Fermented coffee grounds diminish livestock odors: A microbiome study

Min Sueng Kim, Sang Ho Kim, Minsoo Jeong, Min Kyu Park, Youngjae Jo, Gi Ung Kang, Da Ryung Jung, Chang Il Lee, Jae Ho Shin

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Abstract

Livestock odors are unavoidable problems in modern industrial society. We foresaw a role for fermented organic wastes in controlling odorous gases. In this study, we applied fermented coffee grounds to the floor area of a dairy cow barn and assessed alterations in odor compounds and a microbial shift over a period of three weeks. The treatment dramatically reduced ten odor compounds (more than 50%), highlighting the utility of fermented coffee grounds as an excellent product to reduce odors derived from cow manure. By the end of the treatment, the microbial consortium showed increases in rare families whose prevalence and abundance before the treatment had been low. Network analysis manifested 23 bacterial families dominant in fermented coffee grounds, negatively connected with odorous compounds, indicating potential odor-reducing bacterial families. This study provides an insight into using bacteria at the community level as a treatment to solve an environmental issue; simultaneously, it suggests proper usage of organic wastes by recycling them as fermenters for beneficial bacteria.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1914
JournalAgronomy
Volume11
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021

Keywords

  • Agro-wastes
  • Microbial fermentation
  • Microbiome
  • Odor control

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