Table 8.

Preweaning mortality of pigs by weight classification¹

Item
Overall
Total deaths2	609
Total alive3	3,905
Total pigs	4,514
Mortality, %	13.5
Low birth weight (≤1.00 kg)
Total deaths2	217
Total alive3	419
Total pigs	636
Mortality, %	34.1
Normal birth weight (1.01 to 1.75 kg)
Total deaths2	359
Total alive3	2,834
Total pigs	3,193
Mortality, %	11.2
Heavy birth weight (≥1.76 kg)
Total deaths2	33
Total alive3	652
Total pigs	685
Mortality, %	4.8

¹Data presented as counts of pigs.

²Represents dead pigs from birth to weaning and does not include stillborn pigs.

³Represents live piglets from birth to weaning.