Table 5.
Effects of Kudzu-leaf flavonoids supplement on α- diversity of cecal contents bacterial communities
| Items | CON | KLF | AGP | SEM | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon | 5.88a | 5.81a | 5.30b | 0.09 | 0.005 |
| Simpson | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.001 | 0.074 |
| Ace | 877.1 | 912.7 | 742.7 | 37.7 | 0.152 |
| Chao1 | 875.7 | 920.6 | 753.5 | 37.0 | 0.164 |
| Observed_species | 742.5 | 752.3 | 613.7 | 30.6 | 0.114 |
KLF kudzu-leaf flavonoids supplement treatment; AGP the antibiotic supplement (Aureomycin) treatments; SEM standard error of the mean; CON control treatment
a,bWithin a row with different letters differed significantly (P < 0.05)