Day 093 - 28 Feb 95 - Page 40
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2 Q. Tyson also supply broiler chickens?
3 A. Yes.
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5 MR. JUSTICE BELL: He has just said that. He said eggs and
6 broilers.
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8 MR. RAMPTON: I do not criticise Ms. Steel. I am having great
9 difficulty hearing myself.
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11 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do concentrate on keeping your voice up,
12 Dr. Gomez, please.
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14 MS. STEEL: Who is the other firm that supplies broiler meat?
15 A. Keystone.
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17 Q. Keystone. Where are Keystone based?
18 A. Close to Philadelphia.
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20 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Where do they get their broilers from?
21 A. They have plants throughout the -----
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23 Q. So they grow them as well, do they?
24 A. They have joint ventures.
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26 Q. They are not just meat processors?
27 A. Right. They have contracts and they have joint
28 ventures. They own part of it. They have contracts, just
29 like Tyson, where the farmers will grow and raise the
30 chickens.
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32 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, very well.
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34 MS. STEEL: How are chickens stunned in the USA?
35 A. With electricity, similar to what it is in the US, but
36 it is lower voltage.
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38 Q. Lower voltage?
39 A. Yes, I gave you those figures before.
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41 Q. It was 12 to 14 volts; is that right?
42 A. That is correct.
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44 Q. What were the milliamps?
45 A. 0.6, like I told you before.
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47 Q. 0.6 amps is that?
48 A. Amps.
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50 Q. How long is the length of time between stunning and throat
51 cutting?
52 A. A few seconds. I have not measured it, but probably
53 around five seconds.
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55 Q. So you are not sure about that?
56 A. That is what I said.
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58 Q. What part of the throat is cut, the back of the neck or the
59 front of the neck?
60 A. I believe, I have not checked that, but from what
