Fig. 3.
The richness and diversity assays of intestinal microbiota among three laying periods in ZN Hens.
A. Venn diagram.
B. Observed OTUs.
C. Chao1 richness estimate.
D. Shannon diversity index.
E. Principal Coordinates Analysis, PCoA.
F. Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling, NMDS.
D150, 150‐day‐old, pre‐laying peak period. D280, 280‐day‐old, laying peak period. D580, 580‐day‐old, post‐laying peak period. *P‐value <0.05; **P‐value <0.01; ***P‐value < 0.001. n = 6.