EFFECT OF NATURAL ZEOLITES ON BLOOD PARAMETERS OF COMMON CARP (Cyprinus carpio) FED ON AFLATOXIN-CONTAMINATED DIET

Abstract

The study took place at the Fish Laboratory of the Animal Production Department at the College of Agriculture, University of Anbar, from March 24th to June 16th, 2024. Its purpose was to investigate the impact of natural zeolite on the blood parameters of common carp (Cyprinus carpio). The experimental treatments were distributed into five treatments with three replicates for each treatment: the control treatment (T1) without addition, the second treatment (T2) added aflatoxin to the feed (200 mg/kg), the third treatment (T3) added natural zeolite as stones placed in the pond water (10 g/kg), the fourth treatment (T4) added aflatoxin to the feed (200 mg/kg), zeolite stones were placed at the bottom of the pond water (10 g/kg), and the fifth treatment (T5) added aflatoxin to the feed (200 mg/kg), and zeolite was placed (25 g/kg). The results indicated significant differences (P≤0.05) among the various experimental treatments in total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and the primary thyroid hormone (Thyroxine-T4). However, there were no significant differences among the different experimental treatments in glucose, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, urea, creatinine, total protein, albumin, globulin, cortisol, enzyme activity, red blood cells, white blood cells, and pituitary hormones. This suggests that the addition of zeolite has no detrimental effect on the health of carp fish, and may even help improve certain blood parameters, counteract the negative effects of aflatoxin, and reduce the pH in pond water. The study recommended conducting more scientific research to accurately determine the effects of zeolite on fish blood parameters.

Keywords: Cyprinus carpio, blood parameters, zeolites, aflatoxin.