Table 1:

Sampling period diet composition

Weaning stage	Date	Age (days)		Faecal samples (n)	Diet
		‘Lucille’	‘Justin’
Stage 1	8/08/2012	38	48	3	Milk replacer (Esibilac)
Stage 2	10/29/2012	120	130	3	Milk replacer, leaf eater diet (Mazuri), bamboo introduced
Stage 3	2/12/2013	226	236	3	Bamboo, leaf eater diet
Stage 4	10/16/2013	472	482	6	Bamboo, leaf eater diet