Acute poisoning in cattle after eating old non-viable seed of chou moellier (Brassica oleracea convar. acephala).
Thirty cows gained access to a heap of discarded seed of chou moellier that had been stored in a barn for 10 years. Within 24 h 2 cows were dead and one was acutely ill. The outstanding lesion was oedema of the wall of the rumen. The toxicity was attributed to damage to blood vessels in the rumen wall resulting in marked loss of fluid.
D000818:Animals; D001937:Brassica; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005961:Glucosinolates / Q000506:poisoning; D017879:Isothiocyanates; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000662:veterinary*; D012417:Rumen / Q000503:physiopathology; D012639:Seeds; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000506:poisoning
D005961:Glucosinolates; D017879:Isothiocyanates; D013861:Thiocyanates; C004471:allyl isothiocyanate