Table 7.
The effect of DON and C. perfringens on the abundance and diversity of microflora in jejunal digesta.
| Parameter | CON | DON | CP | DC | SEM |
P values |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DON | C. perfringens | DON × C. perfringens | ||||||
| ACE | 1,152.69 | 600.59 | 1,022.24 | 639.85 | 86.71 | 0.007 | 0.772 | 0.591 |
| Chao1 | 1,078.02 | 580.43 | 971.15 | 620.66 | 81.97 | 0.011 | 0.826 | 0.628 |
| Shannon | 5.88 | 3.30 | 4.53 | 3.61 | 0.33 | 0.007 | 0.380 | 0.170 |
| Simpson | 0.90 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.03 | 0.037 | 0.514 | 0.107 |
Abbreviations: CON, basal diet; CP, basal diet + C. perfringens challenge; DC, basal diet + 5 mg of deoxynivalenol per kg diet + C. perfringens challenge; DON, basal diet + 5 mg of deoxynivalenol per kg diet.