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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.
     4
     5   Q.   So the version that you were using was in the feed?
     6        A.  I was using for infeed treatment, yes.
     7
     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.
    13
    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.
    21
    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.
    26
    27   Q.   In March 1994?
    28        A.  That is correct.
    29
    30   Q.   Are there any other forms?
    31        A.  No, those are the three forms of Furazolodone.
    32
    33   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Have you ever use a suspendable form?
    34        A.  No, we have not, no.
    35
    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.
    39
    40   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you want the five-minute break?
    41
    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.
    45
    46   MR. MORRIS:  If it is going to be influential over the witness,
    47        I think the witness should leave the room.
    48
    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

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