Vitamin D Levels in Sows from Five Danish Outdoor Herds

Sine Stricker Jakobsen; Jette Jakobsen; Jens Peter Nielsen

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Vitamin D Levels in Sows from Five Danish Outdoor Herds

Sine Stricker Jakobsen, Jette Jakobsen^*, Jens Peter Nielsen

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	299
Journal	Animals
Volume	12
Issue number	3
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12030299
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Vitamin D3
25-hydroxyvitamin D3
Sows
Vitamin D status

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