Pages tagged with "Veterinary"

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• Overview Veterinary and vitamin D
• Wonder when the first doctor will be found liable for not providing vitamin D to a patient
• Cows gave more milk after pregnancy if given Calcidiol (semi-activated Vitamin D) – RCT
• Vitamin D reduced bacterial infection in cows – RCT
• Hens with Vitamin D were better in at least 5 ways – RCT
• Atopic dermatitis treated by Vitamin D (in dogs too) - RCT
• Vitamin D increased Phosphorus absorption (chickens) – RCT
• Great apes in European zoos have much higher levels of Vitamin D if they have outdoor access - preprint
• Vitamin D binding protein restricts Vitamin D in blood getting to horses (as well as humans)
• During brown bear hibernation Vitamin D3 decreases but D2 increases (surprise)
• Vitamin D is great for dogs and cats too
• 95 % of mammals get Vitamin D from the sun
• Pigeons helped by nano-Vitamin D: eggs in 6 ways, health in 6 ways
• Many domesticated animals need Vitamin D - April 2026
• UV for is for the birds
• Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, pet birds, etc need Vitamin D
• Vitamin D: A Predictor of Diseases in Dogs and Cats
• Salmon raised on farms have 10X more Vitamin D if sunlight
• Chickens getting vitamin D + calcifediol laid eggs containing 340 IU of vitamin D - Nov 2025
• 75% of pet dogs do not get enough vitamin D from their food
• Farmed European Salmon have much higher vitamin D levels than in the US
• Pet health improved by Vitamin D
• Controversy cats and vitamin D
• Dogs health increased by Vitamin D
• UVB shining of backs of cows increased both milk production and Vitamin D in milk
• Vaccination protected as much as 20 ng higher vitamin D (calves in this case)
• Poor Vitamin D receptor blocked Vitamin D from fighting avian influenza viruses (in mice)
• Ducks produced more egg per gram of feed if add Vitamin D (3200 IU per kg of dry feed)
• Gut problems associated with low vitamin D (dogs in this case)
• Hospitalized cats 8X more likely to die if low vitamin D (Vit. D helps humans too)
• Cats 8.2X more likely to die in 30 days if low vitamin D when enter hospital
• Pigs were given ultraviolet light or vitamin D daily
• Veterinary and D
• Senior laying hens were fed super-doses of Vitamin D daily (human equiv. of 144,000 IU)
• Behavior changes due to low vitamin D – in rodents
• Cats often have similar range of Vitamin D as humans - 10 to 30 ng
• Companion animals (dog, cats) need vitamin D too
• Less weight gain in mice getting lots of vitamin D
• Feed Additives as Antiviral Agents: Probiotics, Vitamin D, Zn, Se, etc.
• 2,000 IU of Vitamin D per kg of food – best growth, bone strength, etc. (pig trial)
• High dose vitamin D (20,000 IU per kg of feed) safe for pigs
• Doggie dementia 6.5X more likely if not get exercise (probably low vitamin D)
• In less than 3 weeks chickens have problems if they do not have vitamin D
• 3 proven ways to increase Vitamin D in eggs
• Feed chicken lots of vitamin D, get 6000 IU per egg with no change in production
• Lizard (brown sagrei) seeks more UVB if less Vitamin D in diet
• UVB not help chickens much (no surprise – shined on feathers, not legs)
• More UVB results in more Vitamin D (chimps in zoos in this case)
• Pigs used to get the flu only in the winter ( had got Vitamin D in the summer)
• Animals get a lot more vitamin D than minimum recommended for humans – 2016
• Why do animals seem to need more vitamin D than humans
• UVB better than vitamin D supplements for pet reptiles
• Even cows need more than 90 minutes in the sun each day
• Insects create Vitamin D from light (similar to most animals)
• Vitamin D is important for pregnancies (pigs as well as people)
• Dogs with Cancer have low vitamin D, same as humans
• Many Vitamin D similarities: people and cows
• Dog Cancer (hemangiosarcoma) is rare if more than 100 ng of vitamin D
• Calcidiol (bacterial fermentation-derived vitamin D) OK with pigs (perhaps lower cost)
• Vitamin D: calcium and bone homeostasis during evolution
• Acute pancreatitis in dogs is associated with low vitamin D (lowest D equals death)
• High-altitude associated with higher vitamin D and better bones (sheep in this case)
• More surviving offspring if mother had high vitamin D (sheep in this case)
• Half of dogs now get cancer, it used to be just 1 percent (probably low Vitamin D)
• Senior pets rejuvenated with vitamin D
• No tuberculosis if more than 80 ng of vitamin D (cattle)
• National requirement of vitamin D for pigs increased by 4X, (4X more than for humans)
• Fish need vitamin D and C for their bones
• 450,000 IU of Vitamin D daily too much for a cat
• Calcidiol increased blood levels of Vitamin D in one month (dogs)
• Several advanced-maternal-age problems reduced if given Vitamin D during pregnancy (mice in this case)
