Microbial phytase and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 fed to growing pigs increase digestibility of calcium and phosphorus and influence plasma vitamin D metabolites and serum bone biomarkers, but effects are not always additive

Jaramillo, Bibiana M., Jessica P. Acosta, Su A Lee, Michael R. Murphy, and Hans H. Stein. 2025. Microbial phytase and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 fed to growing pigs increase digestibility of calcium and phosphorus and influence plasma vitamin D metabolites and serum bone biomarkers, but effects are not always additive. J. Anim. Sci., 2025, 103, skaf273. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaf273 Link to full text.

Keywords: 
25(OH)D3, Calcium, Phosphorus, Phytase, pig, Vitamin D
Authors: 
Bibiana M. Jaramillo, † Jessica P. Acosta, † Su A Lee, ‡, Michael R. Murphy, †, ‡ and Hans H. Stein†
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles