To Troy Lynn - Friday I talked with Dr. Morrissey at KSU. It seems he has dotted all of his i's and crossed all of his t's on his proposal. He seems to feel that he can do all of the ultrasound and take bloos on these animals without anesthesia, which would be great (although I'm not sure how he is going to keep all of the animals still for this. But if that's what he claims - hold him to it. The anesthesia is the only part of the study that may harm any of the participants, and even that risk is negligible if they are young and healthy. As he wants to deal with normal, healthy animals, I would not let anyone over 4 years of age participate. It may be too stressful for some of the older animals. If I was in your area, I probably would allow a couple of my animals to contribute. You might, however, ask to be present for a few of the sessions, so that you are comfortable with what is going on.... Bruce Williams [Posted in FML issue 1118]