Table 5.
Comparison of social network measures using HWI between pigs with and without tail injuries within pens of littermates.
Item | Pen ID 1 | No. of Victimized Pigs 2 | Pig Category | DifferenceM1-M2 | p-Value | |
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Non-Victimized Pigs (M1) | Victimized Pigs (M2) | |||||
At 6 weeks of age | ||||||
Strength | Pen 2 | 3 | 0.924 | 0.742 | 0.189 | 0.66 |
Pen 4 | 1 | 1.267 | 0.840 | 0.427 | 0.19 | |
Pen 6 | 3 | 0.539 | 0.763 | −0.224 | 0.12 | |
Eigenvector Centrality | Pen 2 | 3 | 0.333 | 0.296 | 0.037 | 0.79 |
Pen 4 | 1 | 0.503 | 0.309 | 0.194 | 0.37 | |
Pen 6 | 3 | 0.307 | 0.397 | −0.090 | 0.22 | |
At 8 weeks of age | ||||||
Strength | Pen 2 | 3 | 1.022 | 1.141 | −0.119 | 0.33 |
Pen 4 | 1 | 1.008 | 0.966 | 0.042 | 0.99 | |
Pen 6 | 3 | 0.847 | 0.931 | −0.084 | 0.34 | |
Eigenvector Centrality | Pen 2 | 3 | 0.340 | 0.362 | −0.023 | 0.73 |
Pen 4 | 1 | 0.367 | 0.340 | 0.027 | 0.86 | |
Pen 6 | 3 | 0.335 | 0.375 | −0.040 | 0.29 |
1 Among 6 pens of littermates, 3 pens had victimized pigs of tail-biting. No victimized pigs were observed in pens of other litter origins. 2 Victimized pigs were defined as pigs that were recorded maximal tail score 2 or greater during the 6 weeks of nursery period between 4 and 10 weeks of age.