Day 081 - 31 Jan 95 - Page 21
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3 Q. Would they need the same qualifications as an OVS?
4 A. No.
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6 Q. What qualifications do they need?
7 A. The meat inspector, if they are just meat inspectors,
8 they will normally do a one or a two-year meat inspection
9 course run by one of the professional bodies.
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11 Q. On page 6 of the statement, the second to last paragraph,
12 you have mentioned about water sprays promoting a calming
13 effect on the animals. We were told by Mr. Walker that the
14 animals were sprayed to prevent dust contamination. The
15 reason that you have given there is that what you were told
16 by the -----
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can I just find it, page 6?
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20 MS. STEEL: Yes, the second to last paragraph.
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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24 MS. STEEL: The reason that you have given there, is that what
25 you were told by the slaughterhouse or is that your -----
26 A. No, there are various effects of spraying with water.
27 Obviously, it will keep dust down and, to some extent, it
28 will remove contamination from the surface of the pigs but
29 it does have a calming influence on them as well.
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31 Q. In the final paragraph you have mentioned about the waste
32 material being carried away to central points. Do you know
33 what happened to the waste material?
34 A. Speaking from memory, I know it was removed from the
35 site. I have an idea that it was removed to somewhere
36 adjacent, although I cannot recall.
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38 Q. You do not know what happened to it?
39 A. I remember being told but I cannot actually
40 remember -- no, I cannot remember where it went to.
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42 Q. What is the usual thing that happens then, do you know, to
43 that kind of waste?
44 A. The waste tends to get separated. The solid waste
45 would go into some sort of store and, perhaps, be taken
46 away by lorry. Blood might be put into a tank for removal
47 separately. Liquid waste might go into a drain or into
48 some sort of treatment facility.
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50 Q. Sometimes it is sprayed on farm land, is that fair to say?
51 A. The manure might be sprayed on farm land.
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53 Q. And other parts of the slaughterhouse waste?
54 A. Well, not generally, without some form of cleaning.
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56 Q. When you say "waste material" are you just talking about
57 manure or are you talking about other things as well?
58 A. I am talking about the manure, the non-edible
59 by-products, blood, and the waste water from the operation.
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