Day 092 - 27 Feb 95 - Page 53
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2 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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4 MR. RAMPTON: I agree; it depends what one means by "leg
5 problems".
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7 MS. STEEL: We were on this before.
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. In any event, why not ask him, put your
10 question in your own way, but ask him what he would say
11 about the States. (To the witness): We understood that
12 some broilers were culled because they were obviously lame
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14 A. Yes.
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16 Q. -- in a way which would denote discomfort in the bird?
17 A. Yes, that is correct.
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19 Q. That was one of the reasons they might be culled for?
20 A. That is probably the main reason, yes.
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22 Q. The main reason?
23 A. Yes.
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25 Q. Can you give us some indication of what you would say the
26 percentage of the two per cent culled for that reason is?
27 A. It is, again it is still in the US it is low, it is
28 about two, three per cent and again goes back for the same
29 reason, if you control the hatcheries and you control the
30 source of legs and the breeds ------
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32 Q. Hold on a moment. Two per cent are culled altogether in
33 their lifetime?
34 A. Yes.
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36 Q. What proportion of those culled in their lifetime are
37 culled because they are lame?
38 A. Oh, OK.
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40 Q. You said probably the greater part.
41 A. The greater part, yes.
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43 Q. What proportion of that two per cent?
44 A. That, I am not sure.
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46 Q. What would you say?
47 A. I am not sure.
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49 Q. Can you give us any broad indication?
50 A. Yes. Probably 40, 50 per cent of that small
51 proportion.
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53 Q. Of that two per cent?
54 A. Yes.
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56 MS. STEEL: What do the rest of them die from then?
57 A. Respiratory diseases.
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59 Q. Right, so that is another problem that is ---
60 A. Yes.
