Fig. 3

Ruminal microbial community composition. A Alpha-diversity Shannon index chart at the genus level. B The effect of allicin on the structure of the rumen bacterial population at the genus levels. In the legend, 0 mM represents the control, and 2 mM, 4 mM, and 8 mM represent the doses of allicin. C The top 20 relative abundance of rumen microflora at species levels. D LEfSe analyses of the four groups. The x-axis indicates LDA scores, i.e., the extent of the effect of the different bacterial genera. The y-axis indicates the bacteria that differed significantly among the groups