Table 2. Effect of MLF supplementation on Alpha diversity parameters of rumen bacteria.

Parameter	Control	MLF15	MLF30	MLF45	SEM	p Value
						Treat	Linear	Quadratic
sobs	3024a	1293b	1179b	1027b	58.481	0.001	0.001	0.001
shannon	6.11a	5.23b	5.18b	4.45c	0.137	0.001	0.001	0.586
simpson	0.0086	0.0184	0.0138	0.0709	0.019	0.14	0.059	0.238
ace	3278.49a	1533.49b	1427.09bc	1227.06c	72.07	0.001	0.001	0.001
chao	3261.45a	1546.85b	1450.52bc	1244.24c	70.355	0.001	0.001	0.001
shannoneven	0.763a	0.730a	0.734a	0.643b	0.019	0.01	0.003	0.16
simpsoneven	0.0393bc	0.0448ab	0.0619a	0.0215c	0.006	0.007	0.189	0.004

Note:

Values with different superscripts (a,b,c) in the same row indicate significant differences between treatments (p < 0.05).