Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because its most efficiently absorbed by taking in the sun’s rays. A new study suggests wild sheep who get a sufficient dose of the vitamin boast a healthier reproductive system. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland tracked levels of a vitamin D biomarker in Soay sheep found on the Hebridean island of St. Kilda. Researchers found that sheep with higher levels of vitamin D at the…
Vitamin D is a boon to the fertility of wild animals
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