Q177 / 180 · AIIMS 2008 · Zoology

Cattle fed with spoilt hay of sweet clover which contains dicumarol

  • A
    are healthier due to a good diet
  • B
    catch infections easily
  • Correct answer
    C
    may suffer vitamin \(K\) deficiency and prolonged bleeding
  • D
    may suffer from beri-beri due to deficiency of vitamin \(B_1\).

Solution

Dicumarol is an anticoagulant found in spoilts sweet clover causes hemorrhage and other symptoms of bleeding disorder by disrupting vitamin $\mathrm{K}$ metabolism and preventing the activation of prothrombin and certain other clotting factors by the liver.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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