Diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) widely used to treat pain and inflammation in livestock, was found to be highly toxic to vultures. When vultures fed on carcasses of treated animals, the drug caused kidney failure, leading to visceral gout and death.
Which of the following drugs used in the treatment of livestock, has been linked to the cause of the collapse of vultures population throughout South Asia?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2021 · Topic: Biodiversity (IUCN Red List Categories and Important Species Conservation Initiatives)
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