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           Referredtotheembryo’stroublesometendencytoanæmia,tothemassivedosesofhog’sstomachextractandfoetalfoal’sliverwithwhich,inconsequence,ithadtobesupplied. 

           Showedthemthesimplemechanismbymeansofwhich,duringthelasttwometresoutofeveryeight,alltheembryosweresimultaneouslyshakenintofamiliaritywithmovement. Hintedatthegravityoftheso-called"traumaofdecanting,"andenumeratedtheprecautionstakentominimize,byasuitabletrainingofthebottledembryo,thatdangerousshock. ToldthemofthetestforsexcarriedoutintheneighborhoodofMetre200. Explainedthesystemoflabelling –aTforthemales,acircleforthefemalesandforthosewhoweredestinedtobecomefreemartinsaquestionmark,blackonawhiteground. 

           "Forofcourse,"saidMr.Foster,"inthevastmajorityofcases,fertilityismerelyanuisance. Onefertileovaryintwelvehundred–thatwouldreallybequitesufficientforourpurposes. Butwewanttohaveagoodchoice. Andofcourseonemustalwayshaveanenormousmarginofsafety. Soweallowasmanyasthirtypercentofthefemaleembryostodevelopnormally. Theothersgetadoseofmalesex-hormoneeverytwenty-fourmetresfortherestofthecourse. Result:they’redecantedasfreemartins–structurallyquitenormal(except,"hehadtoadmit,"thattheydohavetheslightesttendencytogrowbeards),butsterile. Guaranteedsterile.