%0 Journal Article %T Chlorpyrifos chronic toxicity in broilers and effect of vitamin C %A A.M. Kammon %A R.S. Brar %A S. Sodhi %A H.S. Banga %J Open Veterinary Journal %D 2011 %I National Authority for Scientific Research & Tripoli University %X An experiment was conducted to study chlorpyrifos chronic toxicity in broilers and the protective effect of vitamin C. Oral administration of 0.8 mg/kg body weight (bw) (1/50 LD50) chlorpyrifos (Radar ), produced mild diarrhea and gross lesions comprised of paleness, flaccid consistency and slightly enlargement of liver. Histopathologically, chlorpyrifos produced degenerative changes in various organs. Oral administration of 100 mg/kg bw vitamin C partially ameliorated the degenerative changes in kidney and heart. There was insignificant alteration in biochemical and haematological profiles. It is concluded that supplementation of vitamin C reduced the severity of lesions induced by chronic chlorpyrifos toxicity in broilers. %K Chlorpyrifos %K Chronic toxicity %K Clinicopathology %K Vitamin C %K Broilers %U http://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/2011/OVJ-007-11-10%20A.M.%20Kammon%20et%20al.pdf