Anti-Nutritional Factors Matched with Feed Sources
Anti-Nutritional Factors Matched with Feed Sources
Match the feed/plant with its anti-nutritional factor:
Column A
Column B
1. Groundnut cake
(a) Oxalates
2. Soybean
(b) Mimosine
3. Sorghum
(c) Amygdalin
4. Bitter almond
(d) Trypsin inhibitor
5. Subabul (Leucaena)
(e) Aflatoxin
6. Molasses
(f) Dhurrin
Options
1-e, 2-d, 3-f, 4-c, 5-b, 6-a ✓
1-e, 2-d, 3-c, 4-f, 5-b, 6-a
1-d, 2-e, 3-f, 4-c, 5-b, 6-a
1-e, 2-b, 3-f, 4-c, 5-d, 6-a
Correct Answer: A
Explanation in English
Correct Answer: 1-e, 2-d, 3-f, 4-c, 5-b, 6-a
Anti-nutritional factors and their sources:
Groundnut cake → Aflatoxin (e): Produced by Aspergillus flavus. Causes hepatotoxicity, immune suppression, and carcinogenesis. Treated with NH₃ or NH₄OH.
Soybean → Trypsin inhibitor (d): Kunitz inhibitor — inhibits protein digestion. Destroyed by autoclaving (121°C/15 lbs/15 min).
Sorghum → Dhurrin (f): A cyanogenic glycoside (HCN source). Young sorghum regrowth after drought is most dangerous. Treated with NaNO₂ + Na-thiosulphate.
Bitter almond → Amygdalin (c): Another cyanogenic glycoside releasing HCN. Also found in linseed (linamarin) and cassava (linamarin).
Subabul (Leucaena) → Mimosine (b): Causes hair loss (alopecia), goitre, and reproductive failure. Treated with FeSO₄ or iodine supplementation.
Molasses → Oxalates (a): High oxalate content can bind calcium and cause hypocalcaemia. Treated with CaCO₃.
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