• Is HyD (25(OH)D) a better form of vitamin D for some animals and maybe humans with liver problems
• Immune system is improved by Vitamin D, A, C, and E (chickens)
• Vitamin D increased absorption of Phosphorus and Calcium in steers
• Vitamin D types and amounts vary widely between humans and animals
• Poor immune system associated with low Vitamin D (dogs in this case)
• Chicken bones, eggs, and activated vitamin D in eggs increased with 2 hours of daily UVB
• Many non-bone diseases associated with low Vitamin D (dog and cats in this study)
• Colon cancer increased in mice fed a western diet (low vitamin D, low fiber, etc)
• Fat-soluble vitamins critical for conception, pregnancy and breast feeding (pigs)
• Chicken meat with lots of Omega-3 – available, US patent applied for
• Vitamin D in eggs increased 4X after UV lighting near legs was added
• UVB on legs of chickens resulted in 70 IU vitamin D per egg yoke
• Domesticated animals vary in amount and causes of bone diseases
• Some Dog food had excess vitamin D, first dry food, then canned – Speculation
• Rickets in domesticated animals
• Hypothesis – dinosaur extinction due to low vitamin D (fewer eggs hatched)
• Vitamin D Animal Laboratory - more twins if more vitamin D (sheep)
• Heavier offspring if mothers had more sunlight (sheep in this case)
• Boron is vital for animal (and human) health
• Bone strength increased when sow and piglets had enough Vitamin D and Phosphorus
• Restoring Vitamin D levels to health cows did not change immune biomarkers in 30 days
• 200 IU per 100 gram of egg yoke when add vitamin D to poultry feed in Europe
• More pregnancies and fewer abortions when Omega-3 was added (cows in this case)
• Critically ill dogs with good levels of vitamin D have much better outcomes (humans too)
• Lots of vitamin D for steers
• Dog Cancer 4X more likely if low Vitamin D
• 3 primates have higher levels of vitamin D than clothed humans, level varies between individuals
• Pigs have about 2X less variation in response to calcidiol as humans do to vitamin D – 2015
• 130% more piglets after giving gilt Calcidiol, a form of vitamin D
• Healthy pigs get at least 2 X more vitamin D than the govt recommends
• Health and Light - Ott 1973
• Rotovarious virus less of a problem for pigs with enough vitamin D – CT
• Hens fed a form of vitamin D had more hatchable eggs and more immune chicks
• Dogs, like humans, need vitamin D for many reasons
• Experiment with feedlot cattle vitamin A and D
• Dairy cattle have 70 ng of vitamin D if supplementation equal to 5,000 IU for human
• Active vitamin D increased fractional rate of protein synthesis in chickens by 3X
• Primates Nutrient Requirements – 2003
• Obese baboons consume 73 percent more vitamin D – keeping blood level the same
• Omega-3 added to cattle feed increases the level in milk
• Cats with feline HIV and hospitalized cats have low levels of vitamin D
• Ultraviolet B needed for indoor cows to have enough vitamin D in milk
• Neonate horses (as well as neonate humans) having low vitamin D are more likely to die.
• Cows in pastures need vitamin D for milk production
• Vitamin D recommended for all animals (FEEDAP does not say how much)
• 10 million IU of vitamin D3 for cows was great unless had vitamin D2
• Chinchillas are another furry animal which makes vitamin D from UVB
• Sun-cured hay often has 2000 IU of vitamin D per kilogram
• Swine with extra vitamin D more likely to get pregnant and have more and larger piglets
• Cow, mouse, and human immune system and vitamin D
• Breed cows based on vitamin D production
• Piglets helped a lot with 40,000 IU on day 1, provided they did not have diarrhea
• Piglets getting single dose of 40,000 IU of vitamin D gained more weight
• Vets getting excited about vitamin D
• Veterinarians often giving more vitamin D than govt upper limit - 2012
• Rickets in Humans and domestic animals
• Invertebrates use Vitamin D3 as well
• Tiger got surgery for hip arthritis – not much sun in the cage
• Veterinary and Vitamin D
• Piglet rickets decreased with single 40000 IU dose of vitamin D
• Monkeys have high levels of Vitamin D – 82 ng young, 58 ng senior
• 6 days of 7,000,000 IU of vitamin D improved the resulting beef
• Reptiles ate as well with all UV sources
• Swine need sunshine or 500-2800 IU vitamin D3
• Piglets get more vitamin D than recommended by the govt, for piglets or humans
• Sheep in upper pastures had more vitamin D and better bones
• Dogs – like humans – with IBD were low on vitamin D
• Calves do well with 1930 IU of vitamin D - 6X more that feed recommendations
• Cattle need 66 IU of vitamin D per pound
• Reindeer can see UVA
• Lambs get 10X more vitamin D3 in their milk formula than humans
• Monkeys each got 1000 IU daily - but vitamin D in blood varied with HDL
• Some fish can see in UV