Feeding 25-hydroxycholecalciferol improves gilt reproductive performance and fetal vitamin D status

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3783-3788

  Coffey, J D ^a   Hines, E A ^a   Starkey, J D ^a   Starkey, C W ^a   Chung, T K ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

25 hydroxycholecalciferol; Gilt; Performance; Reproduction; Swine; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CALCIFEDIOL; DIET; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SWINE; VITAMINS;

EID: 84882711666     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-5023     Document Type: Article

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