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1 treatment form of the substance and, depending on whether
2 it is water treatment or feed treatment, the antibiotic or
3 the withdrawal times may vary.
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5 Q. So the version that you were using was in the feed?
6 A. I was using for infeed treatment, yes.
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8 Q. Has the withdrawal time increased for the one that is put
9 in the feed?
10 A. Well, the one for infeed, of course, we are not using
11 it anyway, I believe is 24 hours, but we would use longer
12 than that anyway for safety.
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14 MR. JUSTICE BELL: A little while ago you spoke about stopping.
15 You did actually say stopping in March 1993. I thought you
16 said March last year, and, therefore, I wanted to make sure
17 which year it meant. When did you stop it just so we are
18 clear?
19 A. March 1994 was the last time we used Furazolodone in
20 feed.
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22 MS. STEEL: You have never used it in water?
23 A. Prior to that time we used to use it in water, not the
24 suspendable form, we used a soluble form, but we stopped
25 using the water soluble form at that time as well.
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27 Q. In March 1994?
28 A. That is correct.
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30 Q. Are there any other forms?
31 A. No, those are the three forms of Furazolodone.
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33 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Have you ever use a suspendable form?
34 A. No, we have not, no.
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36 Q. The ban in the States, was that a particular form or across
37 the board?
38 A. I believe it was across the board.
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40 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you want the five-minute break?
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42 MR. RAMPTON: Before that happens, can I make an observation
43 about this line of cross-examination? I do not know how
44 much longer it is proposed to go on.
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46 MR. MORRIS: If it is going to be influential over the witness,
47 I think the witness should leave the room.
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49 MR. RAMPTON: No, it is not. It is an objection which I prefer
50 to make in open court in front of everybody so that it
51 shall be on the transcript and everybody shall be aware of
52 it. Though, no doubt, this line of cross-examination is
53 referable to an allegation in the pamphlet in the box, your
54 Lordship remembers, it is not referable to any pleaded
55 allegation and if one looks at the Defendants' only witness
56 on this topic, which is Mr. North's first statement at
57 section E of bundle what I think now is 1B, and one looks
58 at paragraph 13, in particular, paragraphs 11 to 14 taken
59 overall, which I invite your Lordship to do over the
60 five-minute break, one can see that, in fact, the
