Short-term effect of pig slurry and its digestate application on biochemical properties of soils and emissions of volatile organic compounds

•The digested and the raw pig slurries had similar active microbial communities.•Biochemical composition of soil organic matter was less changed by digestate input.•Soil fungi were affected by the addition of slurries and especially raw pig slurry.•Specific emissions of soil volatile organic compounds according to the slurry input.•VOCs measurement is a promising approach in soil ecology.