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The relative feeding value of kale (Brassica oleracea) containing normal and low concentrations of S-methyl-L-cysteine sulphoxide (SMCO)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

T. N. Barry ,
T. R. Manley ,
K. R. Millar  and
R. H. Smith
T. N. Barry
Affiliation:
Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, Mosgiel, New Zealand
T. R. Manley
Affiliation:
Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, Mosgiel, New Zealand
K. R. Millar
Affiliation:
Wallaceville Research Centre, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
R. H. Smith
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Summary

Kale of normal and low S-methyl-L-cysteine sulphoxide (SMCO) content was produced by growing the same cultivar in soils of normal (20–30 mg/kg) and low (5–10 mg/ kg) soil sulphate-S concentration. Compared with normal S plots, kale grown in low S plots showed little or no reduction in D.M. yield or total N content, but contained lower concentrations of inorganic sulphate, SMCO and glucosinolates.

Replicated plots of normal and low SMCO kale were grazed by lambs for 12-week periods in two consecutive years, using a fixed crop allowance of 2·5 kg D.M./animal/ day. All animals were given injections of copper and iodine, and oral supplements of selenium, to ensure that effects upon animal performance could largely be attributed to differences in kale SMCO concentration.

SMCO concentration in the diet consumed by lambs grazing normal and low SMCO kale was respectively 0·60 and 0·35% D.M. Following the onset of kale feeding, all animals developed subclinical haemolytic anaemia which stabilized by week 6, and was more marked during weeks 1–6 than during weeks 7–12. Animals grazing low SMCO kale showed a less severe anaemia than those grazing normal SMCO kale, which was associated with lower blood concentrations of dimethyl disulphide and Heinz bodies, and higher reduced glutathione (GSH) and packed cell volume (PCV) levels. Liveweight gain and wool growth were greater for lambs grazing low than normal SMCO kale during weeks 1–6, corresponding to the period of most severe haemolytic anaemia, but during weeks 7–12 there were no differences between the two groups.

It was concluded that SMCO content depressed kale feeding value, with most of the depression occurring in the first 6 weeks of grazing, and that in these experiments the lambs were able to adapt to kale containing 0·6% D.M. as SMCO after 6 weeks of feeding. Endocrine factors involved in this adaptation are discussed.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 102 , Issue 3 , June 1984 , pp. 635 - 643
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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