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The Effects Of Sources And Levels Of Vitamin A And D On Some Aspects Of Sulfur Metabolism, Akbar Malekpour
The Effects Of Sources And Levels Of Vitamin A And D On Some Aspects Of Sulfur Metabolism, Akbar Malekpour
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Two trials were conducted using 48 infant pigs of both sexes. Pigs were taken from the sow when three to seven days old and placed in wire-bottomed metal cages by pairs. Animals in the first trial received synthetic diets containing 100 or 1000 international units of ergocalciferol and 1000 or 4000 international units of retinyl acetate or four or sixteen milligrams of beta carotene per kilogram of feed. Baby pigs in the second trial received the same synthetic diet plus 1000 international units of ergocalciferol (D2) or cholecalciferol (D3) and 2000 international units of vitamin A …