Table 3: Mortality percentage of male domestic rabbits after 48 h of oral administration of different doses of chlorpyrifos.
|
Group |
Chlorpyrifos dose (mg kg-1 body weight) |
No. of animals died/total |
Mortality (%) |
|
1 |
150 |
0/8 |
0 |
|
2 |
200 |
1/8 |
12.5 |
|
3 |
250 |
3/8 |
37.5 |
|
4 |
300 |
4/8 |
50 |
|
5 |
350 |
4/8 |
50 |
|
6 |
400 |
5/8 |
62.5 |
|
7 |
450 |
6/8 |
75 |
|
8 |
500 |
8/8 |
100 |
|
9 |
550 |
8/8 |
100 |
|
10 |
Control |
0/8 |
0 |
The number of animals administered chlorpyrifos was 8 in each group (1-9). Control animals were given distilled water and their number was also 8.