As the year progresses many producers look to move cattle to alternative pasture.Unfortunately, certain weather conditions, including drought or frosts, can set up some plants in the sorghum family, including Johnsongrass, to become toxic. Even after limited grazing, deaths may be seen due to the ingestion of prussic acid, also known as hydrocyanic acid or cyanide. A classic call to the veterinarian is, “My cattle are dropping like flies.”
Prussic acid toxin is created when the harmless hydrocyanic glycosides in plants…
