کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2394821 | 1101534 | 2015 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• We know next to nothing about vitamin D in horses and requirements need an update.
• The vitamin D physiology and nutrition of horses are very different from other species.
• Circulating levels of vitamin D metabolites in horses are very low.
• It is unknown if horses can synthesize endogenous vitamin D in the skin.
• The natural supply from roughage is unknown.
Very few references on vitamin D in horses exist, but the limited research available suggests that the vitamin D physiology of horses may be very different from other species. Horses can obtain vitamin D both through endogenous synthesis in the skin during sunlight exposure and through dietary sources either from synthetic vitamin D supplements or the natural vitamin D content of roughages. However, regardless of the source of vitamin D, circulating levels of vitamin D metabolites in plasma are generally reported to be very low in horses and vitamin D appears less involved in maintaining normal calcium and phosphorus homeostasis in horses than in other species. Current recommendations on the vitamin D supplementation of horses are based on a scarce amount of more or less outdated literature. Very little research has been carried out regarding the vitamin D physiology of horses and even less regarding the efficiency of different sources of vitamin D in the nutrition of horses. Furthermore, the use and management of horses has changed dramatically during the last 25 to 50 years. Hence, research in the vitamin D physiology and nutrition of modern riding horses is highly necessary, before a much needed update on the recommended vitamin D supplementation of horses can be carried out.
Journal: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science - Volume 35, Issue 10, October 2015, Pages 785–792