Day 093 - 28 Feb 95 - Page 24
1 Q. I understand that.
2 A. That could be months.
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4 Q. But when was there a chicken which was called Mr. McDonald'
5 to start with and then no longer a chicken which was called
6 Mr. McDonald?
7 A. OK. It was during the months, it was in the early 80s,
8 probably around 1982, just for a few months and that is a
9 new breed or a new line.
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11 MS. STEEL: So was it replaced with an even heavier chicken?
12 A. It could be. It was replaced with a better chicken
13 overall. Again, we do not look at specific details. We
14 look at the entire picture. We look at the entire animal.
15 Was replaced with a healthier and better bird -- yes.
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17 Q. A bigger bird?
18 A. It could have been bigger, but then again it could not
19 have been bigger. We do not look for a specifically size.
20 We look at the entire picture. It could be bigger, it
21 could not be bigger.
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23 Q. What other things do you look for?
24 A. We look at the environment, so we look at the
25 temperatures, how to control the temperatures so that the
26 animal is more comfortable.
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28 Q. What other things do you look for with the breeding?
29 A. You asked me a question, will you let me finish? That
30 is part of the equation. So, if you let me finish, I will
31 explain it to you. We look at from the genetic side. You
32 have to find out what the animal is going to grow under
33 what conditions, so you can select the genetics for that
34 particular kind of environment.
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36 We look at everything from the health of the animal, the
37 production of the animal, how long the animal is going to
38 be in that environment. We spent a lot of research on the
39 physiology and the disease prevention of those animals,
40 resistance to diseases, resistance to any known pathogen
41 that might be a problem. We look at ventilation systems,
42 from resistance to stress, confirmation of the
43 (inaudible). There are a lot of factors that go into
44 developing a breed.
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46 That is where we are very successful. Most of the
47 companies in the past were concentrating on just one
48 factor. It would be like trying to concentrate on just
49 selling burgers. We do not do that. We concentrate on our
50 restaurant business which includes the entire food chain.
51 We donate ------
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53 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just pause there for a moment. You have
54 given some examples of what you select.
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56 MS. STEEL: So in the past, you were just concentrating on one
57 factor but that is something that has developed since then
58 and it is very much wider now?
59 A. You do not seem to be listening. I did not say that
60 "we" or "I". I said "a lot of other people". I meant by
