Brittney Kokinos: Comparing Vitamin D Metabolites | Ep. 359
In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show, Brittney Kokinos, PhD candidate and Researcher I at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses how different vitamin D metabolites, including 25(OH)D3, influence physiological responses in nursery pigs. She explains vitamin D functions, interactions with calcium and phosphorus, sources and metabolism, and shares research findings evaluating growth, bone development, and tissue-level responses in nursery pigs. Listen now on all major platforms!
โFeeding 25(OH)D3 bypasses the liver conversion step, placing the nutrient one step closer to becoming the active hormone.โ
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Meet the guest: Brittney Kokinos is a Researcher I and PhD candidate in Nutrition and Metabolism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work focuses on vitamin D metabolism, calcium and phosphorus regulation, bone development, and molecular responses in nursery pigs. Learn more from Brittney Kokinos on The Swine it Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.
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What you will learn:
- (00:00) Highlight
- (01:22) Introduction
- (04:12) Vitamin D role
- (07:12) Vitamin D sources
- (08:48) Metabolite study
- (11:32) Dexa scans
- (12:40) Early results
- (20:50) Final questions
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