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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Stabilizing Total Mixed Ration Dry Matter to Mitigate Environmental-Relative-Humidity Effects on Lactating Cow Performance.

Yi-Hsuan Chen, Yi-Ming Chen, Po-An Tu, Ching-Yi Chen, Han-Tsung Wang

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5 authors.

Yi-Hsuan ChenNorthern Region Branch, Taiwan Livestock Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Sihoo Township, Miaoli 368003, Taiwan.
Yi-Ming ChenCivil Affairs Office of Xinwu District, Xinwu District, Taoyuan 327008, Taiwan.
Po-An TuNorthern Region Branch, Taiwan Livestock Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Sihoo Township, Miaoli 368003, Taiwan.
Ching-Yi ChenDepartment of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Da'an District, Taipei 106032, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-5776-084X
Han-Tsung WangDepartment of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Da'an District, Taipei 106032, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-5142-8619

Funding

Ministry of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.(Taiwan) Ministry of Agriculture (COA 109-SA-AD-04(2)).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated environmental relative humidity's (ERH) impact on dry matter (DM) in hay and total mixed ration (TMR), exploring strategies to stabilize milk production in lactating cows by maintaining a consistent TMR DM content. We hypothesized that precise TMR DM adjustments mitigate ERH effects on milk production stability. Experiment 1 showed that grass hay exhibited greater DM variability than alfalfa hay under high ERH. Experiment 2 revealed that high daily ERH variability (>25%) caused fluctuations in hay moisture, affecting TMR DM stability. Increasing TMR DM reduced milk composition variation. In Experiment 3, precise TMR DM adjustments and heat stress levels were evaluated under different temperature-humidity indexes (THIs) in 46 cows over three 28-day periods. The results showed a significant improvement in milk yield (non-adjustment: 26.99 vs. adjustment: 27.29; SEM: 0.32; THIs: 65 to 82;

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dry matterenergy-corrected milkhaymoisture stabilizationprecision feedingtemperature–humidity indexes

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PMID40281971
PMCPMC12024118

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