EFFECT OF ACID STRESS (pH 4 +- 0.2) ON HAEMATOLOGY, BLOOD CHEMISTRY AND HEPATO-SOMATIC INDICES OF A FRESHWATER CATFISH, HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILS (BLOCH)
H.S. SINGH *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, MEERUT UNIVERSITY, MEERUT - 250004, INDIA.
T.V. REDDY *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, MEERUT UNIVERSITY, MEERUT - 250004, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The catfish, (H. fossilis) were exposed to sub-lethal levels of acid stress for 24 hr, 5 and 10 days followed be recovery of 24hr. The effect of stress on haematology, blood chemistry and hepato-somatic index have been studied.