Final Year Thesis

davidk1394

Right lads i'm looking for some help and/or guidance with my thesis. I am going doing my thesis of factors affecting fertility in sheep e.g breed,diet,age,body condition score. Also i am planning on carrying out a follicle count on the ewes ovaries and taking a semen sample from our own rams and getting it tested. i need to find someone in the south east who can scan ewes and count their follicle and also i need to a find place that tests rams semen. If any of ye can help me out it would be greatly appreciated

carrollsno1

davidk1394 wrote: »

Right lads i'm looking for some help and/or guidance with my thesis. I am going doing my thesis of factors affecting fertility in sheep e.g breed,diet,age,body condition score. Also i am planning on carrying out a follicle count on the ewes ovaries and taking a semen sample from our own rams and getting it tested. i need to find someone in the south east who can scan ewes and count their follicle and also i need to a find place that tests rams semen. If any of ye can help me out it would be greatly appreciated

Scanner man up our way can fertility test bulls and rams if that's any good to you

ganmo

davidk1394 wrote: »

Right lads i'm looking for some help and/or guidance with my thesis. I am going doing my thesis of factors affecting fertility in sheep e.g breed,diet,age,body condition score. Also i am planning on carrying out a follicle count on the ewes ovaries and taking a semen sample from our own rams and getting it tested. i need to find someone in the south east who can scan ewes and count their follicle and also i need to a find place that tests rams semen. If any of ye can help me out it would be greatly appreciated

Things to think about - will you be syncing the ewes? If you don't they'll be at different stages of their cycle.
Rams - have you trained to them to provide a sample? I've been told some can be audience shy. Don't use eltro-ejaculation!!

carrollsno1

ganmo wrote: »

Things to think about - will you be syncing the ewes? If you don't they'll be at different stages of their cycle.
Rams - have you trained to them to provide a sample? I've been told some can be audience shy. Don't use eltro-ejaculation!!

Out of interest why wouldn't you use the electro ejaculation

ganmo

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Out of interest why wouldn't you use the electro ejaculation

It's illegal

carrollsno1

ganmo wrote: »

It's illegal

As good a reason as any I suppose

ganmo

carrollsno1 wrote: »

As good a reason as any I suppose

doubly so if you're gonna write it down in a thesis

J.O. Farmer

ganmo wrote: »

doubly so if you're gonna write it down in a thesis

Just so long as he remembers "if it's not written down it didn't happen" and the corollary "it is written down so it must have happened".

bogman_bass

davidk1394 wrote: »

Right lads i'm looking for some help and/or guidance with my thesis. I am going doing my thesis of factors affecting fertility in sheep e.g breed,diet,age,body condition score. Also i am planning on carrying out a follicle count on the ewes ovaries and taking a semen sample from our own rams and getting it tested. i need to find someone in the south east who can scan ewes and count their follicle and also i need to a find place that tests rams semen. If any of ye can help me out it would be greatly appreciated

Probably best for your Thesis if you score the semen yourself. Are you in UCD? Have a chat with Pat Lonergan about how to do it.

davidk1394

ganmo wrote: »

Things to think about - will you be syncing the ewes? If you don't they'll be at different stages of their cycle.
Rams - have you trained to them to provide a sample? I've been told some can be audience shy. Don't use eltro-ejaculation!!

Grand job I'll keep that in mind