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TY Py A cae So oer RATA 3 Na 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., September 24, 1980 Embryo transfers become routine (From page 7) and another drug called prosta glandin is used to bring both animals into "heat" when the actual transfer takes place. Using a simple Y-shaped tube inserted into the cow's uterus, a saline solution of anti-biotics and serum is used to flush out the ferti- lized eggs. DID YOU KNOW....that C.V.LLP. is interested in hearing from you, as a professional, if you have a client who would benefit from some practical life skills assistance? Call 985- 8461 The solution and the ferti- lized eggs come back out the tube and are caught in a beaker. A microscope is used to find the eggs in the solution, and then they are injected back into the uterus of the recipient cows. The entire process is done in the farmer's barn, and aside from a spinal epidural to make the cow relax, no anaesthetic is necessary. Dr. Holtby and Dr. Green learned the non-surgical technique by watching others perform it, but much of the equipment they use had to be made specifically for this procedure. Dr. Holtby said he's not SPECIAL PACKAGE SHOP AND COMPARE OUR PRICE! Good Only until October 30, 1980 ANY NEW CAR: Rustprotected & Shine &Seat Guard ..... *189. FACTORY TRAINED ITS US. OR TECHNICIAN RUSTPROOFING 985-8631 Opening Friday, September 26 LAKEVIEW TELEVISION HOME ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE 19 Years Experience Watch for Our Opening Service Specials! 22 WATER STREET SOUTH - PORT PERRY PHONE 985-8871 Watch for Our ... TRUCKLOAD INSULATION SALE OCTOBER Buy Off the Truck And Save Big!!! - PETERBOROUGH LUMBER 2 building centre 10 SCUGOG STREET - PORT PERRY - 985-7334 sure exactly how many veterinarians are doing this procedure in Ontario, but he estimated that the number is small. Several dairy farms in the Scugog and Durham area have had the procedure done on cattle, and Dr. Holtby believes that more farmers will be using this in the future. Aside from the potential to have several top of the line calves born at the same time from eggs from one donor, the cost now is only a frac- tion of what it was three or four years ago. The farmer pays one fee for the hormone drugs, flush- ing and implanting proce- dure, and if the fertilized egg 'catches' in the recipient, an additional pregnancy fee is charged to the farmer. The success rate, however, is only about 60 per cent. And Mr. Disney said that on three previous occasions, the eggs flushed from one of his cows could not be implanted because they had not been fertilized. Dr. Holtby stops short of calling the embryo transfer procedure as significant a development for the dairy industry as artificial insemi- nation. But he does believe that in (From page 8) this school, will you please make a thorough search of your home for any of these books. If any are found, please return them to the school as soon as possible, or phone the school to have them picked up. No quest- ions asked. The evening unit of the U.C.W. enjoyed films taken by Alymer Rennie during his trip to Portugal with Mr. and Mrs. Vince Mountjoy. Ex- cellent musical entertain- ment by the quartet of Geordie Beare, Alymer Rennie, Willie Stone and Gordon Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Minten have returned home from an enjoyable three weeks holi- day in Holland where, along with five families, they cele- brated Mrs. Minten's parents 60th wedding anni- versary. The Beare clan gathered at the home of Dave and . Sharon Morton at Ajax to celebrate George's 65th birthday. Mr. John McCabe, Michell Michael and James have returned after a two week holiday with John's family in Yorkshire, England. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Elson attended their niece's the next five to ten years, this could lead to a couple of highly significant advances in breeding of dairy cattle. The first is the possibility of freezing the embryos, much like bull semen is frozen now, so that a farmer could select the precise time he wants the embryos implanted in recipient cows. The second is the potential to determine from the embryo the sex of the calf it will develop into nine months later. - That would virtually guarantee that a bred cow would give birth to a female calf, which for obvious reasons are preferred by dairy farmers over bull calves, Dr. Holtby believes that both freezing and sexing of embryos is a possibility with- in the next ten years. But that's in the future. In the meantime, dairy farmer Lorne Disney will be keeping his fingers crossed for the next month or so when Dr. Green will return to his farm to check the two recipient cows to determine if they are indeed pregnant. And if so, Mr. Disney will continue to hope that in nine months, they will give birth to two healthy calves, prefer- ably female. 'Greenbank wedding on Saturday at Tweed, Ontario. Mrs. Hugh Beaton and Miss Frances Anderson of Oshawa were recent visitors with Mrs. Marjorie Beaton. Sorry to report Mr. Morley Raines is a patient at Osha- wa Hospital. We wish you a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Don McKean had visitors Mr. and Mrs. John Graham of Locust Hill for Sunday dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Angus Meis- ner and family visited with Sharon's Mother, sister and new nephew in Scarborough on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Art Couves visited with Lillian in 'Toronto, Ruth in Bolton and Art's sister, Grace in Toron- to recently. Mr. and Mrs. Ewart Willis and Glen of Sarnia spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs, George Beare. . Happy to report Mr. Earn- est Till is home from hospi- tal." Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Real were Mr. and Mrs. Jackson of Etobicoke and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Brandon of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Phoe- nix visited friends in King- ston and Gananoque this past week. GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 132% * 5 YEAR PAID ANNUALLY 1-4 Year Rate Upon Request * Rates subject to change without notice. Counsel Trust Company SUITE 501 - 390 BAY STREET TORONTO. ONTARIO MSH 2Y2 Telephone Telephone Jack Phinn 416 3164 6044 Carol Cisc0(416)223 9534 5445 Yonge Street Willowdale Ab NSURAN MEME CANADA DEP Dr. Roger Holtby uses microscope to find ferti- lized eggs that have been flushed with solution from the donor cow. The fertilized eggs are not visible to # the naked eye. Mr. and Mrs. Dave McClure visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Phoenix on Sat- urday. - Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Howard McMillan on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snodden and Larry of Valen- cia and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Lunnie of Whitby. Guaranteed Investment Certificates 1 YEAR ANNUAL .. 2 YEAR ANNUAL . 3YEARANNUAL .. 4 YEAR ANNUAL . "rss areas -- A lot of people call life "The Survival of the Fittest". 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