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Table 5 Effects of milk replacer on the alpha diversity index of 21-d weaned lambs

From: An intensive milk replacer feeding program benefits immune response and intestinal microbiota of lambs during weaning

Diversity index

Group

  

Group

  

CM

HM

SEM

P-value

CC

HC

SEM

P-values

OTU

849.1

700.5

51.37

0.154

562.0

450.3

35.26

0.116

ACE

903.3

740.6

64.86

0.221

585.8

439.9

43.56

0.095

Chao1

886.9

735.1

62.72

0.239

571.5

423.6

43.04

0.085

Shannon

6.284

5.731

0.218

0.216

5.103

4.429

0.194

0.081

Simpson

0.953

0.914

0.014

0.185

0.910

0.880

0.011

0.203

Coverage (%)

0.992

0.993

0.001

0.307

0.995

0.996

< 0.001

0.165

  1. CM Control group, mucosa, HM High plane group, mucosa, CC Control group, chyme, HC High plane group, chyme
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