Effect of Air Humidity on Cow’s Milk Yield during Grazing

Karina Temirdasheva; Vladimir Gukezhev

doi:10.21603/1019-8946-2025-5-58

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EFFECT OF AIR HUMIDITY ON COW’S MILK YIELD DURING GRAZING Effect of Air Humidity on Cow’s Milk Yield during Grazing

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Published in Dairy industry · Pages 77–82 · Rubric: Research Article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21603/1019-8946-2025-5-58

Received: 18.06.2025 Accepted: 19.09.2025 Published: 21.10.2025 Language of publication: RUS

Authors

Karina Temirdasheva

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Vladimir Gukezhev

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Karina Temirdasheva

Kabardino-Balkarian State Agricultural University named after V. M. Kokov Professor of the Department · Animal Science and Veterinary-Sanitary Expertise

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Vladimir Gukezhev

Institute of Agriculture, Federal Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Federation · Nalchik

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ABSTRACT

Air humidity and quality affect milk yield in Holsteinized Red Steppe cows, but this effect depends on the geographical location. The authorsanalyzed an eight-year period to identify the exact correlation between the air humidity and the physiological status of cows. The average daily yield per herd was determined in June, July, August, and September, and then the days with minimal and maximal yields were investigated for air humidity. The average air humidity remained almost the same over the entire study period, amounting to 66.5% for the maximal yield and 65.9% for the minimal yield. On the minimal-yield days in May, the yields exceeded those obtained on the maximal-yield days in other months while the difference between the yields was minimal (297.2 kg). Under pasture conditions, air humidity had no significant effect on milk yield. In May, June, and August, high air humidity correlated with minimal daily yields (4.6, 6.0, and 0.7%, respectively). In July and September, the air humidity on maximum-yield days was higher than on minimum-yield days by 0.4 and 3.2%, respectively. On average, the air humidity on maximum-yield days was higher by 0.6%. Across the entire study period of 1,200 days, the above-average daily yield was obtained on 291 days and amounted to 13,008.3 kg whereas the below-average yield was 12,346.8 kg for 271 days (22.6%), the overall difference being 661.5 kg. The annual milk loss during the grazing period amounted to 54.8 tons.

KEYWORDS

cows, pasture keeping, air humidity, milk productivity, milk yield, gross daily milk yield

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Karina Temirdasheva, Gukezhev V. M.. "Effect of Air Humidity on Cow’s Milk Yield during Grazing." (2025): 77-82. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21603/1019-8946-2025-5-58.

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Temirdasheva K. A., Gukezhev V. M. (2025). Effect of Air Humidity on Cow’s Milk Yield during Grazing. , 77-82. https://doi.org/10.21603/1019-8946-2025-5-58

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Karina Temirdasheva, Gukezhev V. M.. "Effect of Air Humidity on Cow’s Milk Yield during Grazing." , no. (2025): 77-82. https://doi.org/10.21603/1019-8946-2025-5-58.

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