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Oestrogenic activity in legumes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Hilary M. Drane  and
N. Saba
Hilary M. Drane
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge, Surrey
N. Saba
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge, Surrey
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Summary

The teat-length increases observed in wether lambs grazing pure legumes have been compared directly with the oestrogenic activity demonstrated in mice fed samples of these pastures.

In the case of red clover, the mouse assay gives a good indication of the oestrogenic effect to be expected in the wethers. There was no such correlation when samples of clover and lucerne were tested. These were much more active in the wethers than would have been anticipated from the mouse assay, where lucerne and white clover appeared almost entirely lacking in oestrogenic activity.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 70 , Issue 2 , April 1968 , pp. 165 - 167
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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