“Also, the ovaries of a freemartin do not produce the hormones necessary to induce the behavioral signs of heat.”

“Although the external genitalia of the freemartin may appear normal, the internal organs are abnormal in greater or lesser degrees.”

“One heifer was later found as a freemartin and, therefore, was excluded from the trial.”

“Consequently, freemartins are sterile and are usually slaughtered or sold for beef.”

“If someone sold a 6-9 month old heifer at the sale barn I would assume they were intended as feeders, but how would they know that they were freemartins at that young an age?”

“Of the 42 animals studied, 10 freemartins were found with variable percentages of male and female blood cells, the majority however showing similar percentages of both.”