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Table 1 Number of observed species, richness (Chao1 and ACE) and diversity estimators (Shannon, Simpson and Fisher’alfa) in control (C), organic acid (O) and polyphenols (P) dietary treatments

From: Metagenomic analysis of rumen microbial population in dairy heifers fed a high grain diet supplemented with dicarboxylic acids or polyphenols

 

Observed species

Richness

Diversity

  

Chao1

ACE

Shannon

Simpson1

Fisher’s alpha

Control

2,116β

3,420b

3,731b

5.9

0.99

645β

Organic acid

2,255α, β

3,834b

4,214a, b

6.1

0.99

691α, β

Polyphenols

2,742α

7,164a

6,927a

6.1

0.98

890α

SEM

188.7

653.1

711.8

0.22

(0.99–0.98)

78.2

P-value

0.08

0.03

0.06

0.90

0.93

0.07

  1. 1Statistical analysis was conducted on natural logarithm (ln) transformed data that are presented as ln back transformed and 95 %-confidence interval in brackets
  2. a, bWithin column indicate statistical differences (P < 0.05); α, βWithin column indicate statistical differences (P < 0.10)