Figure 4
From: Alterations in rumen microbiota via oral fiber administration during early life in dairy cows
Change in the ruminal bacterial community structure in adult cows. The PCoA plot was generated based on Bray–Curtis dissimilarities in rumen bacterial communities determined via 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing for respective ages; (a) 9 months, (b) 60 days pre-calving, (c) 21 days pre-calving, (d) at calving, and (e) 21 days post-calving. Individual points in each plot represent individual animals. Colors indicate the dietary groups; control (yellow) and treatment (blue). P-values of the diet effect at 9 months (P = 0.02), 60 days pre-calving (P = 0.12), 21 days pre-calving (P = 0.05), at calving (P = 0.58), and 21 days post-calving (P = 0.03) were calculated using PERMANOVA test.
