Study of Adverse Effects of Agriculture Drainage Water on Reproductive Traits and Some Hematological Parameters in Rabbits

Abstract

Twenty-four adult male New-Zealand white rabbits were used to study the possible adverse effects of drinking agricultural drainage water on some hematological and blood plasma biochemical parameters as well as on semen characteristics and some selected biochemical properties of seminal plasma, also some histopathological and some histochemical changes were studied. The bucks were randomly distributed into three groups. The animals ofthe first group (G1) were offered tap water (TW) and served as control, the second group (G2) drank 100% drainage water (DW) while the third group (G3) drank mixed water (50% TW SO% DW). Treatment period extended for four months, followed by two months as a recovery period where the bucks drank TW. Blood samples were obtained from each animal every two weeks via the ear vein, while semen samples were collected weekly during treatment period which lasted for 4 months followed by 2 months for recovery. The results indicated significant reduction in feed intake during treatment and recovery periods. Meanwhile, water intake was not affected by treatment during treatment period and was significantly elevated during recovery period particularly in the G3 group.