The effectiveness of a new standardized Solanum glaucophyllum preparation for optimizing bone quality in broilers.

Vitamin D is essential in modern poultry production. However, the classical form cholecalciferol (VD3) may not to suffice for optimal bone health in fast growing poultry because it needs two metabolic steps to become active. Supplementation with the active form 1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH) 2D3) has been found to be the most effective means for optimizing bone quality …