Multiple choice

Cattle grazing stressed on wilted hybrid sorghum/ Johnson grass type pasture, may die bc:

  1. Intestinal tract abrasions

  2. Nutrient overload

  3. Prussic acid poisoning

  4. Nutrient starvation

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sorghum and Sudan grass species can accumulate cyanogenic glycosides, which convert to prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide) when the plant is stressed or wilted, causing rapid poisoning.