The Effect of Highly Virulent PRRSV-2 (L1C.5) Infection on Calcium Homeostasis and Bone Changes in Pigs Fed with Various Levels of Dietary Vitamin D
Panchan Sitthicharoenchai, Kelly Grace Keen, Veeraya Bamrung, Chareerut Phruksaniyom, Sara Hough, Eric van Heugten, Devorah Stowe, Jianqiang Zhang, Michael C. Rahe · 2026
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Panchan Sitthicharoenchai and co-authors fed young pigs varied levels of vitamin D in 2026. Most groups then met a harsh strain of a major swine virus. The team watched effects on blood calcium and bone. The virus drives heavy losses in pig herds, and fresh outbreaks of this strain have grown worse. Forty-two pigs split into four groups, three dosed with the virus and one clean control.
Death rates ran high in every dosed group, no matter the diet. Blood calcium fell hard a week after dosing, which the authors read as a sign of high early demand. Across diets, blood calcium and kindred measures showed no clear split in the first two weeks. Rib bones from pigs that died early went under checks for ash, density, and growth plate scores.
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| CREATOR | Panchan Sitthicharoenchai, Kelly Grace Keen, Veeraya Bamrung, Chareerut Phruksaniyom, Sara Hough, Eric van Heugten, Devorah Stowe, Jianqiang Zhang, Michael C. Rahe |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31133 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |