Vitamin D plays an important role in regulating calcium metabolism and in the development
and maintenance of skeletal health of companion animals. There is also a growing interest …

For more than 50 years, the research community has made strides to better determine the
nutrient requirements for many common laboratory animal species. This work has resulted in …

The aim of this study was to prove whether pigs are able to synthesize vitamin D (vitD) in the
skin and to investigate the influence of ultraviolet irradiation (UVB) on vitD status and …

In addition to its essential role in calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism, vitamin D has
a diverse range of biological actions, including induction of cell differentiation, inhibition of …

Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy
of ultraviolet (UV) B radiation for improving vitamin D3 content of eggs and meat. In a two …

1260 JAVMA• Vol 250• No. 11• June 1, 2017 secretion, and improvement of hematopoiesis.
17 In people, vitamin D deficiency (hypovitaminosis D) has been associated with a multitude …

The aims of the study were to determine the effect of season and blanketing on vitamin D
synthesis in horses and examine the interaction between vitamin D and other analytes …

Traditionally, control of phosphorus in the body has been considered secondary to the
tighter control of calcium by parathyroid hormone and vitamin D. However, over the past …

Lactone-vitamin D3 is a major metabolite of vitamin D3, a lipophilic vitamin biosynthesized
in numerous life forms by sunlight exposure. Although lactone-vitamin D3 was discovered …

The vitamin D receptor (VDR)-vitamin D axis modulates pulmonary immunity in people but
its role in equine immunity is unknown. Bacterial pneumonia causes high morbidity/mortality …