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Table 6 α-diversity indices of ileum and cecum on days 14 and 28

From: Fermented Astragalus in diet improved laying performance, egg quality, antioxidant and immunological status and intestinal microbiota in laying hens

Parameters

Control

Astragalus

L. plantarum

Fermented Astragalus

P-value

SEM

Ileum-14 d

 Simpson

0.84 ± 0.04

0.84 ± 0.09

0.84 ± 0.09

0.79 ± 0.03

0.846

0.045

 Chao1

476.76 ± 305.12

526.18 ± 98.32

649.59 ± 233.44

337.49 ± 63.52

0.348

115.944

 ACE

493.86 ± 315.21

550.52 ± 106.83

673.67 ± 234.88

346.57 ± 60.90

0.343

118.901

 Shannon

3.88 ± 2.14

4.73 ± 0.85

5.28 ± 1.35

3.29 ± 1.17

0.402

0.844

Ileum-28 d

 Simpson

0.60 ± 0.01a

0.55 ± 0.01a

0.90 ± 0.03b

0.91 ± 0.04b

0.000045

0.018

 Chao1

349.78 ± 139.33

475.76 ± 144.98

495.18 ± 269.86

722.42 ± 210.22

0.219

114.547

 ACE

368.44 ± 146.86

497.43 ± 146.45

527.56 ± 288.28

757.36 ± 217.08

0.222

120.155

 Shannon

2.75 ± 1.10a

3.69 ± 0.89ab

4.10 ± 2.10ab

5.79 ± 0.75b

0.110

0.764

Cecum-14 d

 Simpson

0.986 ± 0.006

0.989 ± 0.004

0.990 ± 0.002

0.987 ± 0.003

0.654

0.002

 Chao1

1816.94 ± 155.87b

1944.22 ± 132.43b

1923.38 ± 37.30b

1535.10 ± 99.29a

0.009

66.509

 ACE

1885.14 ± 164.82b

1926.84 ± 140.76b

1993.92 ± 88.19b

1591.31 ± 143.86a

0.030

79.294

 Shannon

8.54 ± 0.15

8.58 ± 0.30

8.67 ± 0.12

8.52 ± 0.24

0.833

0.124

Cecum-28 d

 Simpson

0.99 ± 0.002b

0.98 ± 0.002a

0.99 ± 0.002b

0.99 ± 0.003b

0.026

0.001

 Chao1

2008.60 ± 116.80

1910.78 ± 63.71

2008.11 ± 104.08

2022.12 ± 49.39

0.401

47.96

 ACE

2158.80 ± 107.42b

1945.56 ± 76.37a

2168.85 ± 123.64b

2168.34 ± 34.51b

0.048

51.71

 Shannon

8.73 ± 0.25ab

8.43 ± 0.17a

8.73 ± 0.11ab

8.84 ± 0.18b

0.109

0.106