Journal of Fisheries & Livestock Production
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Research Article

The Monthly Variation in Physiochemical Parameters of Ebonyi River System

Nwabunike MO^*

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria

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Nwabunike MO
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
Ebonyi State University, Nigeria
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E-mail: Evanmaur@gmail.com

Received date December 23, 2015; Accepted date April 14, 2016; Published date April 19, 2016

Citation: Nwabunike MO (2016) The Monthly Variation in Physiochemical Parameters of Ebonyi River System. J Fisheries Livest Prod 4:182. doi:10.4172/2332-2608.1000182

Copyright: © 2016 Nwabunike MO. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

The study analyzed the monthly variation in physiochemical parameters of Ebonyi river system. The objectives of the study were to analyze the monthly physiochemical properties of Ebonyi river system and to make necessary recommendations for the general improvement of fish management in the study area. Stratified random sampling was carried out in each water body. The fishes were caught, identified, counted, graded, measured and weighed according to species. The species for chemical and histological analysis were taken immediately after weighing to the laboratory. Concentration of metals were studied in fish blood, liver and in the tissue lying between the lateral lines and the fins, since high concentrations of metals do not imply that the metal have a toxic effect (-). Toxicity of metals is mostly associated with vital physiological functions, such as enzyme activity, modifications in membrane, lipid composition and changes in tissue structures.

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