Vitamin D Levels in Sows from Five Danish Outdoor Herds

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Vitamin D Levels in Sows from Five Danish Outdoor Herds. / Jakobsen, Sine Stricker; Jakobsen, Jette; Nielsen, Jens Peter.

I: Animals, Bind 12, Nr. 3, 299, 2022.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Jakobsen, SS, Jakobsen, J & Nielsen, JP 2022, 'Vitamin D Levels in Sows from Five Danish Outdoor Herds', Animals, bind 12, nr. 3, 299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12030299

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Jakobsen, S. S., Jakobsen, J., & Nielsen, J. P. (2022). Vitamin D Levels in Sows from Five Danish Outdoor Herds. Animals, 12(3), [299]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12030299

Vancouver

Jakobsen SS, Jakobsen J, Nielsen JP. Vitamin D Levels in Sows from Five Danish Outdoor Herds. Animals. 2022;12(3). 299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12030299

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Jakobsen, Sine Stricker ; Jakobsen, Jette ; Nielsen, Jens Peter. / Vitamin D Levels in Sows from Five Danish Outdoor Herds. I: Animals. 2022 ; Bind 12, Nr. 3.

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abstract = "Vitamin D is essential for sow health and productivity. Standard sow feed is therefore supplemented with vitamin D3 or 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3 ). However, it is uncertain whether the levels achieved are adequate for optimal performance. Currently, information on serum levels of vitamin D in pigs reared under both indoor and outdoor conditions is lacking. In August 2020, we obtained blood samples from 97 organic newly weaned sows housed outdoors during pregnancy and farrowing and used these to test for vitamin D in serum. The average concentration was 67 ± 16 ng 25(OH)D3 /mL with a range of 32 to 134 ng 25(OH)D3 /mL. The vitamin D3 content was 21 ± 7 ng/mL, ranging from 9 to 48 ng/mL. The average number of hours of sun from June to August was 7.0 ± 0.5 h/day. Parity, farm and body condition score did not significantly affect serum levels of 25(OH)D3 .",
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