AIIMS2008ZoologyBody Fluids and Circulation
Cattle fed with spoilt hay of sweet clover which contains dicumarol
Options
- Aare healthier due to a good diet
- Bcatch infections easily
- Cmay suffer vitamin (K ) deficiency and prolonged bleeding
- Dmay suffer from beri-beri due to deficiency of vitamin (B₁ ).
Correct answer
C. may suffer vitamin (K ) deficiency and prolonged bleeding
Step-by-step solution
Dicumarol is an anticoagulant found in spoilts sweet clover causes hemorrhage and other symptoms of bleeding disorder by disrupting vitamin K metabolism and preventing the activation of prothrombin and certain other clotting factors by the liver.