Vitamin D Supplementation Impacts Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism in Piglets Fed a Diet Contaminated with Deoxynivalenol and Challenged with Lipopolysaccharides


  • Date de publication : 2023-06-13

Référence

Sauvé B., Chorfi Y., Létourneau-Montminy M.-P., Guay F., 2023. Vitamin D Supplementation Impacts Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism in Piglets Fed a Diet Contaminated with Deoxynivalenol and Challenged with Lipopolysaccharides. Toxins, 15, 394.
 

Mot(s) Clé(s)

Porc en croissance

Résumé

Deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination in pig feed ingredients can disrupt vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus metabolism, thus leading to a decreased growth performance, increased bone mineralization, and a downregulation in the expression of genes related to Ca and P intestinal absorption and renal reabsorption. However, adding vitamin D supplementation during DON challenge, particularly 25-OH-D3, did not mitigate these effects, but it did increase the immune response in piglets facing a lipopolysaccharide challenge.