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Table 2 Comparison of microbial diversity between groups (A,B) in relation to the control group (C)

From: Insight into the intestinal microbiome of farrowing sows following the administration of garlic (Allium sativum) extract and probiotic bacteria cultures under farming conditions

	Family		Genus		Species
	Shannon index^a	Simpson Index^a	Shannon index	Simpson index	Shannon index	Simpson index
Group A	9.5278	4.1271	18.2079	7.9176	14.0041	4.1848
Group B	9.1371	4.0175	15.8000	6.4409	11.5741	3.6983
Group C	12.0881	5.7677	20.7367	9.2367	13.0290	3.6255

^a For the definitions of Shannon and Simpson indices see formulas (1) and (2) respectively

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