Numéro de la revue: Volume 30 , Numéro 1
1*Souheila Slimani,1 Badis Aouzal, 2Cherif Abdennour and 2Mohamed Salah Boulakoud
1 Laboratory of Interaction Research, Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University 20 August 1955 Skikda, Algeria.
2Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology, Department of Biology, University Badji Mokhtar-Annaba, Annaba 23000, Algeria
ABSTRACT
Pesticides are toxic chemicals, very much used in agriculture in order to increase the agricultural outputs. These molecules can affect reproductive function of animals. This study aimed to the toxicity of the fungicide mancozèb on certain blood biochemical markers and seasonal reproduction of male domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) under long photoperiod (20L: 04D). The fungicide was orally administered at 2 and 5 g/l (doses used in agriculture). The obtained results revealed that under a long photoperiod, the sexual activity lasted only 04 weeks. In addition, mancozeb administration induced gonadic regression, delayed the refractory phase, provoked a hyperglycemia, a hyperlipidemia, an elevation in the activity of alkaline phosphatase and aminotransferase, and a reduction in creatinine level. The toxic effects of mancozeb was apparent in higher doses. To conclude, mancozeb has inhibited the reproduction mechanism in male pigeons and altered hepatic function.
Keywords: Mancozeb, pigeon, saisonal reproduction, photoperiod, biochemical markers.