Q. Cattle fed with spoilt hay to 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
Explanation
Dicumarol is a natural anticoagulant. Its anticoagulant property was discovered, when cattles who consumed improperly cured ‘sweet clover hay’ was suffered by ‘sweet clover diseases’ In this disease, cattle suffer by vitamin-K deficiency, which resulted into prolonged bleeding or even fatal haemorrhage.
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker
Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist
Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.