Table 5.
Analysis of α diversity index in this study.
| Itema | Group b | SEM | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | LA | HA | |||
| Sobs | 1,132.00 | 1,122.17 | 1,162.17 | 22.218 | 0.4351 |
| Shannon | 5.35 | 5.36 | 5.34 | 0.060 | 0.9830 |
| Simpson | 0.017 | 0.015 | 0.018 | 0.002 | 0.6139 |
| Ace | 1,300.86 | 1,283.14 | 1,317.50 | 25.481 | 0.6431 |
| Chao | 1,319.97 | 1,292.02 | 1,328.57 | 27.280 | 0.6217 |
| Coverage | 0.9925 | 0.9928 | 0.9927 | 0.0002 | 0.6074 |
a
Values represent the mean of six replicates (n = 6).
b
LA = basal diet + 0.5-g/d PCP; HA = basal diet + 1-g/d PCP; SEM, standard error of mean.