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Mirja Wilkens

Mirja Wilkens

Full professor of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases at the University of Leipzig's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, researching vitamin D and calcium homeostasis in ruminants.

Sep 29, 2026

Real Science Exchange-Dairy

Real Science Exchange-Dairy

Vitamin D Nutrition & Phosphorus in Calcium Homeostasis in Ruminants

Sep 29 · 51m

Bill WeissGUEST
7:59
everything.
Mirja Wilkens
Mirja WilkensGUEST
8:00
Yeah, it cures everything.
Mirja Wilkens
Mirja WilkensGUEST
8:02
It's not true.
Mirja Wilkens
Mirja WilkensGUEST
8:03
Well, so the most interesting thing I ever heard was about an experiment in rats.
Mirja Wilkens
Mirja WilkensGUEST
8:12
So they had pregnant rats, fed them alcohol during pregnancy and administered vitamin D.
Mirja Wilkens
Mirja WilkensGUEST
8:19
And the outcome was that the pups would perform better in terms of cognitive performance and If the drinking mothers had been administered vitamin D.
Mirja Wilkens
Mirja WilkensGUEST
8:33
So if that is true, I still think that's a dangerous message.

38 MINS LATER

Scott Searle
Scott SearleHOST
46:28
Is this an area of research you plan to spend some time and resources on?

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