1Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
2Department of Veterinary Pathology, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Rajasthan, India
The pathology of acute acetamiprid toxicity in female wistar rats in reported. The approximate lethal dose (ALD) by oral route was found to be 506 mgkg−1 body weight. The toxicity signs were respiratory distress, hyperaesthesia, extensive tremors and terminal clonic convulsion, coma and death. At necropsy, severe haemorrhages in lungs and mild congestion in liver were noticed. Microscopically, congestion, haemorrhages and necrosis were found in liver, lungs, spleen and heart.
Acetamiprid, lethal dose, rat
