Table 5.
Percentage distribution of different treatments (No = no treatment; Analgesic = Metamizole (35 mg/kg body weight) or Meloxicam (0.4 mg/kg body weight); Antibiotic = Sulfadioxin (12.5 mg/kg body weight) Trimethoprim (2.5 mg/kg body weight) of the two study groups (C = negative control group, received no feed additive and 1,25-vitD = 1,25-vitD group, received a defined amount of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-glycosides: 1th to 84th gestation day: 26 g 1,25-vitD per day; 85th gestation day until farrowing: 30 g 1,25-vitD per day; during the lactation period: 70 g 1,25-vitD per day) from day 1 to day 5 after farrowing. No significant differences between the two groups were observed
| Time of sampling | Treatment | C (%) | 1,25-vitD (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | No | 78.1 | 78.0 | 0.99 |
| Analgesic | 19.5 | 20.0 | ||
| Analgesic + Antibiotic | 2.4 | 2.0 | ||
| Day 2 | No | 90.2 | 98.0 | 0.25 |
| Analgesic | 7.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Analgesic + Antibiotic | 2.4 | 0.0 | ||
| Day 3 | No | 100.0 | 98.0 | 0.36 |
| Analgesic | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Analgesic + Antibiotic | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Day 4 | No | 97.6 | 100.0 | 0.27 |
| Analgesic | 2.4 | 0.0 | ||
| Analgesic + Antibiotic | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Day 5 | No | 100.0 | 96.0 | 0.20 |
| Analgesic | 0.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Analgesic + Antibiotic | 0.0 | 0.0 |