DrJessica Rickard
Senior Lecturer in Livestock Production
Faculty of Science
Orcid identifier0000-0002-4137-2818 (opens in a new tab)
- Senior Lecturer in Livestock ProductionFaculty of Science
RESEARCH INTERESTs
- Applied reproduction in domestic and wild animals
- Semen preservation and artificial insemination
- The role of seminal plasma in sperm function and fertility
- Production of pre-sexed offspring by flow cytometric sex-sorting and its dissemination throughout the sheep industry
- Optimisation of oestrus synchrony to improve fertility rates following artificial insemination
- Detection and prevention of embryo loss in sheep
- Applying technology to the Australian sheep industry for improved reproductive management
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTSugar-Coated Secrets: How seminal plasma and cryopreservation alter molecular profiles of ram sperm critical for survival in the ovine reproductive tractSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences (SOLES)1 Jan 2025People funded by this grant:
- Rickard J
- GRANTUnravelling the sperm-cervix transcriptome in sheepSociety for Reproductive Biology1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Rickard J
- GRANTPrediction of AI success & semen standardsAustralian Wool Innovation Limited1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- de Graaf S,
- Rickard J
- GRANTSensing technologies to reduce reproductive wastageAustralian Wool Innovation Limited1 Jan 2019People funded by this grant:
- de Graaf S,
- Rickard J
- GRANTFertility of sexed ram semenAustralian Wool Innovation Limited1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Pini T,
- Leahy TM,
- Rickard J,
- de Graaf S
- GRANTFertility of sexed ram semenAustralian Wool Innovation Limited1 Sep 2015People funded by this grant:
- Leahy TM,
- Rickard J,
- de Graaf S