Supplementing dairy steers and organically managed dairy cows with synthetic vitamin D3 is unnecessary at pasture during exposure to summer sunlight

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 372-378

  Hymøller, Lone ^a,b   Jensen, Søren K ^a   Lindqvist, Hanna ^c   Johansson, Birgitta ^c   Nielsen, Mette O ^b   Nadeau, Elisabet ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood plasma status; Cholecalciferol; Dairy cows; Organic production; Steers; Supplementation; Vitamin D3

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE;

CALCIFEDIOL; COLECALCIFEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH FOOD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANDINAVIA; SEASON; SUNLIGHT;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CALCIFEDIOL; CATTLE; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DAIRYING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; SCANDINAVIA; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 70350448953     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029909004130     Document Type: Article

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