Table 3.

Milk production and composition for dairy cows offered fermented Chinese herbal medicine (CHMs)

	D 14, CHMs dose, g/d					D 28, CHMs dose, g/d					D 42, CHMs dose, g/d					P-value
Items	0	25	50	100	SEM	0	25	50	100	SEM	0	25	50	100	SEM	2D	3P	4D×P
Milk yield, kg/d
Milk	16.3	16.0	16.9	16.6	0.21	15.9	16.7	17.6	18.0	0.26	15.1	16.9	16.8	17.3	0.27	0.03	0.08	0.29
4% FCM1	14.3	14.0	15.1	15.3	0.40	14.4	14.3	14.9	15.4	0.24	13.7	14.4	15.2	15.2	0.19	0.05	0.99	0.99
Milk composition, %
Protein	3.46	3.46	3.55	3.63	0.04	3.43	3.42	3.60	3.66	0.03	3.44	3.49	3.60	3.69	0.04	0.05	0.72	0.98
Fat	2.89	2.80	2.86	2.82	0.06	2.90	3.09	3.37	3.49	0.05	2.84	3.12	3.38	3.34	0.08	<0.01	<0.01	0.24
Lactose	5.14	5.16	5.19	5.22	0.06	5.14	5.01	5.23	5.05	0.06	4.92	4.91	5.11	5.10	0.05	0.38	0.09	0.95

¹4% fat-corrected milk.

²D = dose effect: 0, 25, 50, or 100 g CHMs supplementation per cow per day.

³P = period effect: experimental period for 14, 28, and 42 d.

⁴D × P = interaction between dose and period.