Table 7. Effects of probiotics supplementation on gas emissions in growing-finishing pigs manure compost (Exp 2)
Items, ppm | CON1) | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | SE | p-value |
1 week |
H2S | 6.00 | 3.00 | 2.47 | 3.18 | 2.49 | 2.52 | 1.85 | 0.980 | 0.124 |
NH3 | 16.64a | 8.83b | 6.24bc | 8.98b | 5.29c | 5.34c | 2.43d | 0.922 | < 0.001 |
CH3SH | 2.86 | 1.45 | 1.24 | 1.53 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 0.99 | 0.504 | 0.232 |
4 weeks |
H2S | 1.09 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.19 | 0.205 | 0.111 |
NH3 | 5.05a | 2.17b | 1.67b | 2.34b | 1.92b | 1.99b | 0.80c | 0.212 | < 0.001 |
CH3SH | 0.95 | 0.81 | 0.69 | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.52 | 0.097 | 0.127 |
8 weeks |
H2S | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.059 | 0.289 |
NH3 | 0.70 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.126 | 0.129 |
CH3SH | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.198 | 0.243 |
12 weeks |
H2S | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.123 |
NH3 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.004 | 0.156 |
CH3SH | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.005 | 0.605 |
CON, normal compost without probiotics; T1, spray Bacillus subtilis 10 g per 3.306 m2; T2, spray Bacillus subtilis 40 g per 3.306 m2; T3, spray Saccharomyces cerevisiae 10 g per 3.306 m2; T4, spray Saccharomyces cerevisiae 40 g per 3.306 m2; T5, spray (Bacillus subtilis 5 g + Saccharomyces cerevisiae 5 g) per 3.306 m2; T6, spray (Bacillus subtilis 20g + Saccharomyces cerevisiae 20 g) per 3.306 m2.
Means in the same row with different letters indicate different significantly (p < 0.05).
H2S, hydrogen sulfide; NH3, ammonia; CH3SH, methyl mercaptan.