. 2023 Feb 17;11(2):506. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11020506

Table 6.

Means of alpha diversity indexes of dogs fed a lower protein and fiber diet (day 21) transitioned to a higher protein and fiber diet (days 23 to 49) without (C) or with (P) yeast supplementation (S).

Item	S	Day (D)					SEM	p-Values
Item	S	0	21	23	35	49	SEM	D	S	D × S
Chao1	C	408.9 ^a	332.7 ^b	422.8 ^a	389.2 ^ab	407.2 ^a	9.36	<0.001	0.521	0.208
Chao1	P	415.8 ^a	356.2 ^b	462.8 ^a	396.6 ^ab	384.9 ^a	11.00	<0.001	0.521	0.208
OTUs	C	346.4 ^a	255.1 ^b	348.9 ^a	344.1 ^a	359.0 ^a	10.77	<0.001	0.406	0.131
OTUs	P	356.4 ^a	295.6 ^b	393.8 ^a	335.3 ^a	328.3 ^a	10.06	<0.001	0.406	0.131
Shannon	C	3.2 ^ab	2.7 ^b	3.3 ^a	3.3 ^a	3.8 ^a	0.11	0.030	0.186	0.691
Shannon	P	3.3 ^ab	3.0 ^b	3.6 ^a	3.6 ^a	3.7 ^a	0.07	0.030	0.186	0.691

^a,b Different superscript letters indicate differences among days by the LSD Bonferroni test for both groups (p < 0.05). SEM: standard error of the mean.