Scientific characterization methods for better utilization of cattle dung and urine: a concise review

Cattle are usually raised for food, manure, leather, therapeutic, and draught purposes. Biowastes from cattle, such as dung and urine, harbor a diverse group of crucial compounds, metabolites/chemicals, and microorganisms that may benefit humans for agriculture, nutrition, therapeutics, industrial,...

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Published in:Tropical animal health and production 2023-08, Vol.55 (4), p.274-274, Article 274
Main Authors: Singh, Yashpal, Rani, Jyoti, Kushwaha, Jeetesh, Priyadarsini, Madhumita, Pandey, Kailash Pati, Sheth, Pratik N., Yadav, Sushil Kumar, Mahesh, M. S., Dhoble, Abhishek S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Animals
Bioactive compounds
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cattle
Cattle manure
Climatic zones
diet
Dung
feces
Feces - chemistry
Gas chromatography
genomics
Humans
Leather
Life Sciences
Manure - analysis
Mass spectroscopy
Metabolites
Microorganisms
Nutritional Status
Reviews
spectroscopy
therapeutics
Urine
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
Zoology
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Summary:Cattle are usually raised for food, manure, leather, therapeutic, and draught purposes. Biowastes from cattle, such as dung and urine, harbor a diverse group of crucial compounds, metabolites/chemicals, and microorganisms that may benefit humans for agriculture, nutrition, therapeutics, industrial, and other utility products. Several bioactive compounds have been identified in cattle dung and urine, which possess unique properties and may vary based on agro-climatic zones and feeding practices. Therefore, cattle dung and urine have great significance, and a balanced nutritional diet may be a key to improved quality of these products/by-products. This review primarily focuses on the scientific aspects of biochemical and microbial characterization of cattle biowastes. Various methods including genomics for analyzing cattle dung and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy for cattle urine have been reviewed. The presented information might open doors for the further characterization of cattle resources for heterogeneous applications in the production of utility items and addressing research gaps. Graphical Abstract Methods for cattle’s dung and urine characterization
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/s11250-023-03691-4