Table 4 Percentage distribution of the colour of the 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. Asterisk and bold represent significant differences between the two study groups (p < 0.05)
Time of sampling | Vaginal discharge colour | C (%) | 1,25-vitD (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 1 | Tansparent | 10.0 | 7.1 | 0.12 |
White–yellow | 50.0 | 85.7 | ||
Red | 40.0 | 7.1 | ||
Day 2 | Transparent | 3.6 | 21.4 | 0.05 |
White–yellow | 82.1 | 75.0 | ||
Red | 14.3 | 3.6 | ||
Day 3 | Transparent | 19.2 | 26.9 | 0.75 |
White–yellow | 69.2 | 65.4 | ||
Red | 11.5 | 7.7 | ||
Day 4 | Transparent | 38.9 | 39.3 | 0.01* |
White–yellow | 38.9 | 60.7 | ||
Red | 22.2 | 0.0 | ||
Day 5 | Transparent | 27.3 | 41.7 | 0.37 |
White–yellow | 45.5 | 45.8 | ||
Red | 27.3 | 12.5 |