AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON MALTSPROUT POISONING

Abstract

1. The disturbances caused by ingestion of malt-sprout are to be attributed to the action of hordenine, an alkaloid naturally contained in it, but the toxicity of this alkaloid is very weak.
2. It will not be always irrational to utilise the malt-sprout under suitable attention as an auxiliary fodder, comparing its weak taxicity with the nutritious value of it.