Neo researcher 0 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hello all, John told me last night some people were asking questions about me so I will do my best to answer your questions as asked. The reason I posted private messages rather than a public post is that on another Irish hunting site I have got in contact with ten people who are interested in supporting this project through sending them private messages. Nobody ever gets back to me from public posts. Also Johngalway already made a public post about my project here (I didn’t ask him too but it was very sound of him) and got no feedback. I’m not sure why people are more inclined to respond to PM s. I guess it may have something to do with the fact I give all my personal contact information on the PM s, so that people can ring and check up on me and so on, which I have no problem with. I don’t put this contact information on public posts for obvious reasons. It’s my own mobile phone number not a work one. So if you could edit your post to take it and my email address out Irish Lurcher I would be grateful. I am happy to send them to anyone who PMs me once I find out what they are about, cheers. My project is funded by the department of agriculture, so yes its goal is to find out more about how this disease is spread to cattle. It’s a relatively new disease being first identified as a cause for abortion in cattle in 1989. Due to being a relatively new disease and the fact that it is very hard to identify or diagnose there is still a lot to be discovered about this disease. That is why the department of agriculture are keen to support projects like this. With the problems of foot and mouth and blue tongue etc, the need to have a good knowledge of the prevalence of a disease, that can infect livestock, is becoming increasingly apparent. Bovine neosporosis is the most frequent identified cause of abortion in cattle in the UK, being believed to cause 1/3 of cattle abortions there. Farmers who have been hit by the disease in cattle in Ireland have been in contact with me and have told me how costly a problem it is for them. As carnivores have been found to carry this disease at low prevalence in other countries it is important to establish what prevalence it is currently found at in Ireland using the most up to date techniques. This information will hopefully give a better idea to how it is spread. I am asking people who hunt/shoot foxes and mink for samples as simply it is the best way to get a national sample. Irish fox hunters have donated samples to the Trichinella project(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&list_uids=15603842&cmd=Retrieve&indexed=google) recently and were a big part of its success. I believe I have a good relationship with the people giving me samples and hope it continues. As was said it is up to people whether they support or not but I would be grateful for any samples I get (shot foxes smell a lot better than road kill and make less of a mess). You can rest assured that I am not in contact with any anti blood sports organisations. I am working for the Department of Agriculture through the National University of Ireland, Galway. All donations are made anonymously. If you have any further questions on the project please ask me. I would be grateful for any donations. All the best, Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
conor 7 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 hes going to get ye lads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pip Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hello mate im sure you are ok and im sure theres a chance your familiar with some of the researchers in Queens,they caused real damage to the hunting in the North through thier government funded projects,none of them had any affiliation with anti groups.What about badgers though,what about researching the almost forgone conclusion ,and highly confidential analysis that badgers are primary carriers of such diseases,although its not politicaly correct to even mention the badger in any other than a positive sense. Ministry of Agriculture have purposely lied about their finding s of the extreme and proven damage these creatures do to the agricultural community through the spreading of disease.If it wasn t for the way coursing clubs had been treated by Queens Uni.during their survey then i for one would be more than willing to help,however i am very wary ,not of you,but of the possible effects such research may have if used by people with a specific agenda. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo researcher 0 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I am indeed also carrying out these tests on badgers. However due to the fact that they can carry bovine tuberculosis and leptospirosis I am not asking the general public to collect them for me. Apart from the fact I don't want anyone to get sick because of my research if anyone did I would be held responsible. Therefore I will get samples from the Irish central veterinary research laboratories, which routinely test badgers and therefore can only get samples that are clear of these other diseases. I am also looking at stoats, feral ferrets, otters and pine martens that are donated from various other research projects. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 The lad sounds alright, if conor and john are ok with his work then that should be good enough. I will pm you Peter with detail that may be of help. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo researcher 0 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thats great John thanks. Look forward to hearing it. Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JohnGalway Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 The lad sounds alright, if conor and john are ok with his work then that should be good enough. I will pm you Peter with detail that may be of help. John Conors mother even kidnapped Peters girlfriend for a while last night, now that was funny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo researcher 0 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Conors mother even kidnapped Peters girlfriend for a while last night, now that was funny Being from L.A she is not too familiar with the Irish country hospitality of people you have never met insisting you come in for a cup of tea, while we headed off into darkness to look at the scope But Conors mum soon won her over and she enjoyed the hostage situation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pip Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Please don t misinterpet my posts i dont doubt the fellas motivs but its who the results fall into the hands of,if this disease can be carried by dogs,can it also be passed on from dogs to cattle,if so any findings proving so may leave farmers very hostile to lads using dogs on their land. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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