Effects of Dietary Vitamin D3 Supplementation on AvBD-1 and chCATH-1 Genes Expression in Chicken
In addition to the important role in maintaining calcium homeostasis, vitamin D3 (VD3) has also been suggested to participate in the regulation of innate and adaptive immune responses in human by enhancing antimicrobial peptides expression.In this study, we investigated the effect of supplementation of 0, 800, 1,600, 3,200 and 6,400 IU/kg of VD3 in