Table 4.

Effects of EO supplementation on the alpha diversity indices of cecal microbiota.

Items	CG	EO	SEM	p-Value
Ace	1012.25 ± 129.18	925.78 ± 132.83	37.82	0.28
Chao1	994.57 ± 115.81	917 ± 152.90	39.15	0.35
Shannon	6.84 ± 0.50	6.69 ± 0.36	0.13	0.56
Simpson	0.97 ± 0.03	0.97 ± 0.01	0.01	0.74
Goods_coverage	1.00 ± 0.01	1.00 ± 0.01	0.01	0.67
PD_whole tree	65.8 ± 10.09	56.58 ± 5.48	2.34	0.08

Abbreviations: CG, control group; EO, essential oils.