Segment/Group | OTU richness (meanâ±âSD) | p values | Shannon index (meanâ±âSD) | p values | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High-FEC | Low-FEC | High-FEC | Low-FEC | |||
Rumen | 139â±â14 | 133â±â9 | 0.265 | 5.7â±â0.4 | 5.7â±â0.3 | 0.591 |
Abomasum | 141â±â15 | 142â±â10 | 0.867 | 5.5â±â0.3 | 5.6â±â0.4 | 0.475 |
Duodenum | 103â±â24 | 149â±â22 | <â0.001 | 4.6â±â0.4 | 5.6â±â0.5 | <â0.001 |
Jejunum | 103â±â33 | 113â±â27 | 0.456 | 4.4â±â1.6 | 5.0â±â1.1 | 0.375 |
Ileum | 80â±â31 | 104â±â41 | 0.151 | 2.7â±â1.3 | 3.9â±â1.7 | 0.091 |
Caecum | 92â±â15 | 98â±â16 | 0.366 | 4.6â±â0.6 | 4.6â±â0.4 | 0.735 |
Colon | 103â±â26 | 99â±â15 | 0.679 | 4.7â±â0.6 | 4.6â±â0.5 | 0.844 |
Faeces | 109â±â23 | 106â±â16 | 0.796 | 4.9â±â0.6 | 4.8â±â0.5 | 0.694 |