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

From: Effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-glycosides on postpartum health, uterine involution and litter performance of sows in a free farrowing system