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if you stopped perving on the chick in the front row you might learn something too old man

My vote is for Stu's response

good answer, that is very specific and very correct. Would tell you the other hormones involved with ovulation and the creation of spermatozoa, but I am the only one interested in knowing that.
Congrats to you both and hope you get a good ovulation and sperm production. Am following keenly.

ps hCG act by doing the job of gonadotrphin releasing hormone from the hypothalamus and this hormone acts on the anterior pituatary in releasing luteinising hormone and follicle stimulating hormone. THese two hormones are gonadotrphins and act on the ovaries (and testicles), to grow follicles and there associated oocytes(eggs) and then there is a surge of LH which causes the follicle to ovulate.

PPS just a small taste of what my past 3 days has solely consisted of, I can tell you all the processes in the mare, bitch, queen, cow, sow and ewe. BUt it is all over tomorrow so wish me luck.
Sorry Off topic

And just how many pages of notes have YOU taken Monya......1??... < 1?????

Good luck Nick . Just think mate - brain purge time 5 minutes after the exam is over

Yeah likewise... good luck Nick... you looking at becoming a vet?... How long has your course taken you?

yeah looking at being a vet some time before I turn 30, two years in and a lazy three to go.
VB - yeah vet is full of what is described as "learn and flush" moments until you come back the next year and realise that they are basing all of this years work on lasts years stuff.

I appreciate a hands on approach but it sounds like you are doing it wrong


Thanks for sharing Rupe

Don't every let anyone tell you Silver Perch wont grow bigger than a kilo...

Broodstock female full with eggs...

Weight ... 3.452kg....

Sampling the eggs....

Dan... (Stu & Dan, from "The Fish Farm) ... injecting the HCG hormone to induce ovulation and spawning... (two males injected as well)...

- this morning a could have sworn I saw Dan injecting again, but this time he was injecting himslef with Maxilon

That sure is a bigger fracker of a fish

All done... go do your thing gal...

Monya (Stuart)... and others collecting the eggs 48 hours later...

Each "tea strainer" holds about 10,000 eggs.... 31 strainers (310,000 eggs) bagged up to go back to the farm along with the brrodstock...
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We kept 1 strainer... 10,000 eggs to play with....

Who is that in the scarf Rupe

"Kelli" ...