Table 4 Spearman rank correlations of the binary and weighted centrality parameters between the three age levels weaned pigs, growing pigs and gilts

Degree

Weaned pigs - Growing pigs

0.19*

0.23*

Growing pigs - Gilts

0.19*

0.23*

In-degree

Weaned pigs - Growing pigs

−0.02

0.05

Growing pigs - Gilts

0.07

0.09

Out-degree

Weaned pigs - Growing pigs

0.27*

0.33*

Growing pigs - Gilts

0.25*

0.28*

Betweenness

Weaned pigs - Growing pigs

0.12

0.18*

Growing pigs - Gilts

0.02

0.04

Closeness

Weaned pigs - Growing pigs

0.16

0.17*

Growing pigs - Gilts

0.30*

0.34*

Ingoing closeness

Weaned pigs - Growing pigs

0.06

0.08

Growing pigs - Gilts

0.18*

0.14

Outgoing closeness

Weaned pigs - Growing pigs

0.28*

0.31*

Growing pigs - Gilts

0.22*

0.19*