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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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Review
1984
Review
1984
VOLE CONTROL IN FIELD CROPS
Author(s): Clark, Jerry P. | Abstract: There are five species of meadow voles found in California. The two that are most… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Interval to estrus in sows and performance of pigs after alteration of litter size during late lactation.
The effects of altering litter size during the 5 days before weaning on interval to estrus of sows and postweaning performance of… 
1980
1980
Effect of litter size on the physical growth and maturation of the offspring of rats given alcohol during gestation.
A study was conducted to determine if retarded postnatal growth and maturation of the offspring of rats receiving alcohol prior… 
1980
1980
The development of white adipose tissue. Effect of litter size on the lipoprotein lipase activity of four adipose-tissue depots, serum immunoreactive insulin and tissue cellularity during the first…
(1.) Male and female rats reared in litters of four gained body weight more rapidly than animals reared in litters of 16. The… 
1976
1976
Effect of size and sex ration of litter on the sexual maturation of female mice.
The relationships between the size and sex composition of the litter and puberty in female mice were investigated. Both factors… 
1970
1970
A relationship between the duration of oestrus, ovulation rate and litter size of sheep.
The litter size of Finnish Landrace sheep was found to be positively correlated with the duration of oestrus at the time of… 
1969
1969
Estimation of the optimum interval between insemination and ovulation in the rabbit by double insemination.
Rabbit spermatozoa do not attain fertilizing ability until several hours after deposition in the female genital tract but… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Selection for litter size in mice in the presence and absence of gonadotropin treatment.
HE extent to which reproductive characteristics can be modified by selection Tis of interest in understanding the nature of… 
1963
1963
Ovulation rates and litter sizes in sexually receptive and nonreceptive artificially inseminated rabbits given varying dosages of luteinizing hormone.
At any one time a large proportion of individually caged, sexually mature female rabbits failed to copulate. Intravenous adminis… 
1956
1956
Genetic and environmental factors affecting litter size in swine
This bulletin reports on Department of Agricultural Chemistry Research Project 223, 'Reproductive Physiology', and Department of…