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The numbers of spermatozoa trapped in the vitelline membrane of laid eggs were counted after staining with the fluorochrome 2,4-diamidino-2-phenylindole. In a group of 24 hens inseminated with different numbers of spermatozoa to produce different lengths of fertile periods, the numbers of spermatozoa in successive eggs from each hen decreased logarithmically with respect to days following insemination. A relationship could be described between the numbers of spermatozoa per unit area of membrane of an egg and the probability of that egg being fertile. After insemination the number of spermatozoa on successively-laid eggs appears to become reduced until a critical value is reached, after which the hen will lay infertile eggs. By estimating the day on which the critical value was achieved, the actual length of the fertile period could be predicted. It is suggested that the numbers of spermatozoa trapped in the vitelline membrane of laid eggs represent those which surround the ovum at the time of fertilization.

Regulation of the length of the fertile period in the domestic fowl by numbers of oviducal spermatozoa, as reflected by those trapped in laid eggs