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     1        their necks cut to when they went into the scalding tank?
              A.  I am pretty certain that was measured.
     2
         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What was the period of time you were being
     3        asked for then?
 
     4   MS. STEEL:   The previous one?
              A.  Neck cutting and scalding.
     5
         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  But the one before that?
     6
         MS. STEEL:   From stunning to neck cut.
     7        A.  These would have been measured, undoubtedly.  Are they
              in the February report, in fact?
     8
         MS. STEEL:   I do not know if they are actually.
     9        A.  No, they may not be, yes, but the usual time for
              processing plants is around two and half, in the UK this
    10        is and it varies between countries, is around two and half
              minutes bleeding period.
    11
         Q.   Between neck cut and scalding tank?
    12        A.  Yes, but it can range up. I think the longest plant I
              am familiar with is about four and a quarter minutes.
    13
         Q.   What about the shortest time?
    14        A.  I am making an estimate here.  That would be about one
              and three-quarter minutes.
    15
         Q.   Do you have any recollection at all about these time spans
    16        in relation to Sun Valley?
              A.  I suggest you ask Mark Pattison this question.  If you
    17        want a working approximation, it is an approximation, it
              might be in the order of two to two and a half minutes.
    18        It is that sort of order for their plant.
 
    19   Q.   When you made this visit on 19th April, do you know what
              time of the day the visit was?
    20        A.  This would have been the afternoon.
 
    21   Q.   You do not know roughly what time?
              A.  It would have been early afternoon, mid-day to early
    22        afternoon.
 
    23   Q.   Do you know roughly how long you stayed there?
              A.  I am guessing.  We did get involved with the Ministry
    24        of Veterinarians.  We had to give a long discussion with
              them about the slaughter line and including those
    25        discussions, I must have been there for three, three and a
              half hours. 
    26 
         Q.   Do you know when the breast comforters were introduced at 
    27        Sun Valley Poultry?
              A.  No, not precisely.
    28
         Q.   Were they there on the previous visits that you have made?
    29        A.  Certainly for the turkey line which used to be in the
              same building -- it got transferred -- also for the
    30        broiler line, yes.  I had seen them before this visit,
              yes.

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