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Agriculture · Q526

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 526

Q526

Name the plant which commonly causes bloat.

A.
Clover
Answer
B.
Sorghum
C.
Grain
D.
Berseem

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Clover plant commonly causes bloat.
They are small annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial herbaceous plants, typically growing up to 30 cm tall. The leaves are trifoliate with stipules adnate to the leaf-stalk, and heads or dense spikes of small red, purple, white, or yellow flowers; the small, few-seeded pods are enclosed in the calyx.
Clover is foraged by wildlife, including bears, game animals, and birds. Native Americans ate the plants raw and cooked, drying and smoking the roots. It causes bloating in cattle as well as humans.