Question

Cattle fed with spoilt hay of sweet clover which contains dicumarol

• A. Are healthier due to a good diet
• B. Catch infections easily
• C. May suffer vitamin K deficiency and prolonged bleeding
• D. May suffer from beri-beri due to deficiency of vitamin-B

Answer 1

The correct option is C May suffer vitamin K deficiency and prolonged bleeding

When the organism feeds on the hay of sweet clover containing toxin dicoumarol causes the sweet clover poisoning. This condition prevents normal blood clotting and resulting in bleeding. The toxin interferes with the synthesis of vitamin K which is necessary for blood clotting. Without vitamin K, the blood will not clot properly after an injury, and this is why sweet clover poisoning is also called sweet clover bleeding disease.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.