Swine It Podcast: Brittney Kokinos – Vitamin D Responses in Nursery Pigs

Brittney Kokinos, PhD candidate and Researcher I at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses how different vitamin D metabolites, including 25-OH D3, influence physiological responses in nursery pigs. She explains vitamin D functions, interactions with calcium and phosphorus, sources and metabolism, and shares research findings evaluating growth, bone development, and tissue-level responses in nursery pigs.

Meet the guest

Brittney Kokinos is a Researcher I and PhD candidate in Nutrition and Metabolism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work focuses on vitamin D metabolism, calcium and phosphorus regulation, bone development, and molecular responses in nursery pigs.

What you will learn