Bird rape
General poisoning notes:
Bird rape (Brassica
campestris) includes the vegetables turnip and chinese cabbage. These
plants can accumulate toxic quantities of SMCO, which poisoned several types of
livestock after they ingested sufficient quantities (Benevenga et al. 1985).
Please see the expanded notes on poisoning by this chemical under kale (Brassica
oleracea) and the effects on various livestock animals.
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Brassica campestris L.
Vernacular
name(s): bird rape
Scientific family
name: Cruciferae
Vernacular family
name: mustard
Geographic Information
Alberta, British
Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest
Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Territory
Notes on Poisonous plant parts:
The quantities of
SMCO vary amongst the plant parts and in relation to the maturity of the plant
(Benevenga et al. 1989).
Toxic parts:
Flowers, leaves , stems
Notes on Toxic plant chemicals:
This species can
produce toxic quantities of SMCO (S-methyl-L- cysteine sulfoxide) (Benevenga et
al. 1989).
Toxic plant chemicals:
S-methyl-L-cysteine
sulfoxide (SMCO)
Animals/Human Poisoning:
Note: When an
animal is listed without additional information, the literature (as of 1993)
contained no detailed explanation.
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