Relative contributions of diet and sunshine to the overall vitamin D status of the grazing ewe

• Published in: Veterinary record Vol. 115; no. 21; p. 537
• Main Authors: Smith, B S, Wright, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 24.11.1984
• Subjects: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2; Animals; Calcifediol - blood; Diet; Ergocalciferols - analogs & derivatives; Ergocalciferols - blood; Female; Seasons; Sheep - blood; Sunlight; Vitamin D - blood

Circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 (25OHD2) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25OHD3) provide, respectively, a measure of the contributions of the diet and sunshine to the overall vitamin D status. These indices were measured in grazing sheep over a 16 month period which included their first...