David Barrett
Assistant Professor, Animal Physiology
Email: david.barrett@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 896.2305
Mailing Address:
Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture
Faculty of Agriculture
Agricultural Campus
PO Box 550
Truro, NS, B2N 5E3
Research Topics:Faculty of Agriculture
Agricultural Campus
PO Box 550
Truro, NS, B2N 5E3
- Controlled breeding protocols (ovarian follicular wave, heat, and ovulation) for sheep and cattle
- Effects of beneficial fatty acids (omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid) on reproductive performance
- Effects of phytoestrogens, from clover and soybean, on reproductive performance
Education
- B.Sc. (Hon.) (Memorial)
- MSc (University of Saskatchewan)
- PhD (University of Saskatchewan)
Research interests
- Controlled breeding
- Nutrition
- Exogenous steroidogenic compounds
Teaching
Undergraduate Level
- ANSC3006: Companion Animal Biology
- ANSC4006: The Science of Modern Sheep Farming
- ANSC4008: Carnivore Biology
- BIOA3008: Growth, Reproduction and Lactation
- SPEC4000: Special Topics in Animal Science or Aquaculture
Graduate Level
- AGRI5340: Special Topics in Animal Physiology
- AGRI5705/10: Module Course- Digital Image Processing Module