<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_jvetres-2020-0038_s_005_w2aab3b7c27b1b6b1aab1c14b1Aa"><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The prohibition of antibiotic use in edible snails obligates breeders to treat bacterial infections by different means, of which a common one is a bath in Gram-positive– and partially Gram-negative–bactericidal ethacridine lactate solution. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of bathing <italic>Cornu aspersum</italic> Müller snails in a 0.1% aqueous solution of ethacridine lactate on selected physiological parameters of haemolymph.</p></sec><sec id="j_jvetres-2020-0038_s_006_w2aab3b7c27b1b6b1aab1c14b2Aa"><h3>Material and Methods</h3><p>The study included 80 snails, divided into two equal groups (study and control). The study group was subjected to bathing in ethacridine lactate and the control group to bathing in tap water. Both groups were treated daily for seven days. The number of haemocytes in the haemolymph, the activity of alanine (ALT) and aspartate (AST) aminotransferases, and the concentration of urea were determined.</p></sec><sec id="j_jvetres-2020-0038_s_007_w2aab3b7c27b1b6b1aab1c14b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>In the study group, after exposure to ethacridine lactate solution an increase in ALT activity, changes in the De Ritis ratio, an increase in the amount of haemocytes, and a decrease in body weight were found. No such changes were detected in the control group snails or in animals after the first bath.</p></sec><sec id="j_jvetres-2020-0038_s_008_w2aab3b7c27b1b6b1aab1c14b4Aa"><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Multiple applications of a 0.1% ethacridine lactate bath may adversely affect <italic>Cornu aspersum</italic> Müller snails.</p></sec></abstract>

IntroductionThe prohibition of antibiotic use in edible snails obligates breeders to treat bacterial infections by different means, of which a common one is a bath in Gram-positive– and partially Gram-negative–bactericidal ethacridine lactate solution. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of bathing Cornu aspersum Müller snails in a 0.1% aqueous solution of ethacridine lactate on selected physiological parameters of haemolymph.Material and MethodsThe study included 80 snails, divided into two equal groups (study and control). The study group was subjected to bathing in ethacridine lactate and the control group to bathing in tap water. Both groups were treated daily for seven days. The number of haemocytes in the haemolymph, the activity of alanine (ALT) and aspartate (AST) aminotransferases, and the concentration of urea were determined.ResultsIn the study group, after exposure to ethacridine lactate solution an increase in ALT activity, changes in the De Ritis ratio, an increase in the amount of haemocytes, and a decrease in body weight were found. No such changes were detected in the control group snails or in animals after the first bath.ConclusionMultiple applications of a 0.1% ethacridine lactate bath may adversely affect Cornu aspersum Müller snails.

Effect of bathing in a 0.1% aqueous solution of ethacridine lactate on selected physiological parameters of <italic>Cornu aspersum</italic> Müller edible snails

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Effect of bathing in a 0.1% aqueous solution of ethacridine lactate on selected physiological parameters of  Müller edible snails

IntroductionThe prohibition of antibiotic use in edible snails obligates breeders to treat bacterial infections by different means, of which a common one is a...

Effect of bathing in a 0.1% aqueous solution of ethacridine lactate on selected physiological parameters of Cornu aspersum Müller edible snails

Published Online: May 27, 2020

Page range: 313 - 318

Received: Sep 19, 2019

Accepted: May 14, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0038

Keywords
Müller snails, heliciculture, ethacridine lactate, rivanol

© 2020 J. Ziętek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of bathing in a 0.1% aqueous solution of ethacridine lactate on selected physiological parameters of Cornu aspersum Müller edible snails

Published Online: May 27, 2020

Page range: 313 - 318

Received: Sep 19, 2019

Accepted: May 14, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0038

KeywordsMüller snails, heliciculture, ethacridine lactate, rivanol

© 2020 J. Ziętek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Müller snails, heliciculture, ethacridine lactate, rivanol