Page 4 of articles about vitamin
Impact of feeding on the incidence of lameness in the sows and their longevity
The sow must be able to store enough calcium during the pregnancy to face the possible mobilizations during the lactation.
Evaluation of serum folate and cobalamin concentrations in pigs with acute, chronic, or subclinical Lawsonia intracellularis infection
“Sunshine vitamin” increasingly important as days get shorter
Clinical case: Acute gastric ulcers
This case describes an acute outbreak of gastric ulcers in pigs of 30-40 kg live weight that affected 38 farms throughout a year and that presented mortalities from a 5% up to a 40% depending on the severity of the cases.
Effect of feeding 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on prenatal porcine skeletal muscle development
Effect of oat by-product antioxidants and vitamin E on the oxidative stability of pork
The influence of vitamin D3 in piglets' growth and health
Vitamin D deficiency syndromes in swine (II)
We have long known that of all the species tested, piglets are born with the lowest circulating levels of 25(OH)D.
Vitamin D deficiency syndromes in swine (I)
Vitamin D is normally produced following skin exposure to ultraviolet-B. Since most piglets (and humans too!) are raised in climate controlled housing and born year-round, direct access to sunshine is often limited, even in the summer. Fortunately, vitamin D can be added to diets to meet the animals' need for vitamin D.