Table 3 Percentage distribution of the quantity of the vaginal discharge (No = no signs of vaginal discharge, Slight = slight vaginal discharge and Severe = severe vaginal discharge, tail and perineal region contaminated with vaginal discharge)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 | Vaginal discharge amount | C (%) | 1,25-vitD (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 1 | No | 74.4 | 70.2 | 0.81 |
Slight | 15.4 | 14.9 | ||
Serve | 10.3 | 14.9 | ||
Day 2 | No | 31.7 | 40.4 | 0.18 |
Slight | 19.5 | 29.8 | ||
Serve | 48.8 | 29.8 | ||
Day 3 | No | 36.6 | 45.8 | 0.47 |
Slight | 34.1 | 35.4 | ||
Serve | 29.3 | 18.8 | ||
Day 4 | No | 56.1 | 42.9 | 0.43 |
Slight | 29.3 | 40.8 | ||
Serve | 14.6 | 16.3 | ||
Day 5 | No | 46.3 | 53.1 | 0.55 |
Slight | 41.5 | 30.6 | ||
Serve | 12.2 | 16.3 |