Table 1 Summary of the piglets included in a cohort study of post-weaning diarrhea

Sex at birth

 Female

64/150 (43.7%)

72/150 (48.0%)

 Male

86/150 (57.3%)

78/150 (52.0%)

Sex at insertion^a

 Female

61/141 (43.2%)

63/131 (48.1%)

 Male

80/141 (56.7%)

68/131 (51.9%)

Pre-weaning mortality rate^b

9/150 (6.0%)

19^c/150 (12.7%)

Moved to foster sow

113/149^e (75.8%)

74/148^f (50%)

Weaned in the farrowing unit^d

61/140^e (43.6%)

51/131 (38.9%)

Mean birth weight (g)

1345 (SD: 316)

1344 (SD: 302)

Range: 540–2080

Range: 690–2070

n = 150

n = 150

The mean body weights at insertion to the nursery units (g)

6054 (SD: 1670)

6549 (SD: 1484)

Range: 2100–11,500

Range: 2900–11,000

n = 140^e

n = 131

Average daily weight gain the first 14 days after insertion to the nursery units (g)

155 (SD: 59 g)

168 (SD: 55)

Range: 14–300

Range: 36–321

n = 133

n = 125^e