Prussic Acid - (hydrocyanic acid), A toxin created by enzymatic activity under conditions when the plants are stressed by drought or freezing.
Plant species that cause prussic acid:
- sudangrass
- forage sorghum
- sorghum-sudangrass hybrids
Symptoms:
- excitability
- rapid pulse
- muscular tremors followed by staggering and collapse
Prevention:
- heavy stocking rates
- rotational grazing
