Administration of vitamin D by injection or drinking water alters serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol concentrations of nursery pigs

Objective Two experiments were conducted to evaluate vitamin D3 administration to nursery pigs by injection or in drinking water on serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OHD3) concentrations. Methods At weaning, 51 pigs (27 and 24 pigs in experiments 1 and 2, respectively) were allotted to vitamin D3...

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Main Authors: Young Dal Jang, Jingyun Ma, Ning Lu, Jina Lim, H. James Monegue, Robert L. Stuart, Merlin D. Lindemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2018-02-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-2-278.pdf