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Effects of Different Concentrations of Silver Nanoparticles on<br />

Haematological Parameters of African Catfish, Clarias Gariepinus<br />

Fadhliyatud Diniyyah binti Mohd Cholil Rahman<br />

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Najiah Musa<br />

Bachelor of Applied Science (Fisheries)<br />

School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences<br />

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of different concentrations of<br />

silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on haematological parameters of Clarias gariepinus. Fish<br />

were fed with commercial pellet mixed with AgNPs for treatment groups T1 (10 mg/<br />

kg), T2 (5 mg/ kg), T3 (2.5 mg//kg), T4 (1.25 mg/ kg) and T5 (0.625 mg/kg) and<br />

control group (0 mg/kg) for 21 days. The white blood cell (WBC) count was<br />

significantly higher (p0.05) in red blood cell (RBC) count and packed cell<br />

volume (PCV) between the control and treatment groups. Increases in WBC indicate<br />

immunity reaction to high concentration of AgNPs. Our results showed that AgNPs can<br />

induce significant immunity changes in African catfish.<br />

584 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018

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