Juhász University of Veszprém, Georgikon Faculty of Agriculture, H-8360 Keszthely, Deák F. str. 16.
  • Judit Tavaszi University of Veszprém, Georgikon Faculty of Agriculture, H-8360 Keszthely, Deák F. str. 16.
  • László Várnagy University of Veszprém, Georgikon Faculty of Agriculture, H-8360 Keszthely, Deák F. str. 16.

Keywords:

chicken embryo, pesticide, developmental anomaly

Abstract

A 38% dimethoate containing insecticide formulation (BI 58 EC) and a 33% pendimetalin containing herbicide formulation (Stomp 330 EC) and a 960 g/l S-metolachlor containing herbicide formulation (Dual Gold 960 EC) were studied in chicken embryos after single administration of eggs by immersion and injection technique. Treatments were done on the first day of incubation. Applied concentration of pesticides were 0.1% (dimethoate) and 2.05% (S-metolachlor) and 1.25% (pendimetalin) corresponding to that used in plant protection practice. Evaluations were done on day 2-3 and 19 of incubation. Pesticides did not result demonstrable pathological change by the histological processing after the injection and the immersion treatment. The administration of pendimetalin caused the most developmental anomalies – from the early embryogenesis study – after the injection treatment, but following the immersion treatment the numbers of developmental anomalies were equal in the case of all pesticides. The detected anomalies were blood ring, nanosomia and undeveloped vascular system. The injection of pendimetalin and distilled water caused most developmental anomalies – from the painted groups. In case of the immersion treatment the S-metolachlor caused the most of anomalies. The anomalies were curved neck, deformed leg and retarded growth. After the FTIR and FT-Raman determination we concluded that the administration of S-metolachlor resulted changes by immersion and injection technique on molecular level of chicken embryo liver or brain tissues.

Author Biography

  • Mihály Keserű, University of Veszprém, Georgikon Faculty of Agriculture, H-8360 Keszthely, Deák F. str. 16.

    corresponding author
    keserumihaly@freemail.hu

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2005-10-15

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Vol. 9 No. 3 (2005): Acta Agraria Kaposváriensis

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Keserű, M., Komlósi, V., Mink, J., Fáncsi, T., Szabó, R., Juhász, Éva, Tavaszi, J., & Várnagy, L. (2005). Teratogenicity study of three pesticides in bird embryos. Acta Agraria Kaposváriensis, 9(3), 27-38. https://journal.uni-mate.hu/index.php/aak/article/view/1749

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