Table 2. Alpha diversity correlated with development age of chicks.

Age (weeks)
Measure	STS					LP					STS R	STS p-value	LP R	LP p-value
	2	5	8	11	14	1	3	5	7	9
Obs. OTUs	33	39	38	39	36	29	35	39	39	34	0.372	0.269	0.534	0.177
Shannon	4.97	5.2	5.15	5.21	5.08	4.76	5.03	5.18	5.16	4.96	0.367	0.272	0.480	0.207
Simpson	0.97	0.97	0.97	0.97	0.97	0.96	0.97	0.97	0.97	0.96	0.363	0.274	0.418	0.242