Which type of cattle poisoning occurs due to ingestion of LINSEED plant?: (A) Aconite, (B) Atropine, (C) Pilocarpine, (D) Hydrocyanic acid
Answer is D. Hydrocyanic acid is also used as cattle poison. Cattle poisoning has been known to occur from eating linseed plant because of the natural development of a cyanogenic glycoside which may liberate hydrocyanic acid. Ref: Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology By Dr K S Narayan Reddy, 27th Edition, Pages 559-60