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Litter Size

Known as: Litter Sizes, Size, Litter, Sizes, Litter 
The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal.
National Institutes of Health

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Animal BreedingPregnancyViviparity, Nonmammalianaspects of radiation effects

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Effect of nest design, passages, and hybrid on use of nest and production performance of layers in furnished cages.
Production performance, including egg quality, and proportion of eggs laid in nests were studied in furnished experimental cages… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Reproductive Deficiencies in Transgenic Mice Expressing the Rat Inhibin α-Subunit Gene.
Inhibin is an important modulator of reproductive function at both the endocrine level, through its regulation of pituitary FSH… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Effect of seminal plasma on the characteristics and fertility of rabbit spermatozoa.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Prenatal cocaine exposure in the Long-Evans rat: I. Dose-dependent effects on gestation, mortality, and postnatal maturation.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Antispermatogenic effect of embelin, a plant benzoquinone, on male albino rats in vivo and in vitro.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Selection for ovulation rate in swine: correlated response in litter size and weight.
Nine generations of direct selection for ovulation rate (OR) were evaluated to determine the magnitude of the correlated response… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
d-amphetamine unmasks postnatal consequences of exposure to methylmercury in utero: Methods for studying behavioral teratogenesis
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Effects of synthetic 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol on pregnancy and offspring in the rat.
Review
1966
Review
1966
Use of the rabbit in teratogenicity studies
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
The effects of infantile experiences upon adult behavior in animal subjects. I. Effects of litter size during infancy upon adult behavior in the rat.
This report has dealt with an investigation of the hypothesis than infantile experiences influence the behavior of an organism… 
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