TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of Microbial Consortia on the Composting of Pig Manure
AU - Yin, Z.J. AU - Ding, Y.Y. AU - Qian, K. AU - Ding, X.L. AU - Li, L.M. 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 10
IS  - 13
SP  - 1738
EP  - 1742
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2011.1738.1742
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2011.1738.1742
KW  - China
KW  -waste
KW  -quality of compost
KW  -compost
KW  -microbial consortia
KW  -Pig feces
AB  - In this study, we investigated the effect of microbes on the composting of pig manure. <I>Geotrichum candidum</I>,<I> Yarrowia lipolytica</I>, <I> Bacillus coagulans</I>, <I>Bacillus stearothermophilus </I>and <I>Nocardia</I> sp. were isolated from fresh pig feces. Fifteen different combinations of these microorganisms were added to a mixture of pig manure and sawdust for composting. An orthogonal, fractional factorial experimental design consisting of five factors and two levels was used. Statistical analysis indicated that <I>Geotrichum candidum </I>plus <I>Bacillus stearothermophilus </I>was the most effective combination. The results indicated that the addition of microbes to feces raised the maximum temperature of composting from 67-72&deg;C and elevated the available nutrients by 9.5%.
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