Abstract

Eighteen Goats With One Month Pregnancy Were Randomly Divided Into Control, Untreated And Treated Groups. The Blood Samples From Control, Untreated And Treated Animals At 0 Month The Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) Residues Were In The Range Of 0.0002 To 0.0003 Mg Kg And These Values Are Non Significant Within The Groups. The Average Levels Of HCH Residues In Blood Samples From Untreated Group Progressively Increased From 0.0003 At 0 Month To 0.0018 Mg Kg At The End Of 3rd Month. Similarly The HCH Values From Treated Group Showed A Significant Increase From 0 To End Of 3rd Month With An Average Value Of 0.0002 To 0.0527 Mg Kg. Four Animals Of Treated Group Were Aborted In The Fourth Month Of The Experiment And The Average Concentration Of HCH Residues In Placenta Was 0.0122 Mg Kg. The Accumulation Of This Insecticide In Placenta Was About 22.2 Per Cent Of Maternal Blood. The Consumption Levels Of HCH In The Treated Group At 4.04 Mg/Kg/Day Was Much Higher Than The MRL And Affected The Gestation.

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