Table 4.

Recommended dietary vitamin levels for breeder pigs by various sources

Item	Unit	NRC (2012)			DanBred		DSM (OVN, 2011)
		Gestation	Lactation	Boars	Gestation	Lactation	Gilts	Sows	Boars
Vitamin A	IU/kg	4,000	2,000	4,000	8,000	8,000	10,000–12,500	10,000–15,000	10,000–15,000
Vitamin D3	IU/kg	800	800	200	800	800	1,800–2,000	1,500–2,000	1,500–2,000
25-OH-D3 (HyD)	mg/kg	-	-	-	-	-	0.05	0.05	0.05
Vitamin E	IU/kg	44	44	44	36	150	80–100	100–150	100–150
Vitamin K	mg/kg	0.5	0.5	0.5	2.0	2.0	1.5–3	4.5–5	4.5–5
Vitamin B1	mg/kg	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.0–2.0	2.0–2.5	1.0–2.0
Vitamin B2	mg/kg	3.75	3.75	3.75	5.0	5.0	6.0–10.0	6.0–10.0	6.0–10.0
Vitamin B6	mg/kg	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	3.5–5.5	3.5–5.5	3.5–5.5
Vitamin B12	mg/kg	0.015	0.015	0.015	0.02	0.02	0.03–0.05	0.03–0.05	0.03–0.05
Niacin	mg/kg	10	10	10	20	20	20.0–30.0	25–45	25–45
Panthothenic acid	mg/kg	12	12	12	15	15	15–30	30–35	20–30
Folic acid	mg/kg	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.1	3.5–5.5	3.5–5.5	3.5–5.5
Biotin	mg/kg	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.02	0.02	0.30–0.50	0.50–0.80	0.50–0.80
Vitamin C	mg/kg	-	-	-	-	-	200–300	200–300	200–500
Choline	mg/kg	1,250	1,000	1,250	-	-	325–500	500–800	500–800

NRC, National Research Council; OVN, optimum vitamin nutrition.

Adapted from DSM Nutritional Product Limited [99] and National Research Council [111].