Table 3.
Effect of HS and MOLP supplementation on microbiota composition in cecal digesta of NZW rabbits at phylum level (relative abundance of top 5 phyla)
Items | CON | HS | HSM | SEM | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firmicutes | 57.83 | 59.18 | 66.15 | 2.31 | 0.299 |
Bacteroidetes | 30.61 | 29.10 | 21.04 | 2.35 | 0.206 |
Verrucomicrobia | 9.24 | 7.92 | 8.27 | 1.50 | 0.943 |
Proteobacteria | 0.56b | 1.05a | 0.62b | 0.07 | 0.002 |
Actinobacteria | 0.36b | 0.54b | 1.21a | 0.15 | 0.037 |
MOLP Moringa oleifera leaf powder; CON control; HS Heat stress; HSM Heat stress with Moringa supplementation. All data is presented as mean values ± standard error of mean (SEM). a,b Means in rows with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)