ARS - Waste management: It's about thyme - Agricultural Research Service scientists are developing a method to reduce the negative properties of manure. They are experimenting with thyme and other chemicals, which reduce concentrations of odor-causing volatile fatty acids and pathogens.
This project certainly offers benefits from its research. If all goes well, efficient and uncostly methods can be developed to reduce the odor of manure as well as the pathogens which can cause illnesses. Thus, this could benefit the cattle and manure business (due to cleaner manure, to a certain extent), as well as public health.