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Table 5 Effects of BPS on the α-diversity of hindgut bacterial community of Holstein heifers (n = 4)

From: Effect of Broussonetia papyrifera silage on the serum indicators, hindgut parameters and fecal bacterial community of Holstein heifers

Item	Diets treatment^a				SEM^b	P-value
Item	T0	T25	T50	T75	SEM^b	Linear	Quadratic	Cubic
Shannon	5.64	5.58	5.48	5.56	0.06	0.603	0.227	0.155
Ace	1144.55	1145.67	1143.72	1153.51	24.18	0.794	0.860	0.978
Chao	1150.60	1154.06	1147.21	1165.92	25.20	0.647	0.767	0.964

^aT0, BPS replaces 0% of WCS; T25, BPS replaces 25% of WCS; T50, BPS replaces 50% of WCS; T75, BPS replaces 75% of WCS. BPS, Broussonetia papyrifera silage; WCS, whole corn silage
^bSEM, standard error of mean

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