|
Conventional cage
|
Furnished cage
|
Aviary
|
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|
Before inoculation
|
4 weeks PI
|
Before inoculation
|
4 weeks PI
|
Before inoculation
|
4 weeks PI
|
---|
Number of reads
|
51,863
|
21,714
|
42,885
|
42,520
|
51,715
|
40,410
|
Number of OTU/total number of OTU
|
185/197
|
178/197
|
196/197
|
193/197
|
195/197
|
193/197
|
|
93.9%
|
90.4%
|
99.5%
|
98.0%
|
99.0%
|
98.0%
|
Firmicutes/Bacteroides ratioa
|
0.81
|
0.61
|
0.87
|
0.74
|
0.69
|
0.68
|
- a The ratio was calculated by dividing all OTU that could be affiliated to Firmicutes (Clostridia and Bacilli) by the number of OTU's from Bacteroides.