Table 4.
The alpha diversity analysis of microbiome in the jejunum of the geese at the age of 70 days.
| Intestines | Group | Observed Species | Shannon | Simpson | Chao1 | ACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jejunum | A | 2014 ± 212.61a | 3.53 ± 0.60 | 0.49 ± 0.07 | 2803.92 ± 377.12a | 3099.14 ± 410.91a |
| B | 731 ± 97.47b | 3.73 ± 0.74 | 0.66 ± 0.13 | 1015.09 ± 161.16b | 1057.89 ± 200.14b | |
| C | 847 ± 161.85b | 3.37 ± 0.49 | 0.61 ± 0.09 | 1124.53 ± 149.85b | 1210.56 ± 170.31b | |
| D | 849 ± 186.34b | 3.85 ± 0.60 | 0.73 ± 0.09 | 1147.94 ± 263.51b | 1247.34 ± 301.05b | |
| p value | <0.001 | 0.944 | 0.446 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Ileum | A | 805.67 ± 109.18 | 3.90 ± 0.61 | 0.66 ± 0.09 | 1184.02 ± 193.79 | 1255.22 ± 201.18 |
| B | 778.17 ± 100.71 | 3.89 ± 0.52 | 0.69 ± 0.09 | 1089.46 ± 156.84 | 1170.38 ± 171.21 | |
| C | 1134.40 ± 240.61 | 5.03 ± 0.41 | 0.87 ± 0.03 | 1708.25 ± 504.40 | 1908.66 ± 570.60 | |
| D | 891.00 ± 315.99 | 3.88 ± 0.94 | 0.68 ± 0.15 | 1462.91 ± 644.19 | 1663.77 ± 799.07 | |
| p value | 0.520 | 0.484 | 0.399 | 0.625 | 0.581 |
Note: Group A (as control) was fed a basal diet, the treatment groups (B, C and D) were fed the basal diet supplemented with 250 mg/kg Clostridium butyricum (viable count 3.0 × 106 CFU/g), 250 mg/kg Bacillus subtilis (viable count 2.0 × 107 CFU/g), or the combination of 250 mg/kg Clostridium butyricum plus 250 mg/kg Bacillus subtilis, respectively. The different superscripts in the same column denote the means are significantly different between the groups (p < 0.05). n = 6. The data are presented as the mean ± SEM.