Table 2 Mean relative abundance of each phylum and prominent family in the three microbiotas of the dams one day after parturition (n = 36)

15.9 ± 14.5

2.2 ± 4.8

2.2 ± 2.0

14.2 ± 14.2

1.9 ± 4.3

1.1 ± 1.3

25.4 ± 8.7

10.3 ± 16.0

8.0 ± 8.0

12.0 ± 4.5

1.1 ± 5.2

1.6 ± 1.9

9.0 ± 5.4

1.2 ± 4.1

1.0 ± 1.4

32.9 ± 9.9

26.2 ± 25.4

35.3 ± 19.5

0.8 ± 1.6

4.4 ± 8.5

10.0 ± 12.1

2.4 ± 5.3

13.1 ± 21.9

3.2 ± 4.8

6.4 ± 4.3

3.4 ± 15.7

4.1 ± 4.7

5.1 ± 2.7

0.4 ± 1.0

2.0 ± 2.6

4.2 ± 2.3

0.1 ± 0.5

1.2 ± 1.7

13.5 ± 4.8

7.0 ± 14.2

4.3 ± 4.6

13.5 ± 4.8

7.0 ± 14.0

4.3 ± 4.6

11.5 ± 7.4

48.7 ± 27.1

49.7 ± 21.4

4.1 ± 5.1

0.0 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 1.9

16.2 ± 25.2

5.6 ± 11.2

0.6 ± 0.8

14.3 ± 23.6

1.7 ± 5.7

1.9 ± 4.7

14.4 ± 18.9

38.6 ± 20.2

0.1 ± 0.3

5.3 ± 15.7

0.1 ± 0.2

0.04 ± 0.2

5.3 ± 15.7

0.05 ± 0.2