Animals get a lot more vitamin D than minimum recommended for humans – 2016

DSM Vitamin Supplementation Guidelines 2016 for animal nutrition

The goal of a Vet is to keep animals healthy.

The goal of a goverment is to avoid any possible risk to the recomenders in the govt.

Humans need more vitamin D

Notes

  • IU is typically per kilogram of feed
    • It seems that a human adult eats about 2 kg of dry food/day, so might multiply by 2X for adult
  • They often also use HyD – a semi-activated form of Vitamin D

  • They also use vitamin K3

    • "Menadione is metabolized by the human body into K2" WikiPedia
    • In the United States, menadione supplements are banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration because of their potential toxicity in human use. Low-dose menadione is still used as an inexpensive micronutrient for livestock in many countries. Forms of menadione are also included in some pet foods in developed countries as a source of vitamin K. These doses have yielded no reported cases of toxicity from menadione in livestock or pets.

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